Ky. Baptist Homes for Children rejects contract; agency may be forced to slash 230 positions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Five days after announcing it would continue serving state-assigned children, Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children officials have rejected a state contract, a move that is expected to force the agency to downsize significantly.
Ky. Baptist Homes for Children to keep state money & kids for now
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–The Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children will renew its contract to care for children assigned by the state despite stricter language required by state officials, according to KBHC President Bill Smithwick. Renewal for the contract, which was set to expire this summer, was in question after KBHC and the state were named in […]
Trennis Henderson elected editor of Ky. Baptists’ Western Recorder
CEDARMORE, Ky. (BP)–Trennis Henderson was elected unanimously May 3 by the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s executive board to become the next editor of the Western Recorder newsjournal. Editor of the Arkansas Baptist Newsjournal since 1992, Henderson, 40, was managing editor at the Word & Way in Missouri from 1985-92, and associate managing editor there from 1982-85. […]
Ky. convention president is first layman in 23 years
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–A layman was elected president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention for the first time in 23 years during a quiet annual meeting at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Nov 10-11. Charles Barnes, retired executive vice president of National City Bank in Louisville, said he hopes his election sends a message to both […]
NAC quilting project teaches teens new ministry, empathy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–A stitch in time could save lives as a result of the National Acteens Conference. Missionaries around the globe will benefit from the work of the teenage girls who brought cloth and sewed quilts during the July 1-4 conference on missions and Christianity at Louisville’s Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center. Each of the […]
Research points to attitude in churches’ health, growth
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Healthy churches are filled with members who have positive, healthy attitudes, according to research by a state Baptist convention church growth director.It’s a self-esteem issue, said Vernnon Cole, whose study of the characteristics of healthy churches in the Kentucky Baptist Convention will be the focus of a statewide Church Health Summit Oct. 10-11 […]
‘Starting Something New’ Results in Growth, Pastor Says
Arthur Siggers knows the importance of starting something new. The Hattiesburg, Miss., native returned home 14 years ago to become pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist Church — a congregation of 140 meeting just twice a month. Today, Siggers preaches to more than 800 every week, and he attributes the growth to adding ministry and worship […]
