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Racially Diverse Churches are ‘Practice for Heaven’

February 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Kentucky Baptist Convention, Kentucky missions

If we are ever to reach our Commonwealth for Christ, we must learn to break through the racial barriers we continue to have as Baptists. Here’s a great story of a church doing just that. Pastors: Racially Diverse Churches are ‘Practice for Heaven’ WOODBURN – “Is that church down there supposed to be a black [...]

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Doing More for Christ in Louisa, Kentucky

February 6th, 2012 · No Comments · 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 has launched a food ministry that feeds 175 people a week. It has a counseling ministry, a crisis pregnancy center and many [...]

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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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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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Pastor’s Widow Starts Ministry to Internationals

January 24th, 2012 · No Comments · All Posts, Kentucky ministries, Kentucky missions

Here’s a great feature story about a Kentucky missionary. By the way, the story was written by another Kentucky missionary, Shirley Cox, a Mission Service Corps missionary. Pastor’s Widow Starts Ministry to Internationals GEORGETOWN –While some Kentuckians perhaps were viewing the influx of Hispanics with a wary eye in the 1990s, Garnett Jones placed a [...]

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I’m Not Trained, But I Did Stay at a Holiday Inn Express Last Night

January 19th, 2012 · 2 Comments · All Posts, Disaster Relief

Believers often ask in Disaster Relief, “Why do I have to go through training to serve as a disaster relief volunteer?  Why can’t I just go help people?” Preparation is important in any area of ministry as it enables us to be more effective as we seek to be used by God to reach or [...]

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Congregations Become Inspired Planters

January 13th, 2012 · No Comments · All Posts, Church Planting

Church planting is one of the most sacrificial things a church can do to fulfill the Great Commission. As congregations give up very tangible assets — budget, people, resources — in order to equip the establishment of a new church they send an important message about what is truly important. Here’s a great story about [...]

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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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