The annual meeting of the Kentucky Baptist Convention represents a unique opportunity for our Mission Board staff and KBC agencies and institutions to share ministry highlights and updates from another year of Kingdom work in our state and far beyond. In addition to sharing time on the platform, an annual Book of Reports is compiled […]
Reporting to Kentucky Baptists Read More »
As a pastor, I deeply appreciated efforts of the Woman’s Missionary Union to encourage believers to engage in missions service by praying, giving and going. As Executive Director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, I’m humbled by the passionate support Kentucky Woman’s Missionary Union demonstrates in supporting missions efforts here in Kentucky and around the world.
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September may seem a strange time to reflect on the old year and look ahead to the new. Yet, for us “Baptists” who march to a different drummer with our denominational calendar, now is the time to celebrate the faithfulness of God and of His people during the past year. In that regard, I have
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In 2010, messengers to the KBC Annual Meeting voted to reprioritize how CP funds are distributed so the International Mission Board, North American Mission Board and other national Southern Baptist causes gain an increasing percentage. Within 10 years, Kentucky Baptists’ goal is to achieve a 50/50 distribution of CP dollars between KBC and SBC causes.
IMB President: Thank You, Kentucky Baptists Read More »
The reach of the Cooperative Program never ceases to amaze me. Recently, members of the Kentucky Baptist Convention staff shared stories about how CP made an eternal difference to people in need of a Savior. “Jim,” a resident of Paducah, watched a team of student volunteers doing roof work on his neighbor’s house during the
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Working together, Kentucky Baptists continue to minister to the hurting and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief (KBDR) is a great example. Storms that knocked out power from Ohio to Maryland in the midst of an unprecedented heat wave created a potentially life-threatening situation for hundreds of thousands
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We released the following news this morning: LOUISVILLE– In preparation for a strategic reorganization, the Kentucky Baptist Convention announced today that 23 full-time and four part-time employees of the KBC Mission Board have accepted retirement or resignation incentive packages and will leave their jobs by June 30. Additionally, contracts for nine part-time ministry consultants will
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Kentucky Baptist Men on Mission Director Coy Webb recently shared these powerful thoughts on greatcommissionkentucky.com: I spent some time today thinking about new opportunities for engagement and ministry through Disaster Relief, and I am excited about new possibilities for Kingdom work as we contemplate restructuring the Kentucky Baptist Convention for this new day. Setting a
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On May 4th, I will have the privilege of being the commencement speaker during graduation activities at Clear Creek Baptist Bible College. Clear Creek is one of our Kentucky Baptist Convention institutions, receiving more than $550,000 of Cooperative Program funds each year. Is Clear Creek a good investment of the missions dollars of Kentucky Baptists?
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In a little more than a decade, the average percentage of undesignated offerings that Kentucky Baptist Convention churches are giving through the Cooperative Program has been reduced by one third. At the same time, our churches have expressed a growing burden to get the gospel to the unreached and unengaged people groups of the world,
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