Great Commission Resurgence

Entries Tagged as 'Great Commission Resurgence'

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 [...]

KBC Messengers Approve Task Force Report

December 1st, 2010 · No Comments · All Posts, Great Commission Resurgence, KBC Great Commission Task Force, Kentucky Baptist Convention, Kentucky Baptist entities

Here’s a summary of the actions taken by the Kentucky Baptist Convention on Nov. 16 in adopting an amended Kentucky Great Commission Task Force report as reported by Baptist Press: Ky. Baptists adopt missions plan by Drew Nichter LEXINGTON, Ky. (BP)–Messengers to the 173rd annual meeting of the Kentucky Baptist Convention adopted a plan to [...]

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 [...]

The Meaning of Cooperation

October 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, Great Commission Resurgence

One of the good things that has come out of the Great Commission Resurgence discussion among Southern Baptists for the past couple of years now has been the close examination of the Cooperative Program. Some might argue that the discussion has had a negative effect on CP since some who have pushed the GCR seem [...]

Overcoming the Big Disconnect

July 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · All Posts, Cooperative Program, Great Commission Resurgence, Southern Baptist Convention

Many Southern Baptists have spent the better part of two years discussing the Great Commission Resurgence through blogs, podcasts, newspaper articles, and live listening sessions. A number were quite passionate in their viewpoints. More than 11,000 of our 16 million members even made their way down to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Orlando in [...]

KBC Executive Shares Thoughts About SBC Orlando

June 24th, 2010 · No Comments · All Posts, Great Commission Resurgence, Great Commission Task Force, Southern Baptist Convention

Kentucky Baptist Convention Executive Director Bill Mackey recently shared his thoughts on last week’s annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention on his blog, Partners in the Mission, and in the Western Recorder newspaper. Here’s a reprint of that piece: Report from Orlando I want to share some words of encouragement from Orlando, especially for [...]

Leaders Discuss Great Commission Priorities

June 20th, 2010 · No Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, Great Commission Resurgence, Great Commission Task Force, International missions, Kentucky Baptist Convention, Kentucky missions, North American missions, Southern Baptist Convention, state conventions

Just ahead of the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Orlando last week, Bill Mackey, the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s executive director, participated in a panel discussion on Great Commission priorities with Jerry Rankin, the outgoing president of the International Mission Board, and Richard Harris, the interim president of the North American Mission Board. Click on the [...]

Pray for the Southern Baptist Convention This Week

June 14th, 2010 · No Comments · All Posts, Great Commission Resurgence, Great Commission Task Force, Southern Baptist Convention

Please be in prayer for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention set for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Crossover Orlando activities were held this past weekend with the Pastors’ Conference slated for today (Monday). Be in special prayer for the presentation of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report at 2:45 p.m. [...]

The GCR Report and Mickey Mouse

June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · All Posts, Great Commission Resurgence, Great Commission Task Force, Southern Baptist Convention

Mike James serves as both the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s church development strategist for the south central region of Kentucky as well as the KBC’s point person on discipleship for the entire state. He recently wrote a great post on his 28Nineteen blog about what our attitude should be as we go to Orlando for the [...]

The Challenges of Great Commission Resurgence

June 1st, 2010 · No Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, Great Commission Resurgence, Great Commission Task Force, Kentucky Baptist Convention, North American missions, Southern Baptist Convention, state conventions

Dr. Bill Mackey, executive director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, released a column today in the Western Recorder newspaper as well as on his own blog, Partners in the Mission, regarding the upcoming report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force to be received by messengers to Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando, June 15-16. Here’s [...]