One of the Kentucky Great Commission Task Force proposals adopted by our churches is causing quite a stir! The proposal reads: Initiate a 3-year emphasis called “More for Christ,” an intentional time of repentance, renewal, and redirection for the future…. More for Christ means: More of myself in personal surrender, personal witness, and personal sacrifice, […]
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Please be in prayer for all of those affected by Hurricane Irene. Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief‘s status has been upgraded to “standby” by the American Red Cross and North American Mission Board. Two kitchen units are on standby for possible deployment to New England (most likely Connecticut, Massachusetts or Rhode Island) in response to Hurricane
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Have a couple of days to serve on a mission project in the Louisville area? Join me and other Kentucky Baptist Mission Board staff members as we help renovate homes in underserved neighborhoods Sept 28-Oct 1, 2011. Get info here: http://www.kybaptist.org/kychangers.
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Over the past several weeks, I have been sharing about five “opportunity areas” I want to focus upon as your new executive director. These include embracing the Great Commission Task Force report, strengthening the relationship between the Kentucky Baptist Convention and local churches and their pastors, church planting, networking and creating new partnerships, and valuing
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Have an interest in learning more about church planting with the KBC? Whether you are a church planter searching for training and partnership opportunities or you want to lead your church to get involved in planting, this short video will inform you about an upcoming opportunity: http://youtu.be/f3qh_PWzkUw
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As I have mentioned in previous articles, there are five “opportunity areas” I want to focus upon as I serve Kentucky Baptists. The final area regards our existing relationships with KBC institutions and agencies. I have been very encouraged by the many ways Campbellsville University, University of the Cumberlands, and Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
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I had the opportunity this morning to get an update via Skype on Kentucky Baptist disaster relief work in Minot, North Dakota, from volunteer Karen Smith. More than 130 Southern Baptist volunteers in disaster relief units from 20 state conventions are currently deployed to assist flood victims in the city. Kentucky has 16 volunteers on
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Among the key areas I plan to focus upon now that I have begun to serve Kentucky Baptists in my new role are embracing the Great Commission Task Force report, strengthening the relationship between the Kentucky Baptist Convention and local churches and their pastors, and starting new churches. While many other important roles for the
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I recently had the privilege of attending the celebration service for the 1:8 Leadership Experience. The 1:8 Leadership Experience is the Kentucky Baptist Convention Collegiate and Young Adult Ministry’s summer missions program. Following the Acts 1:8 model, this ministry is a way for students from our university and college campuses in Kentucky to spend their
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E-mails. A necessary means of communication and an incredibly time-consuming task for most ministers. Maybe even drudgery. Buried in the inbox this morning, without bells, whistles, or even that annoying little red exclamation point marking an “urgent message,” was the following report from David Melber, president of Crossings Ministries: 2010 2011 Total Campers 8,699
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