One of the great honors of my role with the Kentucky Baptist Convention is being invited to bring greetings to various gatherings of Kentucky Baptists. We are doing incredible gospel-advancing work together and it is always a joy to celebrate how God is using those efforts and to spur each other on to even greaterContinue reading “Thank God for Kentucky WMU “
Category Archives: Baptist Associations
Why Join the SBC?
Occasionally I hear someone say, “I am proud to be part of the Kentucky Baptist Convention but not so much the Southern Baptist Convention.” The person essentially means that they love their state convention but are not as happy about our national network. I am always glad to hear that people love the KBC, butContinue reading “Why Join the SBC? “
Praise God for Sunrise!
In the same year that Ulysses S. Grant became president of the United States and the Cincinnati Reds were getting started, there was a lesser-known — but potentially more impactful event — happening in Louisville, Ky. The year was 1869 when three ladies from Walnut Street Baptist Church in Kentucky’s largest city saw a needContinue reading “Praise God for Sunrise!”
Why Associations?
Southern Baptists have formed lots of cooperating networks. Whether state conventions, national entities, state agencies and institutions, we have lots of them and God has honored our efforts at working together. One example of our networking prowess is the local Baptist association. Baptist associations started in America in the early 1700s with the firstContinue reading “Why Associations?”
Dr. Todd Gray 