MPact Montana

March 4-5, 2021

Delta Hotels Helena Colonial

Helena, Montana

MPACT MONTANA is an annual MTSBC conference held in the spring every year. MPact is high energy with more than a dozen breakout sessions available to help you take your ministry to the next level. MPact begins on Thursday, March 4 and goes through Friday afternoon. Please register if you plan to attend.

This year's theme is "Equipped for Outreach."

Featured Speaker

Dr. John Yeats

Executive Director of the Missouri Baptist Convention

John Yeats serves as the Executive Director of the Missouri Baptist Convention (CEO). His responsibilities include leadership, oversight, and strategic planning for the Missouri Baptist Convention. He assists the convention comprised of 1750 cooperating churches with a mission of cooperating with Missouri Baptists to purposely make missional disciples, multiply churches and develop 21st-century leaders. Part of his responsibilities includes funding, promotion, and support that is vital to the cooperative work of the churches that affiliate with the Missouri Baptist Convention and the six cooperative ministries of the convention of churches: Hannibal LaGrange University, Southwest Baptist University, Missouri Baptist University, Missouri Bapist Foundation, Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, and The Baptist Home.

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Hotels with Room Blocks

Delta Hotels Helena Colonial

The Helena Colonial is located near the Montana State Capitol. Accommodations feature complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, well-lit workstations and 47-inch wall-mounted TVs. Each day you can enjoy a satisfying meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner at our on-site restaurant, Ridge Line Restaurant. Work out while on your stay with our well-managed fitness center boasting rows of cardio equipment and free weights.

marriot.com
406-449-2100
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Hotels with Block Rates

Radisson Colonial Hotel, Helena

$109 (+tax) /night

PASTORS: your hotel rooms will be reserved and paid for by the MTSBC after you register.

Group ID: MPact MT Conference
Directions

Call 406-443-2100 to reserve your room

Fairfield Inn & Suites

$109 (+tax) /night

PASTORS: your hotel rooms will be reserved and paid for by the MTSBC after you register.

Block ID: MPact MT
Directions

Call 406-449-9944 to reserve your room

Schedule

MARCH 5 (Thu)

11:30-7:00 pm - Registration
1:00 pm - General Session #1
2:00 pm - Break
2:15 pm - Panel Discussion
3:15 pm - Break
3:30 pm - Breakout #1
4:45 pm - Dinner
7:00 pm - General Session #2
8:30 pm - Dessert Fellowship

MARCH 6 (Fri)

8:30 am - Devotional and Worship
9:00 am - Breakout #2
10:15 am - Break
10:30 am - Breakout #3
11:45 am - Lunch
1:30 pm - General Session #3
2:45 pm - Break
3:00 pm - Breakout #4
4:15 pm - Break
4:30 pm - General Session #4
5:30 pm - Dismiss

Breakout Session Details

Return to Me: A Spiritual Process for Church Renewal

Plateaued, declining, and lukewarm churches need a spiritual renewal, not just a cosmetic fix. Examine a new tool and biblical process to guide your church to hear and respond to what the Spirit is saying to the church. Help your church Love God, Love Others, Surrender All, Be Transformed, Join God’s Mission, and Glorify God as they return to Him. He’s made a heartfelt plea and given a wonderful promise: “Return to Me, and I will Return to You” (Mal. 3:7).

Speaker

Claude King

Session Times

THU 3:30-4:45 PM
FRI 9:00-10:15 AM

The Ministry Toolbox

Today, the roles and responsibilities of a pastor are multifaceted. The effective pastor must couple the spiritual disciplines essential to growing a healthy disciple-making church with ministry tools which clarify and empower the process. Why re-invent the wheel? Utilize ministry tools and resources for spiritual growth, developing leaders, connecting with your community, and engaging the culture with the Gospel. What area of ministry needs to be addressed? There’s a tool for that!

Speaker

Darren Hales

Session Times

THU 3:30-4:45 PM

Church Growth with Less Than 75 People

Churches grow in stages. Breaking out to the next stage requires unique skills, specific planning, and determined execution. Kenneth Priest will offer time-tested advice that he has seen work in churches around the country that you can apply in yours to reach your church’s next level.

Speaker

Kenneth Priest

Session Times

THU 3:30-4:45 PM
FRI 10:30-11:45 AM

Pastors' Wives Breakout

“In abundance of counselors there is victory” (Proverbs 11:14). Let’s talk about the nitty-gritty of ministry. Come listen to the stories of fellow pastors’ wives and share in an open discussion about the realities of ministry in Montana.

Speaker

Denise Duke
Kate Landis
Erika Mitchell
Gigi Scofield
Ariel Tyson

Session Times

THU 3:30-4:45 PM

Children's Ministry for Smaller Membership Churches

Most people who come to faith do so before they leave their parents’ homes. It doesn’t require a massive budget or a perfect building to reach children and help them grow in their faith. Barry Saunders will share with you how to maximize your available people and resources for effective children’s ministry.

Speaker

Barry Saunders

Session Times

THU 3:30-4:45 PM
FRI 10:30-11:45 AM

Caring for Souls: Let's Do This!

The people in your community are struggling with the brokenness of life and they need Jesus. The Instep Ministry Team from Emmanuel Baptist Church will empower, excite, and equip you to walk with people as you walk with Jesus.

Speaker

Ryan Cooper

Session Times

FRI 9:00-10:15 AM
FRI 3:00-4:15 PM

Effective Worship

Worship is more than singing songs. It is the believer’s expression of praise, thanksgiving, and complete dependence on God for His love and many blessings. The worship team of FBC Orlando will share how a church with limited personnel and resources can provide an opportunity for powerful, spirit-filled worship.

Speaker

FBC Orlando Worship Team

Session Times

FRI 9:00-10:15 AM
FRI 3:00-4:15 PM

Church Growth with 75-150 People

Speaker

Kenneth Priest

Session Times

FRI 9:00-10:15 AM
FRI 3:00-4:15 PM

The Effective Pastor

To be effective as a pastor today requires multiple skills and proficiencies. Pastor David Uth will share from his own experiences and knowledge what he has learned about being effective as a pastor to God’s people.

Speaker

David Uth

Session Times

FRI 9:00-10:15 AM

Legal Challenges for Churches

Relationships between churches and their members, communities, and government have never been more challenging. One misstep can lead to years of litigation and paperwork. Tonya Shellnutt will help you understand the current environment and suggest ways you can protect your church and ministry from legal pitfalls.

Speaker

Tonya Shellnutt

Session Times

FRI 10:30-11:45 AM

Go Montana: Strategies to Reach New People

The days are long past when a church could depend on people walking through its doors to grow. Today’s churches must go where the people are and serve them there if they want the best opportunity to share the gospel with them and bring them into their fellowships. Come learn about new ways your church can become involved in people’s lives that will create opportunities to share the gospel and make disciples.

Speaker

Barrett Duke
Darren Hales
Lee Merck
Brian Henderson

Session Times

FRI 10:30-11:45 AM

Evangelism Training

The most effective evangelism requires relationships. Christians must become involved in people’s lives and in their communities if they want the best chance to see people come to faith. Todd Alewine will share how you can engage your community and witness to the lost in the process.

Speaker

Todd Alewine

Session Times

FRI 10:30-11:45 AM

Tools of the Trade

Need more tools or resources to help engage your church in missional engagement or leadership discovery and development? Starting Point is a 10-week study designed to help ministry leaders, church members and/or small groups go deeper in some of the basic elements needed for missional engagement. Multiplication Pipeline is a three-year online training system that will help you identify and train missional leaders, potential church planters and church planting team members from within your congregation.

Speaker

Marcus Redding

Session Times

FRI 3:00-4:15 PM

Vacation Bible School Training

Vacation Bible School remains one the most effective means for sharing the gospel with young people. Come learn about this year’s VBS theme and begin to prepare your church for its best VBS.

Speaker

Linda Criddle

Session Times

FRI 3:00-4:15 PM

Breakout Descriptions (PDF)

Breakout Schedule (PDF)