October 31 is a day of great celebration among Christians. We anticipate, or at least we should anticipate, this day every year. This day marks a great recovery of the gospel. No, I am not referring to Halloween, but the Reformation. On October 31, 1517, an Augustinian monk named Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses... Continue Reading →
The Bucket Project
Kentucky Baptists have a "Great Commission" opportunity at the 2014 Kentucky Baptist Convention Annual Meeting on November 11. How? Bring a bucket of hope to the annual meeting. This will help us to push towards the finish line of our 2014 goal of collecting 5,000 hospice care buckets. These will offer compassion to people in... Continue Reading →
Meet the Missionaries & Ministries
Want a chance to meet and talk one on one with many of our Kentucky missionaries? Want to know more about missions and ministries in Kentucky? Looking for an in-state mission opportunity for this fall or next year? Or, would you just like to participate in a time of worship with mission testimonies, great music,... Continue Reading →
Missions Strategy: Establish Churches
As the world’s population continues to grow, the birthing of new churches is greatly needed. Empowering through prayer and evangelizing the unreached are necessary components of Great Commission faithfulness, as I have previously discussed. The third necessary component of GC faithfulness is establishing churches. As one examines the book of Acts, the strategy of the... Continue Reading →
Healing and Hope
What is our calling as the church of Jesus Christ? If we look to the ministry of Jesus, we see that He demonstrated equal zeal for the ministries of preaching the Gospel and bringing healing to the broken. Luke 4:40-44 gives us a great example of the spiritually balanced ministry of our Savior: "When the... Continue Reading →
It’s State Missions Week
This week Baptists all across Kentucky are focusing on the Week of Prayer for State Missions and the Eliza Broadus Offering. Kentucky Woman’s Missionary Union so faithfully promotes state missionaries and ministries year after year and provides material for our mission emphasis. Through the print material and videos we have an opportunity to learn what... Continue Reading →
Well-Meaning?
While serving with a mission construction team, a friend of mine volunteered to install light switches. I was not sure that my friend had experience in electrical work, and so, in a few minutes, I went to check on him. I found him standing in a puddle of water, as he was working with the... Continue Reading →
It’s Back-to-School Time
It is back to school this week for students, faculty, and staff all across the Bluegrass even though it seems they just got out for the summer break. With the beginning of school many Kentucky churches, associations, and ministries held Back-to-School events to provide some fun activities, food, help with much needed school supplies,... Continue Reading →
Celebrate Subtractions!
It’s interesting to note how often we use numbers to determine the success or effectiveness of our churches. We talk about how many attend on Sunday, the number of small groups, how many were baptized or the annual budget. If attendance is less this year than last, things must not be going well. However, that’s... Continue Reading →