Category Archives: Denominational Life

Great days for Kentucky Baptists

By wpengine | Published: April 5, 2016

It’s still a good day to be a Kentucky Baptist! We welcomed a new group of ministers to our state this week during our Get Acquainted Day event at your Baptist Building. As I was giving them updates on all that they are now a part of through the Cooperative Program giving of their churches, […]

Also posted in Clear Creek Baptist Bible College, Cooperative Program, Crossings Ministries, Kentucky Baptist Convention, Kentucky Baptist Foundation, Kentucky Woman's Missionary Union, Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention, Sunrise Children's Services, University of the Cumberlands, Western Recorder | Comments closed

Southern Baptists moving from sinful past into a bright future

By wpengine | Published: January 26, 2016

The ethnic diversity of the Southern Baptist Convention is rapidly growing. African American churches affiliating with the SBC and culturally diverse church plants account for most of this growth. According to the North American Mission Board, between 1998 and 2013, membership in mostly non-white churches increased by 116 percent. In 2014, more than 58 percent […]

Also posted in Multiethnic ministry, Race Relations, Southern Baptist Convention | Comments closed

What is the future of the state convention?

By wpengine | Published: November 3, 2015

Having recently recounted the rich history of the Kentucky Baptist Convention and presented a case for why the KBC still exists today, I want to look toward the future. Will the state convention continue to be relevant moving forward? Why or why not? Elton Trueblood first popularized the term “postdenominational” in 1967. In an article appearing […]

Also posted in International Mission Board, Kentucky Baptist Convention, North American Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention | Comments closed

Kentucky Baptists still believe same-sex marriage is wrong. Here’s why.

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: June 29, 2015

Last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling represents a departure from the entire scope of civilized human history as the justices turned a blind eye to the historic teachings of every major religion in the world. Determined to alter our society, they have thrown nature, the needs of children, and the rights of voters to the wind […]

Also posted in Creation, Culture, Gay Marriage, Government, Public Affairs, Religious Liberty, SCOTUS | Comments closed

KBC President Chip Hutcheson’s Report on Campbellsville University

By Dr. Paul Chitwood | Published: November 14, 2014

During the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s 2014 Annual Meeting, convention messengers voted to hear a report on Campbellsville University from KBC president Chip Hutcheson instead of viewing a promotional video forwarded by Campbellsville. CU president Mike Carter had been invited to present a report in person but declined the invitation and sent no one to represent […]

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