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The following is a guest column from Chuck McAlister, KBC Evangelism and Church Planting Team leader. My wife and I recently had the opportunity to tour Paducah. Within this quaint, little town are great people…

I just finishing reading John Dickerson’s book, The Great Evangelical Recession: 6 Factors That Will Crash the American Church…and How to Prepare. Under that shocking title, Dickerson argues that the six downfalls of Evangelicalism in…

In his most recent post, Kentucky Baptist Foundation President and CEO Barry Allen shares some sobering insights into generational giving patterns in his latest post on the KBF blog: Some futurists have projected a 70…

Michelle and I celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary on July 31st. Our courtship began in middle school. Apart from a few periods of teenage drama, we have actually been together for 30 years. The Proverbs…

Source: ChristianBook.com I recently read The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken (pseudonym) and found it to be a tremendously impacting book. I have known the Ripkins for nearly 20 years, having served as pastor…

“Jesus answered, ‘Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to…

The 2013 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting kicked up very little Texas dust. Other than a resolution about the gay agenda finding a home in Boys Scouts of America, the biggest news coming out of…

“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and…

As Southern Baptists travel to Houston for next week’s annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, I am reflecting upon some of the reasons I am a part of the Southern Baptist tribe. First, deacons…

I was privileged to receive an advance copy of the Calvinism Advisory Group Report that recently became public. The advisory group was assembled by the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, Frank Page,…

The new staffing structure at the Kentucky Baptist Convention is designed to accomplish the mission described by our new mission statement: “The Kentucky Baptist Convention—Created by churches, for churches, to help churches reach Kentucky and…

With Memorial Day approaching, KBC 1st Vice President Tom James, writes this guest post honoring his father: I recently had the privilege of honoring my dad, a Vietnam veteran, with a brick in the courtyard…

Earlier today, blogger Bart Barber posted this excellent piece on SBCVoices.  It’s a piece I think every Southern Baptist should read, and I’ve reposted it here with his permission: At its formation in 1845, the…

At the recent KBC Mission Board Meeting, Pastor TJ Francis presented a check representing 10 percent of New City’s undesignated receipts, to CP. With lostness growing in our state and Kentucky Baptist Convention agencies and…

Churches of the Kentucky Baptist Convention have a long history of making a sacrificial commitment to the Great Commission. They support in-state colleges and universities and Southern Baptist seminaries training the next generation of Great…

Last Saturday, I asked for prayers as representative from both the Kentucky Baptist Convention and Campbellsville University prepared to meet for open, honest dialogue regarding concerns raised by Kentucky Baptists. God is gracious, and prayers…

The Bible says, “Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life” (1 Samuel 7:15). While the phrase “all days of his life” may not seem terribly significant, I contend it is remarkably significant. Staying…

As the meeting for representatives from Campbellsville University and representatives from the churches of the Kentucky Baptist Convention approaches, I ask for your prayers. My foremost desire is that the witness of Kentucky Baptists before…

In the next few weeks, a group of judicious and respected Kentucky Baptist leaders will engage representatives from Campbellsville University in what we trust will be an open and honest dialogue. The purpose of this…

Michelle and Anna The Chitwoods, minus our six year old daughter, Cai, had the privilege of spending spring break on a mission trip in Haiti earlier this month. With the approval of Michelle’s doctors (she…

This week’s column is by KBC President Dan Summerlin, pastor of Lone Oak First Baptist Church in Paducah. There is a major difference between the words “and” and “or.” For example, if you see an…