Stop Taxing Churches!

Did you know that many Kentucky Baptist churches are required by law, on certain transactions, to collect sales tax for the state?   If your church receives $6,000 or more in a calendar year for church dinners, sports leagues, tickets for wild game suppers and the like, you are expected to collect sales taxes. You are also expected to file a tax form even if you did not have any eligible revenue.   Did youContinue reading “Stop Taxing Churches!”

Should You Run for Office?

The Kentucky General Assembly has many followers of Christ. These are men and women who love Jesus and have answered a call from God to endure the rigors of politics. They campaign, raise funds and sacrifice time away from their families and vocations so they can make laws and shape public policy in a way that promotes human flourishing.   These brothers and sisters are a gift from God and are making a differenceContinue reading “Should You Run for Office?”

Pray for Christians in politics

Kentucky has many outstanding Christian legislators, both in the House and the Senate. Kentucky Baptists will be pleased to hear that several of them are active members of KBC churches.   These legislators are involved in politics because they believe they can pass laws that honor God and are good for people. I applaud these menContinue reading “Pray for Christians in politics”