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I Appeal to Kentucky Baptists for the Sake of Onesimus

January 24th, 2012 · No Comments · Cooperative Program, Great Commission, Kentucky Baptist Convention, Kentucky ministries, Kentucky missions, More for Christ

The apostle Paul made an impact on an escaped criminal’s life by the name of Onesimus.  Paul then urged Philemon to accept Onesimus as a Brother in Christ and to come alongside him upon his return home.  The apostle wrote: “I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in [...]

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Haiti: Two Years Later

January 10th, 2012 · No Comments · Cooperative Program, Disaster Relief, Haiti

Thursday, January 12 marks the second anniversary of the earthquake that rocked the tiny island home of Haiti. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake left over a million people homeless and 230,000 dead as the violent vibrations crumbled a nation. Southern Baptist volunteers rushed to Haiti to provide medical care, clean water, food, and spiritual hope. Homes [...]

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Conference Reaches Out to International Students

November 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · All Posts, Baptist Campus Ministry, Cooperative Program, Great Commission, International missions

One way Kentucky Baptists are reaching out to the world right here in Kentucky is through the Engage conference which will be held this weekend in Cave City. Put together by the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Baptist Campus Ministries and Kentucky Woman’s Missionary Union, Engage reaches out to students from around the world who are studying [...]

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Missionaries Are Gems in Kentucky Coal Country

November 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, Great Commission, Kentucky Baptist Convention, Kentucky missions, More for Christ

The Kentucky Baptist Convention has recently released a video about the ministry of missionaries Greg and Alice Whitetree at the Freeda Harris Baptist Center in Easter Kentucky. I had the opportunity to visit the center earlier this summer. Greg and Alice are truly examples of people who are giving more for Christ. Although they were [...]

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Without CP, There Would Be a Lot of Empty Hands

July 27th, 2011 · No Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, Great Commission

Baptists don’t always understand the value and importance of the Cooperative Program in enabling a wide host of missions endeavors across the nation and around the world. The video embedded here seeks to demonstrate what would be missing in Kingdom work without this powerful missions-funding tool. The video is also available for download from the [...]

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Former IMB Board Chair May Head KBC

May 24th, 2011 · No Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, Kentucky Baptist Convention, state conventions

Kentucky pastor and former International Misson Board Trustees Chairman Paul Chitwood has been nominated to become executive director-treasurer of the Kentucky Baptist Convention to succeed Bill Mackey who is retiring at the end of May. A special meeting of the Mission Board has been called for June 2 in Louisville to consider the recommendation from [...]

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CP Goes Around and Comes Around

March 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, Disaster Relief

Check out this Kentucky Baptist Convention podcast featuring Ian Sterling, a disaster relief volunteer, who came to Christ through the ministry of a KBC disaster relief team seven years ago. Sterling, of Las Vegas, Nev., was working with the American Red Cross during its response to Hurricane Ivan in Bay Minette, Ala., when he came [...]

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CP Allocations Shift Leading to Kentucky Cuts

January 31st, 2011 · No Comments · All Posts, Baptist Campus Ministry, Cooperative Program, Great Commission Resurgence, Great Commission Task Force, KBC Great Commission Task Force, Kentucky Baptist Convention, Uncategorized

The Kentucky Baptist Convention announced position cuts among its Mission Board staff today as it shifts funds to national and international missions as part of the Great Commission Task Force plan approved by messengers to the annual meeting in November. Here’s the Convention’s official release: KBC Announces Staff Reductions for FY 11-12 LOUISVILLE – The [...]

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KBC President Challenges Kentucky Baptists

December 20th, 2010 · No Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, KBC Great Commission Task Force, Kentucky Baptist Convention

New Kentucky Baptist Convention President Floyd Paris, in speaking to the Kentucky Baptist Mission Board last week, encouraged Kentucky Baptists to embrace the “More for Christ” campaign laid out by the Great Commission Task Force report approved by messengers to the Nov. 16 annual meeting. The task force plan calls for the state convention to [...]

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What Does GCR Mean Financially for Kentucky?

November 10th, 2010 · 7 Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, Great Commission Resurgence, KBC Great Commission Task Force, Southern Baptist Convention

Probably the most common questions I get asked these days as a Kentucky Baptist Mission Board staff member are something along the lines of “What is the Great Commission Resurgence?” and “What does it mean financially for Kentucky?” Although GCR has been discussed at great length in the blogosphere, written about extensively in the Baptist [...]

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