Category Archives: More for Christ

KY Baptists are doing more together, even as the world becomes more divided

If you support the cooperative mission work of the 2,400 churches of the Kentucky Baptist Convention by tithing in a church that gives through the Cooperative Program, by giving through the Eliza Broadus Offering for State Missions, and/or by serving in a KBC ministry, thank you! For 181 years, Kentucky Baptists have remained committed to […]

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Looking Back, Looking Up

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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IMB President: Thank You, Kentucky Baptists

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. […]

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God Is Still Working

Many of us use the phrase, “God is at work.” Is he? In John 5:17, Jesus says, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” In the context of that passage, God was at work, first, in healing an invalid. John 5 begins with Jesus at the Sheep Gate Pool commanding an invalid […]

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Latest News: Preparing for Restructure, KBC Announces Staff Departures

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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