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KENTUCKY 
BAPTIST
FELLOWSHIP
Equipping & Empowering.Cultivating Partnerships.Engaging in Missions.
Kentucky Baptist Fellowship225 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy., Suite 205Louisville KY 40222-4929Phone: 502-426-1931Fax: 502-426-1612Office email: office@kybf.orgWebsite: www.kybf.org
Coordinating Council Officers:
Moderator: Robert Davis, LouisvilleModerator-Elect: Linda Caldwell, MiddlesboroPast Moderator: Alice Mull, ElizabethtownSecretary:Treasurer: Susanne Jenkens, Louisville
Term Expiring in 2009:
Bill McCann,Madisonville; Stanley Crabb, Hopkinsville; JimDobbins, Elizabethtown; Lisa Wood, Frankfort;Frank Hatfield, Shepherdsville; Ottis Cave,Stanford; John Owen, Winchester; Pat Ramey,Williamsburg; and Don Mantooth, Morehead.
Term Expiring in 2010:
Robert Davis, Lou-isville; Susanne Jenkens, Louisville; MargaretBarlow, Louisville; Kitty Baird, Danville; NancyFields, Covington; Patsey Jacobs, Lexington; andIraline Craig, Midway.
Term Expiring in 2011:
Bob Coons, Owens-boro; Charlotte Benningfield, Owensboro; JaneBrake, Frankfort; Renee Purtlebaugh, Louisville;Don Rogers, Louisville; Amanda Phelps Taylor,Morgantown; Don McFadden, Winchester; andKristen Terry Nethery, Corbin.
Term Expiring in 2012:
Dwight Lovan, Ow-ensboro; Clarice Johnson, Owensboro; LauraAlbovias, Louisville; Naomi Colliver, George-town; Susan Reed, Louisville; David Wells, Shep-herdsville; Tim Doremus, Mt. Washington; DavidHoneycutt, Williamsburg; and Mary Edinger,Middlesboro.
CBF Coordinating Council:
Barry Birdwhistell,Elizabethtown; Jeremy Colliver, Georgetown; andLynn Smith, Covington.
Coordinator:
John Lepper jlepper@kybf.org
Associate Coordinator for Missions:
Joshua Speight josh@kybf.org
Administrative Assistant:
Valarie Shoulta valarie@kybf.org
Address Service Requested
Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. Postage PaidLouisville, KentuckyPermit # 976
KBF Memorial Gifts
Bill and Gloria Jones madea contribution in memory of Herman Matthews, pianist of FBC Middlesboro.
 Welcome Valarie Shoulta,
New Administrative Assistant
Valarie Shoulta began work December1 for KBF as Administrative Assis-tant. Kathy Cornetet retired at the endof December. Valarie worked withKathy duringDecember tolearn the new job.Valarie is mar-ried to JeremyShoulta. Theyare members atDeer Park BaptistChurch in Louisville where Jeremyis Minister to Children, Youth andFamilies.
The Annual KBFChildren’s Mission Dayplanned for March 7,2009 is CANCELLED.The event will returnin the fall of 2009.
 
 We are a fellowship of 
churches
and
individuals
who sharea commitment to the Great Commission of 
 Jesus Christ 
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KBF News
KBF News is a newsletter of Kentucky Baptist Fellowship.
 January 2009
Cluster Meetings Successful
Two cluster meetings were held in recent weeks. The first cluster meeting washeld at First Baptist Church, Shepherdsville with 35 people present, represent-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 Councilis planning and implementing these first cluster meetings in about a half dozenlocations across Kentucky. A leader from this work group helps those presentbrainstorm things the cluster might do in the coming year. It is hoped that clus-ters will provide more opportunities for people to experience Kentucky BaptistFellowship relationships, share resources, and collaborate on missions withineasy driving distance.The two meetings held in Shepherdsville and Owensboro provided a good timeof fellowship and visioning for the future. We shared a meal and also a timeof brainstorming. The Shepherdsville/Mt. Washington/Elizabethtown clusterdecided to focus on missions and fellowship. One of the churches will plan a“repair affair-like” mission project and the other churches will join them in thisproject. The idea is that, next year, another church will take the lead. The groupalso decided to have a Fifth Sunday Night worship service and fellowship. Onerepresentative from each of the churches will make up a “steering group” to helpevaluate these events and keep the cluster on track for future events.The Western Kentucky cluster also set some priorities for future meetings andselected a steering group to decide on specific events and times. Events mightinclude a joint training conference, a resource fair, a concert and time of fellow-ship, or a mission project.
Dates/Places for Cluster Listening MeetingsShare a meal and dialogue beginning at 6:30 PM!
LouisvilleBuechel Park Baptist ChurchJanuary 20, 2009CovingtonLatonia Baptist ChurchFebruary 3, 2009
Februaryis Women’sPreachingMonth
Baptist Women in Ministry invitesall Baptist churches to celebrateMartha Stearns Marshall Wom-en’s Preaching Month by mak-ing plans now to have a womanpreach on any Sunday in February2009. The event was named afterMarshall, who was an eighteenth-century Separate Baptist femalepreacher.Acts 2:16-17 reminds us of thewords of the prophet Joel: “In thelast days, God says, I will pour outmy spirit on all people. Your sonsand daughters will prophesy.’”Your sons and daughters willprophesy. We invite you to helpgive our daughters that opportu-nity.In February of 2007, fifty-fourchurches in the United States andone in Japan responded to the in-vitation, and the voices of womenwere heard from the pulpits of Baptist churches, proclaiming thegood news of Jesus Christ. In Feb-ruary of 2008, seventy-six church-es invited a woman to preach. Ourgoal in 2009 is for at least 100churches to participate. For moreinformation, contact Joshua Spei-ght or visit www.bwim.info.LexingtonCentral Baptist ChurchFebruary 26, 2009CorbinFirst Baptist ChurchMarch 24, 2009
 
A Word about Morocco from our AssociateCoordinator for Missions: Josh Speight
I traveled to Morocco in November to attend the annualSynod of EEAM churches, held in Casablanca. How won-derful it was for me to create my own friendships acrossthe water in Morocco with so many unique Christianswhose passion for Christ and his church humbled mebeyond words. Morocco truly is a picture of diversity inGod’s kingdom; I met person after person from so manydifferent countries and cultures, yet all of us were bondedtogether in Christ. The running list I kept of countriesencountered 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 morethan surpassed all my expectations. The partnership thatKentucky Baptist Fellowship has forged with the EgliseEvangelique 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 theChurch in Rabat, or Faith Baptist in Georgetown and theChurch in Marrakech, or Third Baptist in Owensboro andthe Church in Casablanca.Many people in Morocco are from Sub-Saharan Africa and are trying to reach Spain. They have left their homes, theirlands, and their countries, dreaming of better jobs and better lives for their families back home. For these people, Europerepresents the land of continual opportunity, yet they are continually denied entrance to Spain. Forced to stay in Moroccowhere 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 partnerbecause 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 ina city of almost six million people. I closed the sermon with my favorite image of the Lord’s Supper: God’s large roundtable, always with enough room, enough food,and always seeking diversity. God is askingus to come to the prepared table, where thereis room for so many of us. After my sermon,we shared in the communal meal, breakingthe bread and sharing the cup, and as is thetradition at the church, the congregation comesforward 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 beforemy eyes in Africa...I hope you will prayerfully consider your rolewith Morocco in the future.
Leaders of Eglise Evangelique in Maroc, our partners in Morocco.Gift given to Josh by Church in Marrakech. Jean-C(left), Josh, and Jean-Teddy (right).
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