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Be a Part of Changing Kentucky this March

February 15th, 2012 · No Comments · All Posts, Kentucky ministries, Kentucky missions

The Great Commission is about a whole lot more than international missions. We are also to minister in our own Jerusalem and Samaria. There are lots of ways to be a part of sharing God’s love at home. One very tangible way is by participating in Kentucky Changers, a missions opportunity to repair and renovate [...]

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Doing More for Christ in Louisa, Kentucky

February 6th, 2012 · No Comments · All Posts, More for Christ

Louisa, Ky., could be a tough place to grow a church. But First Baptist has done just that by meeting the many needs of the people who live and work there. First Baptist helps support a food ministry that feeds 175 people a week. It also helps support a counseling ministry, a crisis pregnancy center [...]

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Trivial Problems?

February 1st, 2012 · 2 Comments · Great Commission, Kentucky Baptist entities, Kentucky ministries, Kentucky missions, North American missions

I read a quote today that caught my attention from a December incident: “It was a trivial problem that…occurs every year…No one was arrested because all those involved were men of God,” stated Palestinian Police Lt. Col. Khaled al-Tamimi about the December 28 Christmas fight that broke out among several dozen Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests [...]

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It’s All About Seeing People Come to Christ!

January 27th, 2012 · No Comments · All Posts, Great Commission, Kentucky ministries, Kentucky missions

It’s good to be reminded of what our work is really all about. Here’s the baptism testimony of a young man who came to Christ, in part through the ministry of Baptist Campus Ministry at Kentucky State University. The Point Community Church is a Kentucky Baptist Conventon church that is part of Franklin Baptist Association.

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Training, Tools for Africa Church Planting Offered

January 25th, 2012 · No Comments · All Posts, Church Planting, Great Commission, International missions

Is God is calling your church to serve in sub-Saharan Africa? Do you want to join other churches in learning how to be effective servants in this region? If so, you are invited to the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Go! Africa Base Camp event, March 9-10 at the Kentucky Baptist Building in Louisville. Base Camp is [...]

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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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Pregnancy Care Centers Save Lives, Change Lives

January 6th, 2012 · No Comments · All Posts, Kentucky ministries

Kentucky Baptists are reaching out in all kinds of ways to share God’s love. Check out this great story about how crisis pregnancy centers are reaching out to women and families to help them find hope and healing: Pregnancy Care Centers Save Lives, Change Lives PIKEVILLE – When Lisa Welch* began volunteering at the Appalachian [...]

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Use this Prayer Calendar for Kentucky Missionaries

January 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · All Posts, Kentucky missions

Make a resolution this year to pray regularly for Kentucky missionaries! Please download this interSEED calendar as a helpful tool to help you remember to pray for them on their birthdays. You can also watch this page or the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Facebook page and Twitter feed to find out when each month’s page is [...]

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Jefferson Street Center is Changing Lives

December 19th, 2011 · No Comments · All Posts, Kentucky missions

At Jefferson Street Baptist Center in Louisville, homeless men are getting more than a hot meal and a place to rest.  They have the opportunity to change their lives through Advance Louisville, a 12-week program created to help people facing homelessness and other challenges. In Advance Louisville, teachers and mentors discuss how to write a [...]

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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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