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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

KBC Annual Meeting Most Important in a Lifetime

October 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · All Posts, Cooperative Program, KBC Great Commission Task Force, Kentucky Baptist Convention

Kentucky Baptist Convention churches are encouraged to send a full contingent of messengers to this year’s annual meeting at Immanuel Baptist Church in Lexington on Nov. 16. It’s not hyperbole to say that this year’s meeting may very well be the most important held in the lifetimes of almost all Kentucky Baptists. In addition to [...]

Thoughts on Kentucky’s GC Task Force Report

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, KBC Great Commission Task Force

Dr. Bill Mackey, executive director for the Kentucky Baptist Convention, has shared his thoughts on the recent release of the Kentucky Great Commission Task Force report on his blog and in a column for the Western Recorder newspaper. Here’s what he had to say: I want to express gratitude to the members of Kentucky Great [...]

Kentucky GC Task Force Releases Report

August 23rd, 2010 · 4 Comments · All Posts, Cooperative Program, International missions, KBC Great Commission Task Force, Kentucky Baptist Convention, Kentucky Baptist entities, Kentucky missions, North American missions, Southern Baptist Convention

Kentucky Baptists will move to an even distribution of Cooperative Program receipts with the Southern Baptist Convention and set an ambitious goal of increasing missions giving under a plan being proposed by the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Great Commission Task Force. The Task Force’s recommendations will be presented to messengers for approval at the Kentucky Baptist [...]

Ky. Task Force Honing Report in Meeting Today

August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · All Posts, KBC Great Commission Task Force, Kentucky Baptist Convention

Please be in prayer for Kentucky’s Great Commission Task Force as it meets today at Porter Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky. The meeting is a key one for the committee as it hones the report it will present to messengers at this year’s annual meeting. Dr. Hershael York, task force chairman, said following the [...]

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 [...]