According to North American Mission Board research, approximately 2.8 million Kentuckians have yet to place their faith in Christ and experience salvation. That reality alone justifies the existence of the Kentucky Baptist Convention as a missions agency created by churches, for churches, to help churches reach Kentucky and the world for Christ. Great Commission obedience […]
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I’d like to share a guest post today from KBC President Adam Greenway. This piece has also appeared in the Southern Seminary Magazine and the Virginia Baptist Banner: Leading Church Members to Engage in Personal Evangelism
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Why is Cooperative Program Sunday, on April 22, worth celebrating? Because through the CP, Kentucky Baptists are helping make possible the work of nearly 5,000 International Mission Board missionaries sharing Christ with more than 900 people groups around the globe. Through the CP, we also support more than 5,000 North American Mission Board missionaries. When
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An article in USA Today reported on a survey about evangelism conducted by LifeWay Research, a research firm of the Southern Baptist Convention. The survey polled more than 15,000 people and found two ways most people said they were willing to “receive information” about Jesus: 63 percent would hear it in a “personal conversation with
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If you’re in the Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green or Paducah television markets, keep your eyes out for a television spot that’s currently running. Produced by the North American Mission Board, the Kentucky Baptist Convention is running the ad as part of the ongoing God’s Plan for Sharing evangelistic emphasis. The 30-second spot directs viewers to
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KBC Executive Director Paul Chitwood spoke Feb. 27 at the Kentucky Baptist Evangelism Conference held at Porter Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington. His sermon, “Hope for Hell,” was based on Mark 1:23-28. Click on the embedded player above to hear the sermon. Click here if your device does not display the player to download the
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With this first 2012 post, I’m hoping a New Year’s resolution list for Kentucky Baptists will be well received. I offer no earth-shattering new insights. I simply challenge us to be faithful to the basic call of Christ upon our lives and obedient to the fundamental teachings in God’s word. If every Kentucky Baptist would
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Basic Training Journey for Church Planting isn’t just for pastors and “official” church planters! This is an equipping event for individuals or entire church-planting teams interested in starting new congregations, and also for churches who are interested in exploring planting a church. In this video, Dr. Paul Chitwood, executive director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention,
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The ongoing debate over withdrawing troops from Iraq and Afghanistan seems to revolve around at least four basic issues: the cost of troop deployment, the purpose/success/failure of the mission, the desire of families to get their loved ones back home, and, of course, the politics. As the U.S. economy struggles and the wars wear on,
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In this video, Kentucky Baptist Convention Executive Director Paul Chitwood delivers the Mission Board staff report to messengers attending the KBC’s annual meeting. The meeting was held Nov. 15, 2011, at Florence Baptist Church at Mt. Zion in Florence, Ky. “Our mission field is growing,” Chitwood said, noting that Kentucky’s population has grown from 3.2
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