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 2026-2027 Ministry Priorities

The Kentucky Baptist Convention has a long and rich history of establishing ministry and mission priorities. The KBC began in 1837 with four priorities — to distribute Bibles in Kentucky, to advocate for the education of ministers and the laity, to advocate for pastors’ pay and to fund foreign mission work together.   Following that tradition, each year the Kentucky Baptist Convention Mission Board staff identifies a list of ministry priorities that we will highlight…

Why We Need Sunrise in Kentucky

One of the joys of my role serving Kentucky Baptists is that I am invited to participate in the regular board meetings of five Kentucky Baptist agencies and institutions. One of those is Sunrise Children’s Services, formerly known as Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children. Sunrise, as a recipient of Cooperative Program support, helps Kentucky Baptists…

Is It Time for Me to Go?

How do you know when it is time to leave one ministry assignment for another? Some ministry leaders seem to leave a church or ministry too soon while others may wonder if they stayed too long. At the end of the day, we rest in the sovereignty of God. But at the same time, we…

A Prayer for Churches

Prayer is the great elevator of hope for the people of God. Prayer holds out the possibility, even the certainty, that things can be different than they are now. Certainly, every believer prays for their own church, but could a kingdom mindset call us to pray for churches — all churches that preach the gospel,…

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About Todd

Dr. Todd Gray is executive director-treasurer for the Kentucky Baptist Convention.

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