Category Archives: Cooperative Program

A Welcomed Breakthrough with Campbellsville

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: August 10, 2014

Friday evening I received a much welcomed call from Charles Barnes, one of our past Kentucky Baptist Convention presidents and a well-known lay leader in the KBC. Barnes called to inform me that Campbellsville University had agreed to our requests for a meeting. Saturday, at 3pm, that meeting took place. KBC leaders present were Garnetta […]

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Oneida Baptist Institute changing lives for ‘time and eternity’

By wpengine | Published: June 10, 2014

I recently traveled out of Manchester on Highway 11 to the Oneida Baptist Institute, a boarding school for students grade 6-12. Founded in 1899, OBI has a rich history of ministry to children in the mountains that has grown into a school boasting graduates from around the world. OBI’s stated mission is “to provide a […]

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Part 2: Mission Board Report

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: May 27, 2014

Today’s post is part two of my three part series based on the report I delivered to the KBC Mission Board at the May meeting. The changing culture creates greater challenges in some areas of our work than others. The drama surrounding Sunrise Children’s Services in 2013 is a perfect example. While Sunrise still has […]

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Kentucky institutions stepping up to help Mid-Continent students

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: April 29, 2014

Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Ky., recently announced that it will close its doors on June 30, leaving many students scrambling to figure out how and where they can continue their studies. Several Kentucky Baptist institutions have already stepped up to extend help to Mid-Continent students: Clear Creek reaches out to former Mid-Continent students Campbellsville University […]

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Developing an Acts 1:8 mission strategy for your church

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: March 25, 2014

An Acts 1:8 mission strategy is essential to the fulfillment of the Great Commission. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus stipulated that we are to make disciples of panta ta ethne, “all the peoples.” In Acts 1:8, he emphasized the disciples’ witness “in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” […]

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