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KENTUCKY BAPTIST
FELLOWSHIP
Equipping & Empowering.
Cultivating Partnerships. The Annual KBF
Engaging in Missions. Children’s Mission Day
Kentucky Baptist Fellowship planned for March 7,
225 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy., Suite 205
Louisville KY 40222-4929 2009 is CANCELLED.
Phone:
Fax:
502-426-1931
502-426-1612
The event will return
Office email:
Website:
offi[email protected]
www.kybf.org
in the fall of 2009.
Coordinating Council Officers:
Moderator: Robert Davis, Louisville
Moderator-Elect: Linda Caldwell, Middlesboro
Past Moderator: Alice Mull, Elizabethtown
Secretary:
Treasurer: Susanne Jenkens, Louisville

Term Expiring in 2009: Bill McCann,

Madisonville; Stanley Crabb, Hopkinsville; Jim
Welcome Valarie Shoulta,
Dobbins, Elizabethtown; Lisa Wood, Frankfort; New Administrative Assistant
Frank Hatfield, Shepherdsville; Ottis Cave,
Stanford; John Owen, Winchester; Pat Ramey,
Williamsburg; and Don Mantooth, Morehead. Valarie Shoulta began work December
Term Expiring in 2010: Robert Davis, Lou- 1 for KBF as Administrative Assis-
isville; Susanne Jenkens, Louisville; Margaret tant. Kathy Cornetet retired at the end
Barlow, Louisville; Kitty Baird, Danville; Nancy
Fields, Covington; Patsey Jacobs, Lexington; and of December. Valarie worked with
Iraline Craig, Midway.
Kathy during
Term Expiring in 2011: Bob Coons, Owens- December to
boro; Charlotte Benningfield, Owensboro; Jane
Brake, Frankfort; Renee Purtlebaugh, Louisville; learn the new job.
Don Rogers, Louisville; Amanda Phelps Taylor,
Morgantown; Don McFadden, Winchester; and
Kristen Terry Nethery, Corbin. Valarie is mar-
ried to Jeremy
Term Expiring in 2012: Dwight Lovan, Ow-
ensboro; Clarice Johnson, Owensboro; Laura Shoulta. They
Albovias, Louisville; Naomi Colliver, George- are members at
town; Susan Reed, Louisville; David Wells, Shep-
herdsville; Tim Doremus, Mt. Washington; David Deer Park Baptist
Honeycutt, Williamsburg; and Mary Edinger,
Middlesboro.
Church in Louisville where Jeremy
is Minister to Children, Youth and
CBF Coordinating Council: Barry Birdwhistell,
Elizabethtown; Jeremy Colliver, Georgetown; and Families.
Lynn Smith, Covington.

Coordinator: John Lepper

[email protected] KBF Memorial Gifts
Associate Coordinator for Missions: Bill and Gloria Jones made
Joshua Speight [email protected] a contribution in memory of
Administrative Assistant: Herman Matthews, pianist of
Valarie Shoulta [email protected]
FBC Middlesboro.
KBF News
January 2009

KBF News is a newsletter of Kentucky Baptist Fellowship.

Cluster Meetings Successful

February
is Women’s
Two cluster meetings were held in recent weeks. The first cluster meeting was
held at First Baptist Church, Shepherdsville with 35 people present, represent-

Preaching
ing four churches. The second cluster meeting was held at Third Baptist Church,
Owensboro with 17 people present, representing 7 churches.

The Networking and Communication work group of the Coordinating Council

is planning and implementing these first cluster meetings in about a half dozen
Month
locations across Kentucky. A leader from this work group helps those present Baptist Women in Ministry invites
brainstorm things the cluster might do in the coming year. It is hoped that clus- all Baptist churches to celebrate
ters will provide more opportunities for people to experience Kentucky Baptist Martha Stearns Marshall Wom-
Fellowship relationships, share resources, and collaborate on missions within en’s Preaching Month by mak-
easy driving distance. ing plans now to have a woman
preach on any Sunday in February
The two meetings held in Shepherdsville and Owensboro provided a good time 2009. The event was named after
of fellowship and visioning for the future. We shared a meal and also a time Marshall, who was an eighteenth-
of brainstorming. The Shepherdsville/Mt. Washington/Elizabethtown cluster century Separate Baptist female
decided to focus on missions and fellowship. One of the churches will plan a preacher.
“repair affair-like” mission project and the other churches will join them in this
project. The idea is that, next year, another church will take the lead. The group Acts 2:16-17 reminds us of the
also decided to have a Fifth Sunday Night worship service and fellowship. One words of the prophet Joel: “In the
representative from each of the churches will make up a “steering group” to help last days, God says, I will pour out
evaluate these events and keep the cluster on track for future events. my spirit on all people. Your sons
and daughters will prophesy.’”
The Western Kentucky cluster also set some priorities for future meetings and Your sons and daughters will
selected a steering group to decide on specific events and times. Events might prophesy. We invite you to help
include a joint training conference, a resource fair, a concert and time of fellow- give our daughters that opportu-
ship, or a mission project. nity.

In February of 2007, fifty-four

churches in the United States and
Dates/Places for Cluster Listening Meetings one in Japan responded to the in-

Share a meal and dialogue beginning at 6:30 PM!

vitation, and the voices of women
were heard from the pulpits of
Baptist churches, proclaiming the
Louisville Lexington good news of Jesus Christ. In Feb-
Buechel Park Baptist Church Central Baptist Church ruary of 2008, seventy-six church-
January 20, 2009 February 26, 2009 es invited a woman to preach. Our
goal in 2009 is for at least 100
Covington Corbin churches to participate. For more
Latonia Baptist Church First Baptist Church information, contact Joshua Spei-
February 3, 2009 March 24, 2009 ght or visit www.bwim.info.

We are a fellowship of churches and individuals who share

a commitment to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.
A Word about Morocco from our Associate
Coordinator for Missions: Josh Speight
I traveled to Morocco in November to attend the annual
Synod of EEAM churches, held in Casablanca. How won-
derful it was for me to create my own friendships across
the water in Morocco with so many unique Christians
whose passion for Christ and his church humbled me
beyond words. Morocco truly is a picture of diversity in
God’s kingdom; I met person after person from so many
different countries and cultures, yet all of us were bonded
together in Christ. The running list I kept of countries
encountered through new people climbed almost to 30,
the majority of course being African countries.

I was not sure what to expect in Morocco, yet it more

than surpassed all my expectations. The partnership that
Kentucky Baptist Fellowship has forged with the Eglise
Evangelique au Maroc (EEAM) is extraordinary. Be-
yond the expected results of church to church partnership
(shared resources, financial gifts, immersion experiences)
is the blossoming friendships emerging between con-
gregations like Lexington Avenue in Danville and the
Church in Rabat, or Faith Baptist in Georgetown and the
Gift given to Josh by Church in Marrakech. Jean-C
Church in Marrakech, or Third Baptist in Owensboro and
(left), Josh, and Jean-Teddy (right).
the Church in Casablanca.

Many people in Morocco are from Sub-Saharan Africa and are trying to reach Spain. They have left their homes, their
lands, and their countries, dreaming of better jobs and better lives for their families back home. For these people, Europe
represents the land of continual opportunity, yet they are continually denied entrance to Spain. Forced to stay in Morocco
where they are unwanted by the Moroccans, they bounce from place to place unable to find work, unable to find housing,
unable to educate themselves and unable to return to their homes where they would rather be in the first place. We partner
because these shadows in Morocco need the light of Christ to shine brightly so the world will be reminded of their plight.

I was honored to give the sermon at the Church in Casablanca. The church in Morocco is a a picture of God’s kingdom,
representing so many nations, faces, colors, all living in the midst of a nation where one church for all protestants exists in
a city of almost six million people. I closed the sermon with my favorite image of the Lord’s Supper: God’s large round
table, always with enough room, enough food,
and always seeking diversity. God is asking
us to come to the prepared table, where there
is room for so many of us. After my sermon,
we shared in the communal meal, breaking
the bread and sharing the cup, and as is the
tradition at the church, the congregation comes
forward to receive the bread and cup by form-
ing a large circle around the table. Such a mag-
nificent picture of the words I had just spoken,
visually seeing God’s table come to life before
my eyes in Africa...

I hope you will prayerfully consider your role

with Morocco in the future.
Leaders of Eglise Evangelique in Maroc, our partners in Morocco.
KBF Annual Spring Gathering:
April 24-25, 2009 at Third Baptist, Owensboro calendar
Hotel Block Information: January 20: Louisville Cluster
Meeting, Buechel Park Baptist
Church, Louisville, 6:30 pm
Days Inn Owensboro
3720 New Hartford Rd. January 30-31: KBF
270-684-9621 Coordinating Council Winter
Rate: $79.99 Plus Tax Meeting, Third Baptist Church,
Block Rate Released: April 10, 2009 Owensboro
February 3: Covington Clus-
Fairfield Inn Owensboro ter Meeting, Latonia Baptist
800 Salem Drive Church, Covington, 6:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: 270-688-8887
Julie Pennington-Russell Rate: $79.00 February 23-25: CBF True
Pastor, FBC Decatur, GA Block Rate Released: April 14, 2009 Survivor IX Conference for
Christian Educators, Orlando,
Florida (Annual Current
Music Led By: Ramada Inn Owensboro Retreat to meet as well) with
Jen Van Camp 3136 West 2nd. St. Brian McLaren and Joy Yee
Youth Pastor 270-685-3941
Nineteenth Ave Baptist Rate: $89.00 February 26: Lexington Cluster
San Francisco, CA Meeting, Central Baptist Church,
Block Rate Release: April 4, 2009 Lexington, 6:30 pm

“Voices United”
March 6: Appreciation Day and
Annual Lecture Series in honor
of Dr. E Glenn Hinson, Baptist
Kentucky/Morocco Music Exchange: April 28 - May 8, 2009 Seminary of Kentucky,
Lexington
The 2009 Morocco Partnership Trip Sponsored by Kentucky Baptist Fel- March 24: Covington Cluster
lowship will focus on music and worship with our friends from the Eglise Meeting, First Baptist Corbin,
Evangelique au Maroc. We will take a choir comprised from KBF churches 6:30 pm
to Morocco where we will combine with students from Africa in Morocco April 24-25: KBF Annual
to lead in worship at many of our partner churches. Additionally we will Spring Gathering and Baptist
learn African songs from out partners, teach American worship styles and Seminary of Kentucky Banquet,
liturgy and lead workshops teaching basic vocal and instrumental skills to Third Baptist, Owensboro
those who are interested at each church in Morocco.
April 28-May 8: “VOICES
UNITED”: Morocco-Kentucky
Cost: $2100. Applica- Music Exchange Trip
tions may be requested
beginning December 1 May 16: Baptist Seminary of
Kentucky Graduation, Lexington
from the KBF office and
must be submitted along June 3-13: Extreme Build 2009
with a $150 non-refund- - Kick-off Celebration Friday,
able deposit by January June 5th at 6:00 pm
15. Choir size is limited; July 2-3: CBF General
applicants who are 18 Assembly, Houston, Texas.
or older, in good health, www.thefellowship.info
musically inclined or
a willingness to teach July 10: Baptist Seminary of
Kentucky Golf Scramble
through voice and/or
music will be selected August 21-22: KBF Fall
on a first-come, first- Coordinating Council Meeting
Church at Casablanca choir leading in worship. served basis.