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It’s a good day to be a Kentucky Baptist!In our 176th year of cooperative ministry, Kentucky Baptists are seeing tremendous results. Adding the evangelistic work of our mission board ministries to that of our agencies…

Philip Meade, pastor of Graefenburg Baptist Church in Waddy, recently published a challenging post on his blog: “Gospel Faithfulness and Orphans.” Meade’s premise is that true Gospel faithfulness demands Kentucky Baptists do more than uphold…

I had the opportunity today to submit an op-ed piece to the Louisville Courier-Journal on the topic of the recent debate over hiring practices at Sunrise Children’s Services. The piece expands on an earlier post….

Bill Smithwick serves as the president of Sunrise Children’s Services, a Kentucky Baptist agency that has cared for hurting children for more than 150 years. The agency has always fought to retain a commitment to…

In light of the vote of Sunrise Children’s Services board of trustees to maintain Christian standards in the ministry’s hiring practices, some have asked if Baptists hate homosexuals. I know that is not true of…

The following is a guest post from KBC Missions Mobilization Coordinator, Teresa Parrett, who blogs at Kentucky and Beyond. Just off the Mountain Parkway, on the Wolfe-Morgan County line, sits Crossroads Baptist Church, a little…

Moments ago, the Board of Trustees of Sunrise Children’s Services voted not to change their hiring policies. For more from Sunrise, read this press release: I rejoice in the courage and conviction exhibited by the…

Will Sunrise Children’s Services become the new poster-child for the movement to require all religious organizations to affirm and hire gays and lesbians? This article from the Christian Post points in that direction: The New…

Days from now Kentucky Baptists will gather for our annual business meeting. This year’s convention will be marked as one of the most important spiritual events in the history of the KBC. How so? Risk:…

The list of Sunrise Children’s Services trustees, duly and publicly elected by the messengers of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, suddenly disappeared from the organization’s website today. Because I believe those trustees, elected by Kentucky Baptists,…

“It’s about the kids” is the oft-repeated mantra of Sunrise Children’s Services, formerly known as Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children. It’s a slogan we have always affirmed. Pray with me that the board of trustees…

I recently attended the board of trustees meeting at University of the Cumberlands. Dr. Jim Taylor, UC president, invited me to serve as a board member some years ago. After resigning that position to become…

The following is a guest post from Dan Summerlin, president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention and pastor of Lone Oak First Baptist Church in Paducah. Focus on the Family launched “Minister Appreciation Month” in 1994,…

Scripture 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 committed…

My official job title is Executive Director-Treasurer. About this time each year, I am reminded of what it means to serve as the treasurer of the Kentucky Baptist Convention as I work closely with our…

Guest post by Michelle Chitwood, wife of KBC Executive Director-Treasurer Paul Chitwood I can remember the first love letter I wrote to my husband. It was Valentines Day 1982. I was in the 6th grade….

The partnership between the Kentucky Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Woman’s Missionary Union is a wonderful example of impacting lostness through cooperating together. In addition to mission camps, missions education, and hands on mission work,…

Encouraging words from my seminary’s president: Fall brings the opening of the new school year, the energy of the season of autumn and, for Southern Baptists, the meeting of the state Baptist conventions. In coming…

Traditional marriage is under assault in Kentucky. Read the latest from the Western Recorder: LOUISVILLE—In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling that struck down a key portion of the Defense of Marriage…

If state conventions went away, would we miss them? That question might sound strange coming from an executive director of a state convention. Nevertheless, I think it is a fair and helpful question. Might I…

This guest post by KBC Missions Mobilization Team Leader Eric Allen was originally posted at http://www.kyandbeyond.org. “Christians are equipped for service that lowers their blood pressure…” Okay, so Ephesians 4:11-13 doesn’t say it quite like…