Tag Archives: Kentucky Baptist Convention

KBC Disaster Relief Responding to Tornadoes

Seeing scenes of the devastation left behind by last week’s tornadoes left most of us who were spared from the disaster asking the same question: “What can I do to help?” If you are part of a church in the Kentucky Baptist Convention, let me give you a quick update on what you are already […]

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Evangelism Conference Sermon: ‘Hope for Hell’

[haiku url=”http://www.kybaptist.org/web/audio/ev-2012-chitwood.mp3″ title=”Hope for Hell”] 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 […]

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Contraceptives, Casinos & Christian Citizenship

What do contraceptives and casinos have to do with Christian citizenship? Maybe more than we have realized until now. On the issue of contraceptives, an Obama administration policy will soon require private insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved contraceptives, including those causing an abortion. Since many religious organizations provide insurance to their employees this policy […]

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New Pastors, Staff Invited to ‘Get Acquainted’!

Kentucky Baptist pastors, church staff members and their spouses who are new to their churches are invited to attend “Get Acquainted Day” at the Kentucky Baptist Building on Tuesday, March 20. Get Acquainted Day is designed to help build relationships and welcome new church staff members—especially those who have not served in Kentucky before—to ministry […]

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Gambling Is More than a Values Issue

As the gambling expansion drama continues to unfold in the Kentucky legislature, I want to share excerpts from a timely piece recently posted by Russell Moore on his blog, Moore to the Point, at www.russellmoore.com: …gambling isn’t merely a “values” issue. Neither is it primarily a “moral” issue, at least not in terms of what […]

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