Our purpose as the Missions Team of the Heartland Baptist Association is to receive, give voice to, and share God-given ideas in order to implement the mission vision as found in Acts 1:8..... "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth."

Task Description
Missions Team

TASK DESCRIPTION: Our tasks to accomplish our purpose are as follows:

Encourage churches in developing and maintaining a "heart for missions."

Provide Leadership in:

1. Planning and executing mission trips

2. Other mission events and related activities.

3. Developing local building teams

4. Developing local Disaster Relief Team

5. Resourcing intentional new church starts

6. Provide training for local church mission leaders.

How Elected:

The Missions Team is nominated by the Administrative Team and elected by the Association in the April Semi-Annual Meeting. Team Member terms are on three years rotational system with one-third of team members rotating off each year.

Purpose Statement: Associational

Our purpose as the churches that form the Heartland Baptist Association is to support one another in reaching and growing people for Christ. To accomplish this purpose the Association shall:

assist the churches to be on mission for our Lord Jesus Christ in their location;

assist the churches in planning, conducting, evaluating, and improving their programs of ministry, outreach, and discipleship;

promote and strengthen fellowship among the churches of the Association; and

be a channel of information to the churches from the Missouri Baptist Convention, the Southern Baptist Convention, their agencies and programs.