Sometimes we have a tendency to think that state conventions minister only in their states or that the International Mission Board ministers only overseas in far away lands. The reality though is that both organizations minister both at home and around the world. A prime example of this shows up in partnership missions.

The Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Partnership Missions Department works hand-in-hand with the International Mission Board to help Kentucky Baptist churches get practical, real-life experience in working with people groups around the world. On the flip side, IMB ministers in Kentucky by helping Kentucky Baptists who participate in partnership missions get excited about sharing the Gospel and sending stronger, more committed Christians back home to the local mission field.

The KBC’s partnership missions effort uses a level system to match the church with the missions experience for which it is prepared. Level 1, for instance, is a great introduction to international missions that enables people and churches that have never worked outside the United States to get a taste of what missions is all about. A church that has progressed all the way to Level 4 has essentially adopted a people group and is handling the missions work pretty much on its own.

The Kentucky program is led by Scott Pittman, a former IMB missionary, and dovetails perfectly with the IMB’s strategy for reaching the world. If you missed it earlier, click here to check out a guest post from Scott about partnership missions.

And if the device with which you’re viewing this post doesn’t show the embedded video, click here to see a video about Kentucky partnership missions.