From time to time local churches find themselves in need of a special speaker. We want to assist those congregations by providing access to speakers who may be able to minister to them.
Southern Minnesota

Gary Gonnerman (Lyle, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-586-1000; email: [email protected]
Bio: Retired pastor. He pastored Regular Baptist churches in Iowa for over 40 years, including the last 29 years at St. Ansgar.

Everett Holmes (Blooming Prairie, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-456-6534; email: [email protected]
Bio: Retired pastor, who is a member of Grace Baptist in Owatonna.

Steven Kuehn (Rochester, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-254-4395; email: [email protected]
Bio: Short-term missionary and member of Calvary Baptist in Rochester

Lee Roy Parks (Rochester, MN)
Contact: phone: 507-272-1259; email: [email protected]
Bio: Member at Cornerstone Baptist in Pine Island

Dr. Ernie Schmidt (Owatonna, MN)
Contact: email: [email protected]
Bio: Retired educator and pastor
Central Minnesota
Dave Rogers (Willmar, MN)
Contact: 320-235-8211 (Office: 320-231-2033)
Bio: Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church
Twin Cities (or anywhere in Minnesota)
Ron Gotzman (Shoreview, MN)
Contact: phone: 763-229-9775; email: [email protected]
Bio: Currently on staff at Central Seminary

Jason Peabody (Cambridge, MN)
Contact: phone: 763-639-7425; email: [email protected]
Bio: Currently serving as assistant to the pastor at Cambridge

Kelsey Pietsch (Woodbury, MN)
Contact: phone: 805-975-2883; email: [email protected]
Bio: Retired pastor currently attending Lighthouse Baptist Church in Cottage Grove
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Northern Minnesota

Don Diehl (Otsego, MN)
Contact: phone: 612-940-7659

John Schroder (Brainerd, MN)
Contact: phone: 218-829-7170; email: [email protected]
Bio: Pioneer church planter for several locations in Minnesota. Currently a member of a Brainerd church.
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Area Colleges and Seminaries
Central Seminary
900 Forestview Lane N.
Plymouth, MN 55411
800-827-1043
Website: www.centralseminary.edu

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
1900 NW Fourth St.
Ankeny, IA 50023
515-964-0601
Website: www.faith.edu

Maranatha Baptist University
745 W. Main St.
Watertown, WI 53094
920-261-9300
Website: www.mbu.edu
Minnesota Baptist Association
Correspondence may be directed to: 
Pastor Pat Thompson, MBA President
305 S. Payne St., New Ulm, MN 56073​
email: [email protected]

​The Minnesota Baptist Association provides a platform for churches who are in agreement with our doctrinal statement to fellowship in partnership, propagation, and publication for the purpose of greater ministry effectiveness for the glory of God in the state of Minnesota.

We partner together for edifying meetings, encouraging fellowships, offering help in pastoral transitions, and other areas of cooperation that will strengthen the churches.
We propagate by planting new congregations, providing help to struggling congregations, and recruiting congregations who are not a part of our association but would agree with our doctrinal statement.
We publicize our positions and activities to the churches for purposes of information, edification, accountability, and promotion.