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Equipping & Empowering. Year End Financial Report
Cultivating Partnerships. (May 2007- April 2008)
Engaging in Missions.
General Fund Needs $329,022
Kentucky Baptist Fellowship General Fund Receipts $311,492
225 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy., Suite 205
Louisville KY 40222-4929

Phone: 502-426-1931
Missions Receipts $88,061
Fax: 502-426-1612 (includes KBF Missions, Extreme Build,
Office email: offi[email protected]
Website: www.kybf.org Global Missions Partnership—Morocco)
Coordinating Council Officers:
Moderator: Robert Davis, Louisville
Moderator-Elect: Linda Caldwell, Middlesboro
Figures given above are subject to final
Past Moderator: Alice Mull, Elizabethtown audit by our CPA.
Secretary: Kristen Terry Nethery, Corbin
Treasurer: Susanne Jenkens, Louisville

Extreme
Term Expiring in 2009: Bill McCann,
Madisonville; Stanley Crabb, Hopkinsville; Jim
Dobbins, Elizabethtown; Lisa Wood, Frankfort;

Build
Frank Hatfield, Shepherdsville; Ottis Cave,
Stanford; John Owen, Winchester; Pat Ramey,
Williamsburg; and Don Mantooth, Morehead. Did you receive
Term Expiring in 2010: Larry Haltom, Hender-
son; Robert Davis, Louisville; Susanne Jenkens, KBF eNews
in June?
Louisville; Margaret Barlow, Louisville; Kitty
Baird, Danville; Jeremy Shoulta, Louisville;
Nancy Fields, Covington; Patsey Jacobs, Lexing-
ton; and Iraline Craig, Midway.

Term Expiring in 2011: Bob Coons, Owens- If not, please email

boro; Charlotte Benningfield, Owensboro; Jane offi[email protected] ASAP to be
Brake, Frankfort; Renee Purtlebaugh, Louisville;
Don Rogers, Louisville; Amanda Phelps Taylor, added to the distribution list for
Morgantown; James Browning, Pikeville; Don
McFadden, Winchester; and Kristen Terry Neth- August. We will continue mailing the
ery, Corbin. printed KBF News on a regular basis
Term Expiring in 2012: Dwight Lovan, Ow- in addition to communicating with you
ensboro; Clarice Johnson, Owensboro; Laura
Albovias, Louisville; Naomi Colliver, George- through KBF eNews. Don’t miss out!
town; Susan Reed, Louisville; David Wells, Shep-

2008 VISIT
herdsville; Tim Doremus, Mt. Washington; David
Honeycutt, Williamsburg; and Mary Edinger,
Middlesboro.

CBF Coordinating Council: Barry Birdwhistell,

Elizabethtown; Jeremy Colliver, Georgetown; and
Lynn Smith, Covington.

Coordinator: John Lepper

www.kybf.org
[email protected]
We are adding new
Associate Coordinator for Missions:
Joshua Speight [email protected] July 13-19 content to the site, so
Administrative Assistant:
www.mountainhopeky.org
be sure to check often!
Kathleen Cornetet offi[email protected]
KBF News
July 2008

KBF News is a newsletter of Kentucky Baptist Fellowship.

Spring Gathering
plans challenging
Planning the Spring Gathering this year was quite a challenge--even
more than usual. Each year the moderator-elect is charged with
gathering a planning team to plan the program for the annual meet-
ing. It’s quite a job to reserve space, develop a theme for the meeting
and then enlist the right people to inform and inspire participants.

Spring Gathering plans challenging continued inside

Building Hope up in Nada

By Josh Speight, Associate Coordinator for Missions:

The ongoing efforts through the Mountain Hope initiative in Nada continue
to inspire hope among not only the people of the community but among
those who come seeking partnership with Nada and other Christian commu-
nities. The Kentucky Baptist Fellowship, through the local guidance of Paula
Settle (Together For Hope - CBF), and the efforts of First Baptist Church
Winchester and Dr. John Owen (Pastor) continue to build up hope in Nada.
The combined efforts of many churches throughout the summer will help
complete a project for the Helton family that is too big for any one church to
accomplish on its own.

Recently (May 11-18th), Blacksburg Baptist Church (Blacksburg, Virginia)

and Dublin Baptist Church (Dublin, Virginia) spent the week in Nada constructing a bathroom/shower/bedroom building
for the Helton family; this building provides indoor facilities the family has never had while in Nada. Due to structural is-
sues with the Helton’s home, the new construction needed to be unattached for possible future construction. The two Vir-
ginia churches began a partnership with the Heltons which will be continued as FBC Madisonville (Kentucky), Lexington
Avenue (Danville, Kentucky), and FBC Kannapolis (North Carolina) come later in the summer to carry on the work and
assist the Heltons, building up hope as they build this addition to their home. Clark Lentz, a member from Blacksburg
Baptist Church, shared these words about his experience:

I was amazed at the work our team was able to accomplish with God’s help this past week! The framing and
roof are complete, the siding is complete except for the top piece of siding on three walls, and except for the top
triangle of siding on the wall toward the house. The roof over the stoop needs to be framed up and bolted to the
structure before this wall can be covered with siding. The entry door is in place with lock and deadbolt....Please
share photos with us as the work progresses. We are looking forward to seeing the finished product!

Truly this is one story of how we as Christians come together through an initiative like Mountain Hope to build up hope in
the lives of others.

We are a fellowship of churches and individuals who share

a commitment to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.
Nada . . . One Year Later Meet Our 2008 McCreary
By Emilee Causey
County Summer Intern
One short year ago I began working Hi, I’m Dora Gosnell, a 19 year old,
in Nada as the Mission Coordinator single female. I was born in Somerset,
Intern, assisting teams who came to Kentucky, but I have lived in McCrea-
do construction and activities with the ry County all my life. I am the young-
community. During the course of last est of three children; I have two older
summer I began to be more involved sisters, Sunshine Ellen and Angel. My
with the teens and tweens who live in oldest sister, Sunshine Ellen is married
Nada, which evolved into working in and has 4 sons. Our middle sister, An-
Nada part-time as the Youth Coordinator during the school year. gel is married with one daughter and
Now, another summer is here and we are in the midst of new one son. I enjoy spending time with
mission teams and construction, but something is different; it is my niece and nephews as often as pos-
a little easier. The obstacles of last summer, preventing trust and sible. We all really enjoy spending time outdoors, something we
cohesiveness among the Nada youth, are now more manageable. have all acquired from my father; over the years he has definitely
We have been able to pinpoint some asset building needs over the turned us all into avid fishermen, or least we like to think so.
past year. Most of all, for all ages, those of us who work in Nada
are helping to build on the existing bonds of community which I am currently a junior at The University of the Cumberlands
provide love, support and encouragement for one another. where I am double majoring in Elementary Education and
Mathematics; I chose these majors due to my love for children
The planning for summer 2008 began almost as soon as summer and because math has always been an easy subject for me. I live
2007 ended. Plans were made to hold a conference in Nada for on campus at the University, which has been an experience all in
all the Mountain Hope teams (Owsley County, McCreary County itself. I do work-study as a way to lower my tuition. I work in a
and Nada volunteers) concerning asset building and community second grade classroom in Williamsburg, Kentucky, which has
development. We were fortunate to have Jeremy Lewis, CBF proven to be one of the most rewarding experiences in my life
Global Missions Manager for Together for Hope, to speak to thus far.
the volunteers about building on the skills already within the
community to create action while teaching new life skills. As I was looking for a summer job to help pay my school insurance
a result of this meeting, many new developments are occurring. when a family friend, Sister Nancy Sutton, told me about the
A unique development this summer has to do with the scale of internship with McCreary County Community Housing Develop-
construction projects; some of the mission teams themselves are ment Corporation (McCHDO) and Kentucky Baptist Fellowship.
working together on larger projects to be completed over the Sister Nancy is a wonderful woman who has definitely made a
course of the summer. Also, a stronger emphasis is placed on the difference in my family’s lives. She contacted me about the job
mission groups encouraging the community to participate in the and explained to me all the wonderful things both McCHDO and
construction projects, to make the project more personal to the KBF have been doing in McCreary County. After discussing it
community. And, in accordance with the asset building mindset, with her, we both agreed it would be a great experience.
the mission teams teach skills topics to the youth, in addition to
construction projects and activities with the community. Through this internship I see a chance to give back to the com-
munity. I have seen many lives affected by these programs, and
These skill topics range from money management/banking to when I had the chance to be part of this experience, there was
the importance of insurance to job application/interviews/work no question in my mind about taking the internship. My primary
behavior to renting an apartment. The goal is to encourage and focus in this internship is one of the great programs that first at-
teach them the capabilities needed to take care of themselves as tracted me to this job: Extreme Build. This is a great event held
young adults; being a part of the world, and not just in it, requires annually in McCreary County to help provide housing for needy
knowledge of how to handle responsibility (two of the teenag- families. One family is chosen and in one week, thanks to KBF,
ers are even working as assistants). One of the most important McCHDO, and all the volunteers from all across Kentucky, a
aspects of these topics is to learn life skills in such a way they house is built for this family in hopes it will improve the quality
are able to pass the knowledge along to someone else, thereby of life for them.
becoming advocates for each other.
I feel this position as the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship Summer
My hope is to help empower the community to recognize and Intern for McCreary County serves as an important communica-
develop capacity, both personally and as a community. Sustain- tion tool between McCHDO and KBF. I hope I can help the bond
able, effective differences are not made in one summer. It takes between McCHDO and KBF to continue to grow so their work
time to build hope that lasts. With each slow step, each engaging together will continue to thrive.
conversation, God is present, working both in the community and
in the volunteers to make a positive impact for all.
Spring Gathering plans challenging continued
Logistics at the recent spring gathering became quite a chal-
lenge for Robert Davis and team. First there was the matter
of moving “Friday Church” to a church a block away.
Parking at Highland Baptist Church is always a challenge.
Just as the newsletter was being mailed, Robert learned that
the street where Highland is located would be closed on
Saturday morning due to the marathon. Robert and team
met each challenge “head-on” and alternate plans were
made to overcome the challenges. The meeting was held
with no major glitches.

Alice Mull and Don Rogers

Worship leaders came from Morocco and Texas. Jean-Luc

Blanc and Karen Thomas Smith traveled from Morocco to
provide keynote messages, serve on a panel discussion, and
lead a breakout workshop. John and Amy Wiles traveled
from Texas to provide worship leadership; their style enliv-
ened worship, providing energy and excitement.

Highlighting the worship service on Friday evening was the installation of Josh Speight as Associate Coordinator for
Missions.

The program was altered this year to make time for a panel
discussion. Jean-Luc Blanc and Karen Thomas Smith were
joined on the panel by Dr. Ghouse Shareef (Islamic Cultural
Center, Louisville) and Dr. Roy Fuller, (adjunct professor
at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky). John Lepper, Coordina-
tor of Kentucky Baptist Fellowship, moderated the panel
discussion. Dr. Shareef also led a “standing room only”
breakout workshop on the basics of Islam.

Joe Phelps and Joy Horde

In business matters, the body adopted a budget of $342,665,

received reports from various work groups, and elected
fourteen new members of the coordinating council.
A Word from calendar
our Moderator July 11: Baptist Seminary
of Kentucky 5th Annual
by Robert Davis, Moderator Golf Scramble; Kearney
Hill Links, Lexington.
As I begin my year as Moderator, we Email Glenda Simpson
celebrate a significant milestone in the life
glenda.simpson@bsky. org
of KBF. In June of 1998, John Lepper was
hired as the first full time employee of the or call 859-455-8191.
KBF. Over the last 10 years under John’s
leadership we have made great strides for- July 13-19: Extreme Build;
ward in ministries in which we are involved McCreary County, KY
and our finances have grown steadily. We
are now at a stage of maturity that allows
us to seriously look at what the next step
August 15-16: KBF
should be for us as an organization. Coordinating Council;
Kavanaugh Retreat Center,
While we celebrate John’s 10 years with us we also celebrate a new beginning Crestwood
with the hiring of Josh Speight as our Associate Coordinator for Missions.
Josh brings a new energy and a fresh set of eyes to what we as the KBF are
September 6: Repair
endeavoring to do across this commonwealth.
Affair, Owsley County
My goals for the coming year center around 3 specific tasks. First of all, using
our Spring Gathering as a springboard, I want to see us strengthen the partner- September 6: Repair
ship that we have begun with the churches in Morocco. Karen Thomas Smith Affair, McCreary County
and Jean-Luc Blanc both challenged us to step to the plate and find unique and
creative ways in which to help the Moroccan churches in their efforts to be the
September 10-12:
presence of Christ in the local setting. As I write this, we have 17 individuals
in Morocco on a study and listening tour. This group is spending time talking Together for Hope Partners
with Islamic university students and professors, visiting mosques and interact- Meeting, Winchester
ing with members of local congregations throughout Morocco. The goal is to (national meeting)
begin dialogue and enhance the level of understanding between Christians and
Muslims. September 27: Children’s
Mission Day; Faith Baptist
Secondly, I would like to see our organization strengthen our connections state-
wide through the development of cluster groups across the state. These cluster Church, Georgetown
groups will allow for our members to come together for any number of activi-
ties without having to drive great distances to be involved. The Networking October 16-17; Kentucky
work group will be working on this challenge throughout this year. Council of Churches
Annual Convocation,
Lastly, I want to help our Administrative work group continue the process of
establishing an endowment fund for the KBF and begin the process of funding Frankfort
it as well. An endowment fund will help provide a solid financial foundation
which will help to insure the viability of our organization for many years to October 25: Christian Edu-
come. cation Workshop (Co-spon-
sored by Baptist Seminary
We have a great history behind us and an unlimited future before us. My goal is
of Kentucky and Kentucky
that we take advantage of every opportunity that is presented to us as we seek
to be the presence of Christ across this commonwealth. If you are not actively Baptist Fellowship) BSK
involved, I encourage you to take a leap of faith and join us on this incredible Campus, Lexington
journey which is the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship.
BSK’s Golf STIRRING THE WATERS
2008 Kentucky Baptist Fellowship
Scramble Christian Education Conference
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky’s
5th Annual Golf Scramble is
WHERE: Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (Lexington)
Friday, July 11, 2008 at
WHEN: Sat., Oct. 25, 2008 - 9am to 3pm (lunch provided)
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WHAT: Workshops designed to enhance your ministry
COST: $25/person or $20 each for 5+ (students $15)
$75 per golfer
INCENTIVES: $5 discount if registration/fees received by 10/1
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