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Missionary Moment « Result #1 on Feb 6, 2010, 10:44am »
Discipling Young Christians
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MIKE and VICKI MCQUITTY are North American missionaries working to reach the 75,000 college students located in central New York. Utilizing various methods to share the Gospel and disciple young Christians, Mike trains them to carry the Gospel and plant churches throughout the region. They also develop student leaders to take the Gospel overseas and work with our International Mission Board missionaries. It’s exciting to tap into the zeal and giftedness of these students, and our church is a partner in this effort through our consistent support of Cooperative Program (CP). Pray for the McQuittys and these students this week.
2 Timothy 1:12 …And that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.
The preceding "Missionary Moment" was made possible by gifts to the Southern Baptist Association Cooperative Program, which is supported by several Clay County churches who are members of the Booneville Baptist Association which consists of 25 churches in Clay and Owsley counties which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. For more news and information go to..... Booneville Baptist Association
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Missionary Moment « Result #2 on Jan 5, 2010, 4:05pm »
Recovering Addicts Ministry
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ANDY LEININGER helps recovering addicts in the Ural and Siberia region of Russia push past their addictions. There is much need for that ministry, as nearly 43 percent of Russian men are likely to die from alcohol dependency. Andy is grateful for your commitment to reaching people through the Cooperative Program (CP) that enables him to meet with the leaders of the six recovery centers in Novosibirsk Oblast. All of the centers’ leaders are recovering addicts who have given their lives to Christ and are passionate about seeing positive change in their own lives and in the lives of those with whom they work. Take a moment to pray for Andy and the Russian men who are struggling with addiction.
The preceding "Missionary Moment" was made possible by gifts to the Southern Baptist Association Cooperative Program, which is supported by several Clay County churches who are members of the Booneville Baptist Association which consists of 25 churches in Clay and Owsley counties which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. For more news and information go to..... Booneville Baptist Association
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Missionary Moment « Result #3 on Dec 28, 2009, 11:55am »
A Faith-Based Shelter
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DaySpring Villa Women and Children’s Shelter in Oklahoma is a certified domestic violence shelter housing up to 55 women and children escaping from domestic violence situations, as well as women who are homeless for other reasons. Missionary director VANESSA KEHL notes that this faith-based shelter provides timely opportunities to share Jesus with these people in crisis. This important ministry opportunity needs your prayers and your continued faithful participation through the Cooperative Program. Pray for the staff of DaySpring as they minister to women and children in difficult circumstances. Pray for ANTHONY, Vanessa’s husband, as he encourages her in this challenging ministry.
The preceding "Missionary Moment" was made possible by gifts to the Southern Baptist Association Cooperative Program, which is supported by several Clay County churches who are members of the Booneville Baptist Association which consists of 25 churches in Clay and Owsley counties which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. For more news and information go to..... Booneville Baptist Association
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Missionary Moment « Result #4 on Dec 2, 2009, 7:35am »
Operation GO
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Every time you pray and put love in action by supporting the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, you join LOREN and KAREN DICKEY in their ministry in Nicaragua. As strategy coordinators for Operation GO, they help local churches plant new churches through prayer support, Scripture distribution, and teaching prayerwalking. In addition, they show the JESUS Film in the evenings to make the Gospel message accessible to nonreaders. In one year, Loren and Karen distributed 37,000 copies of Luke’s Gospel, providing God’s Word potentially to more than 250,000 people. Pray for the Dickeys and the people of Nicaragua this week.
The preceding "Missionary Moment" was made possible by gifts to the Southern Baptist Association Cooperative Program, which is supported by several Clay County churches who are members of the Booneville Baptist Association which consists of 25 churches in Clay and Owsley counties which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. For more news and information go to..... Booneville Baptist Association
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Missionary Moment « Result #5 on Nov 26, 2009, 9:49am »
325,000 College Students in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia’s diverse residents include more than 325,000 college students and those who teach them. No less than one out of every four people in the United States lives within 325 miles of the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. Thanks in part to your participation through the Cooperative Program, STAN and TRINA WILLIAMS are serving there as North American missionaries in collegiate evangelism and have a heart to share the Gospel with the people in this beautiful and historic city. Pray for the Williamses and for increased receptivity to Christ. Ask the Lord to remove any barriers to sharing the Gospel.
The preceding "Missionary Moment" was made possible by gifts to the Southern Baptist Association Cooperative Program, which is supported by several Clay County churches who are members of the Booneville Baptist Association which consists of 25 churches in Clay and Owsley counties which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. For more news and information go to..... Booneville Baptist Association
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Missionary Moment « Result #6 on Nov 17, 2009, 7:24am »
The Winter of 2008
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KEVIN and MELISSA HARTMAN* have weathered some cold winters in Central Asia, but nothing compared to winter 2008. Icicles formed inside their kitchen. A chicken defrosting on the counter stayed frozen all day and then thawed in the refrigerator where it was warmer. Their kids wore two pairs of socks, four pairs of pants, four shirts, a hat, and a coat inside their 47-degree living room. It was still comfortable, compared to their national friends coping with escalating food prices and lack of any fuel to heat their homes. The Hartmans worked with several organizations to distribute boxes of food, blankets, and fuel. You were part of this effort, thanks to your commitment to reaching people through the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Take a moment and pray for the Hartmans.
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The preceding "Missionary Moment" was made possible by gifts to the Southern Baptist Association Cooperative Program, which is supported by several Clay County churches who are members of the Booneville Baptist Association which consists of 25 churches in Clay and Owsley counties which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. For more news and information go to..... Booneville Baptist Association
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Kentucky Baptist Convention « Result #7 on Oct 28, 2009, 6:24am »
World Equestrian Games is Ministry Opportunity
"Don't miss the biggest equestrian event in American history," the slogan on a World Equestrian Games brochure reads.
More than 600,000 people from 100-plus countries are expected to arrive in Kentucky next year for the Sept. 25-Oct. 10 event. And believers in the state intend to be ready for the Olympics-like atmosphere. The Kentucky Horse Park, a 1,224-acre equestrian facility in Lexington operated by the state of Kentucky, will host the 16-day World Equestrian Games. During a Church and Community Day at the park, about 100 Christians gained a glimpse of the abundance of WEG-related volunteer outreach possibilities.
Not only will Kentuckians represent the Bluegrass State at the WEG next year, but the entire United States, said Harvey Thomas, a British Baptist and public relations consultant working closely with the Church and Community Day sponsor Affiliated International Ministries.
"Kentucky has the chance to change, improve or increase the image of the United States in 100 countries of the world," said Thomas, who previously served as press secretary for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
AIM is the organization that will coordinate Christian ministries during the World Equestrian Games. It was established by Kentucky Baptist Convention missions consultant Larry Martin. The group is seeking a large number of volunteers to serve at next year's games in a variety of ministries, both in and around the Kentucky Horse Park.
During a panel discussion at the Church and Community Day Sept. 12, several AIM representatives talked about the volunteer opportunities that will be available for individuals, groups and churches. There are two ways to volunteer, AIM volunteer coordinator Jeff Rice said. One option is to sign up as an official WEG volunteer at the Kentucky Horse Park during the competitions. WEG volunteers are required to work six-hour shifts for a minimum of four of the event's 16 days and submit to a security check beforehand.
Another option is to become an AIM volunteer. The AIM group will work at various venues in and around Lexington.
AIM representative Ray Van Camp, director of church planting and development for Elkhorn Baptist Association, said AIM will have a presence at dozens of WEG-associated events, such as an International Equestrian Festival in downtown Lexington. The various outreach opportunities include staffing booths, participating in backyard Bible clubs at area hotels and campgrounds, storytelling and face-painting.
There also is a need for families and churches to open their doors to give World Equestrian Games volunteers from other countries a place to stay, noted Ken McDaniel, AIM hospitality coordinator and associate minister at Hill-n-Dale Christian Church in Lexington.
Much of the WEG outreach is being patterned after Christian outreach that takes place during the winter and summer Olympics every other year. LaRaine Rice, youth and college consultant with Kentucky Woman's Missionary Union, is coordinating Gospel presentation materials for AIM for the many opportunities provided at Olympics and WEG events.
"When so many people from so many different cultures come together in a neutral sports setting, it just opens up conversations," Rice said. "People are more open to hearing other thoughts, other beliefs and just learning from one another."
Part of the volunteer outreach will involve pin trading, a favorite pasttime of Olympics visitors. The "More Than Gold" pins, Rice said, help believers share the Gospel.
With so many details still left to be finalized before next year's games, Cindy Rullman emphasized that prayer is the most important way volunteers can be involved right now.
Because there may not be an opportunity for "overt evangelism" inside the park during the World Equestrian Games, Rullman, associate director of marketing for the Kentucky Horse Park, urged Christians to begin prayerwalking the park as much as possible.
"Our prayer effort from now through the games could make this place like stepping into the Holy of Holies," Rullman said. "I absolutely believe that we could ... have God's presence here in such a powerful way that none of us would have to open our mouths."
The World Equestrian Games, which features eight competition categories, is governed by the Federation Equestre International, which was founded in 1921 and now has 134 affiliated national federations globally. The official name of the games is Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Alltech, a lead corporate sponsor, is an animal health company.
The Kentucky Horse Park, which opened in November 1978, includes a number of tourist attractions and horse barns, with some 50 different breeds during peak summer months; the International Museum of the Horse and American Saddlebred Museum; offices of more than 30 national and regional equine organizations; and a 260-site resort campground.
The preceding article was from the Kentucky Baptist Convention which is affiliated with several Clay County churches who are members of the Booneville Baptist Association. Read the entire article at kybaptist.org.
Booneville Baptist Association consists of 25 churches in Clay and Owsley counties which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. For more news and information go to..... Booneville Baptist Association
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Kentucky Baptist Convention « Result #8 on Oct 23, 2009, 8:33am »
High Attendance Sunday School Day Slated for Next Spring Release prepared by Kristie Randolph, KBC Communications
In an effort to encourage Kentucky Baptists to reach new people, the Kentucky Baptist Convention is organizing a High Attendance Sunday School event next spring. The event will also serve as a means of follow-up after the “Find it Here” door-to-door gospel distribution effort, scheduled to take place during the weeks leading up to Easter Sunday in 2010.
“It is absolutely essential for us to follow up on decisions made and interest expressed during ‘Find it Here,’” said KBC Sunday School Department Director Darryl Wilson, who is working with associational directors of missions to coordinate the High Attendance initiative.
“Sunday school classes are natural groups to care for and follow up with unconnected people, and high attendance days concentrate those efforts,” he said.
According to Wilson, the High Attendance Sunday School initiative is designed to help Sunday school members make a concerted effort to invite people they know to Sunday school. Since everyone is inviting their contacts to attend on the same Sunday, the initiative should naturally produce a larger number of attendees, Wilson said. Wilson said churches interested in participating will want to plan for a four-week process, beginning with a launch date of March 28 and ending with the High Attendance Sunday School day on April 18, two weeks after Easter. Preparation leading up to the four-week process will also be an important component of the effort, he said.
“In addition to strong pastoral leadership, a key part of preparing for High Attendance will be prayer. Prayer enables God-sized goals to be set, commitments to be made, invitations to be extended, and hearts prepared to care for new people,” said Wilson.
Wilson recommends that participating churches organize the High Attendance Sunday School focus through their existing Sunday school classes. Teachers can lead their classes to understand the purpose, set a goal, and provide encouragement for class members to follow through on their commitments, he said.
“The ultimate goal of the High Attendance effort is to extend God’s love through prayer, invitations, fellowship and class attendance,” said Wilson. “As a result, unconnected people begin connections with a class and church that lead them to the most important connection – one with Jesus Christ.”
The KBC is providing a number of materials to support churches in their plans for a High Attendance Sunday School. A preparation guide and sample poster will be mailed to each church, and additional posters will be available as a free download or for purchase for a nominal charge. Commitment cards and reminder postcards will also be available for free download.
Following the event, churches will have the opportunity to report their attendance totals through their associational office or through the KBC website:
For more information contact the KBC’s Sunday School Department at 502-489-3572 or 866-489-3572 (toll free).
The Kentucky Baptist Convention is a cooperative missions and ministry organization made up of more than 2,400 autonomous Baptist churches in Kentucky. A variety of state and worldwide ministries are coordinated through its administrative offices in Louisville, Ky. including: missions work, disaster relief, ministry training and support, church development, evangelism and more.
The preceding article was from the Kentucky Baptist Convention which is affiliated with several Clay County churches who are members of the Booneville Baptist Association. Read the entire article at kybaptist.org.
Booneville Baptist Association consists of 25 churches in Clay and Owsley counties which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. For more news and information go to..... Booneville Baptist Association
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Kentucky Baptist Convention « Result #9 on Oct 20, 2009, 4:40pm »
It's Not Always Glamorous, But CP Sure Is Vital Robert Reeves, communications director Kentucky Baptist Convention
Designated gifts are wonderful things. Just ask any pastor who has experienced the joy of having someone in his congregation share that they want to make a special donation to buy the new piano needed in the sanctuary, make the lead gift to get the church's capital campaign off the ground, or make up the difference between what the youth group raised and what they need for their upcoming summer missions trip. These important and valuable gifts are often answers to prayer with their givers inspired by the Lord to meet a very specific need.
Giving a designated gift is fun as well. It's nice to know that when I give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, the World Hunger Fund or to any of the other excellent special offerings we have in Southern Baptist life that the money I give is going to a very specific cause and to nothing else. I get great joy from the thought that my gift is making it possible for someone I will probably never meet in person to receive a Bible, hear a Gospel message or eat a meal. Being able to picture these specific needs being met become a part of my worship and helps me to rejoice in the Lord and give Him the glory for what He is doing in the world.
But while I am very grateful for these special offerings and rejoice with those who are blessed with the ability to make those big gifts, designated giving makes me even more thankful for the Cooperative Program in Southern Baptist life. I say this as someone who can trace my very salvation -- or at least the opportunity for it -- to both kinds of giving.
My testimony is that I came to Christ as a child through the ministry of Southern Baptist missionary Alvin "Bud" Spencer at Koza Baptist Church on the island of Okinawa, Japan, back in 1967. Part of Spencer's ministry there was to American military personnel on the island and I have to wonder what my life would be like today if both the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering hadn't been around to make the big ex-Marine's ministry to my family while my father was stationed there possible.
What is exciting about the Cooperative Program to me, though, is that it provides the foundational support for many, many ministries in Southern Baptist life. In a sense, it is the underpinning of the Cooperative Program that makes the impact of designated giving more powerful.
Yes, I know the Cooperative Program is not seen as being too glamorous these days. To start with, the word "program" bugs some people and the name feels a little dated after nearly 85 years. There was even a movement to consider changing the name a few years ago although it didn't really go very far. "Cooperative Program" is so well known in Baptist life that leaders were concerned that changing the name risked confusing people.
The Cooperative Program is also not glamorous because in its role as "foundational support," it does a lot of things that aren't nearly as interesting as those things that receive designated giving. For instance, it's the Cooperative Program that turns the lights on at the International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, state conventions, the SBC Executive Committee offices, etc. At the Kentucky Baptist Convention, it buys the videotape that enables us to tell the story of a life that's been changed. It provides training to help Sunday School teachers be more effective in sharing the Gospel with their classes. It provides funds to help ministers who have lost their positions understand what happened and transition to new ministry opportunities. It helps repair the roof on a Baptist campus ministry center on a college campus. It pays the auditing firm that is used to make sure all gifts are accounted for and spent properly.
All of the above and much, much more are important, even vital to the ongoing mission of fulfilling the Great Commission. They don't get talked about a lot because they don't make great inspirational stories but those things that really get our hearts pumping are made possible because the Cooperative Program is there.
In fact, have you ever thought about why, when the World Hunger Fund is promoted, we are able to claim that "100 percent" of your gifts are used to meet hunger needs? Surely someone has to administer those funds. Surely someone has to handle food distribution. Surely there are some expenses to be paid that are outside the scope of the stated purpose of the offering. Of course there are. But the beauty of Southern Baptist giving through the Cooperative Program is that CP has already picked up the tab for all of these other expenses. Thus when you make a gift to the World Hunger Offering, the accounting is administered by state convention and denominational accounting departments and personnel are already in place to meet the hunger needs. That means that 100 percent of your gift really is able to go right where you designated it -- to feeding someone who is hungry.
And this scenario is pretty much the same with whatever designated gift you make in Baptist life -- whether the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, Annie Armstrong Easter Offering or some other designation. Your designation becomes more powerful because the Cooperative Program was already there providing the base support for the ministry to which you are making a special gift.
I began this post by talking about how pastors can identify with the joy of the designated gift. I'll end by saying that pastors also appreciate the beauty of the unified budget in their church and the fact that most church gifts are undesignated. Can you imagine what would happen in church life if all of the money that was given was tied up in some designation? You might have plenty of money for the next missions trip but no money available to pay the phone bill, cover the pastor's health insurance, repair the leaky toilet, buy paper for the copier or do any of the other thousand things that the regular church budget covers.
Originally appeared as a post on Great Commission Kentucky.
The preceding article was from the Kentucky Baptist Convention which is affiliated with several Clay County churches who are members of the Booneville Baptist Association. Read the entire article at kybaptist.org.
Booneville Baptist Association consists of 25 churches in Clay and Owsley counties which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. For more news and information go to..... Booneville Baptist Association
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Kentucky Baptist Convention « Result #10 on Oct 19, 2009, 4:57am »
Severns Valley Baptist Church to Host Pastors’ Conference Release prepared by Kristie Randolph, KBC Communications
Kentucky Baptist pastors have the opportunity to be challenged and encouraged at the Nov. 9 Pastor’s Conference, which will be held at Severns Valley Baptist Church in Elizabethtown. The conference will lead in to the annual meeting of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, which will be held at the same location on November 10.
Using the theme “It’s All About Him,” the event is designed “remind pastors why we do what we do, and who we do it for,” said Tom James, pastor of Eastwood Baptist Church in Bowling Green, and president of the 2009 KBC Pastors’ Conference.
“It is my hope that those who come will be challenged to refocus on Christ,” James said. “Pastors often get sidetracked because we get busy about the business of church. We want to refocus on Jesus.”
The theme is based on Galatians 2:20, which James said is his life verse.
“It’s my conviction that everything we do is about the Lord. I’ve asked the guest speakers to just preach on Jesus,” said James.
Speakers for the conference include Ergun Caner, president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Va.; Phil Hoskins, pastor of Higher Ground Baptist Church in Kingsport, Tenn.; Don Mathis, staff evangelist, Eastwood Baptist Church in Bowling Green; Jamie Ward, associate pastor of preaching and evangelism, Hillvue Heights Church in Bowling Green; Ken Weathersby, senior strategist in church planting for the North American Mission Board in Alpharetta, Ga.; and Roger Williams, pastor of Annville Baptist Church in Annville.
The afternoon session of the conference will run from 2-4:45 p.m., followed by the evening session from 6-9 p.m.
Special music will be provided by Dana Ellis, worship pastor for Eastwood Baptist Church, and will involve the church’s praise team, praise band, and praise choir. James is finishing a one-year term as president of the Pastor’s Conference. Kevin Smith, pastor of Watson Memorial Baptist Church in Louisville, is the president elect. Wesley Noss, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Versailles, is the secretary.
No pre-registration is required for the Pastors’ Conference, and there is no cost to attend. For more information about the 172nd annual meeting of the KBC, go to www.kybaptist.org/annualmeeting. The Kentucky Baptist Convention is a cooperative missions and ministry organization made up of more than 2,400 autonomous Baptist churches in Kentucky. A variety of state and worldwide ministries are coordinated through its administrative offices in Louisville, Ky. including: missions work, disaster relief, ministry training and support, church development, evangelism and more.
The preceding article was from the Kentucky Baptist Convention which is affiliated with several Clay County churches who are members of the Booneville Baptist Association. Read the entire article at kybaptist.org.
Booneville Baptist Association consists of 25 churches in Clay and Owsley counties which are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention. For more news and information go to..... Booneville Baptist Association
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