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Partners In The Mission:
Inspirational Annual Convention
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| Release Date: 11/20/2007 |
| a message from Dr. Bill Mackey, executive director |
This year’s Kentucky Baptist Convention, held last week in Elizabethtown, was one of the most inspirational and informative annual meetings that I have attended.
The stage was set by the excellent preparation by the Committee on Order of Business, Convention officers, the KBC staff, and the host Severns Valley Baptist Church.
The church had made extensive preparations and provided outstanding service. More than 300 volunteers assisted the messengers and other guests.
The newly relocated church facilities are a model in design for ministry. It was obvious that the church was pleased to host the convention and to introduce the messengers to the new facilities.
The Pastors’ Conference provided high inspiration with messages by Kentucky pastors as well as by three out-of-state preachers: Fred Wolfe, Richard Land, and Steve Gaines. Musicians Clay and Renee Crosse also shared out of their personal experience of Clay’s recovery from pornography addiction.
Inspiration continued during the convention with great music by choirs from Central Baptist Church, Corbin; Severns Valley Baptist Church; Clear Creek Baptist Bible College and the Kentucky Baptist Men’s Chorale.
High inspiration was also provided by an outstanding message by KBC President Darren Gaddis. The convention reports, theme interpretations, prayer times, and the convention sermon were informative and inspirational.
Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of the First Baptist Church of Taylors, S.C., brought a timely and challenging message on the dangers of uselessness based on Luke 13:1-9.
The presentation of a LifeWay Research study on spiritual maturity among Kentucky Baptists was sobering. Obviously, we have much work to do in the area of assimilation and discipleship. Steve Rice, our Discipleship and Assimilation Department director, will be providing more information about the survey and strategies church leaders can utilize in developing fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
During the Mission Board meeting held the day before the annual meeting, I asked that the Mission Board members assist with a focus on reaching Kentucky for Christ. The two major foci of Kentucky Baptists Connect are reaching people for Jesus Christ and developing them as fully devoted followers.
It will require intentional effort by every KBC entity, association, church, and believer, empowered by the Holy Spirit, to exceed 20,000 baptisms in 2007-08 and to reach toward 25,000 the following year.
I am asking all Kentucky Baptists to give priority to “making disciples” in your devotional life, church ministries, Sunday school classes, small groups and personal contacts.
Every person in your neighborhood, and every acquaintance, deserves to hear the Gospel in an understandable way, and to have an opportunity to experience a personal relationship to God through Jesus Christ. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how you can help today!
Dr. Mackey's column appears weekly in the Western Recorder. To subscribe to the Western Recorder, call (502) 489-3535. |
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