Mission Statement of the Baptist Missionary Association of America Our purpose statement says that in compliance with the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) our purpose is to evangelize, then baptize and disciple all converts. This being the New Testament method of missions, the focus of the Department of Missions is church planting. Following Christ's example, we also engage in humanitarian and benevolent ministries. The Department of Missions exists for only one reason -- to assist every local church in the Baptist Missionary Association of America to be a Great Commission Church. Our desire is to lead churches to plant churches! We seek to create cooperation of all churches of the Baptist Missionary Association of America so that we can fulfill the Great Commission as given by our Lord Jesus Christ. For more information go to www.bmaofarkansas.org In Paul’s Epistle to Timothy, he said, “Despise not thy youth... ” We are excited about what God can do through the youth of our church today, not tomorrow. Our aim at Norfork Lake Baptist Church is to provide a youth program that is first and foremost Christ centered and honoring. We pray that we, by the leadership of the Holy Spirit, will be able to educate our children spiritually so that they may be able to:  1) Come to the knowledge of Christ as their savior!  2) Learn to follow Chirst in a daily walk.  3) Learn how to use God’s word as a basis for living and      getting answers to the questions they have in their life.  4) To become bold witnesses for Christ at home and abroad.  5) Build strong homes and churches according to God’s plan      (Matt. 28:18-20). Each summer we attend children’s church camp at Smithville, AR. This camp lasts for 4 days and generally runs about 220 kids from churches in our association. It is our goal to provide a safe and exciting place for the youth of our church to fellowship as they learn more about God’s will for their lives.