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KENTUCKY BAPTIST 
FELLOWSHIP
Equipping and Empowering KentuckyBaptist Churches and Christians.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
Officers
Moderator: Alice MullModerator Elect: Robert DavisSecretary: Mary RunyonTreasurer: Susanne JenkensPast Moderator: Lynne Huff 
Coordinating Council
Susan Allen, Kitty Baird, MargaretBarlow, Charlotte Benningfield, JaneBrake, James Browning, Linda Caldwell,Ottis Cave, Jeremy Colliver, RobertCoons, Stanley Crabb, Jica Crafton,Gwen Curry, Jim Dobbins, Nancy Fields,Larry Haltom, Patsey Jacobs, Mark John-son, Don Mantooth, Bill McCann, DonMcFadden, Kristen Terry Nethery, JohnOwen, Pat Ramey, Jay Robison, DonRogers, Kimbrough Simmons, NaomiWalker, Howard Wilson, and Lisa Wood.
CBF Council Members
Bill Ellis, Robert Baker, Lynn Smith
Staff 
Coordinator:John Lepper jlepper@kybf.orgAdministrative Assistant:Kathleen Cornetetoffice@kybf.org
Address Service Requested
Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. Postage PaidLouisville, KentuckyPermit # 976
Education Conferencedraws participantsfrom over 20 churches
The Kentucky Baptist Fellowship and the Baptist Seminary of Kentuckyco-sponsored the third annual Education Conference on Saturday,October 27 on the Seminary’s campus. Eighty-two people from over 20churches participated in general sessions and workshops. The conferencetheme, “Discovering Your Church’s Strengths” came from the researchwork of keynote speaker, Dr. Cynthia Woolever. Dr. Woolever and Dr.Deborah Bruce have co-authored three books utilizing an approach thataffirms the positive dimensions of a church’s resources.Workshops focused on a wide variety of topics including separateemphases on buildinghealthy ministry withchildren, youth, andadults, as well as Chris-tian Education as Spiri-tual Formation, African-American Visionsof ChristianEducation, and Makingthe Bible Come Alive.The EducationConference is one of several collaborativeefforts of BaptistSeminary of Kentuckyand the KentuckyBaptist Fellowship.
These “Building a Healthy Children’sMinistry” workshop participants used team-work to accomplish a learning objective.
 
KBF News
KBF News is a monthly newsletter of Kentucky Baptist Fellowship.
December 2007 
ATLANTA – Five more minutes,and the severe storm damage ThirdBaptist Church in Owensboro, Ky.,experienced October 18 wouldhave been a lot worse.Approximately 100 people gath-ered in the church’s sanctuary forthe Kentucky Council of Churches’annual assembly as a severe thun-derstorm blew through Owensboro,possibly causing several tornados.Thirty minutes into the worshipservice the weather worsened, andworshippers rushed for shelter inthe church’s basement. When itseemed safe to return to the sanctu-ary, they saw the extensive damagethey narrowly missed.
Severe storm damages Third Baptist,narrowly misses injuring worshippers
By Carla Wynn Davis, CBF Communications“We went in [the sanctuary], and Iwas just sick,” said James Byrd, thechurch’s pastor. “We would havehad people killed. The bell towerfell in the church. There were 30to 40 people [in that area], and itwould have crushed them.”“Nobody was hurt, and we’rethankful for that,” said CharlesDouglas, the church’s minister of music.When the church’s bell tower col-lapsed, it destroyed large sectionsof the balcony, the church’s grandpiano, and many pews.Stained glass windows shattered,dust scattered, the parking lot filledwith debris, and the family lifecenter suffered water and structuraldamage.“These things do happen,” saidKen Adkisson, a 54-year memberof the church. “But we’ll survive.We’re just fortunate those peoplegot out.”Byrd said the church has insuranceto cover what he estimates is $1million in damages that may takesix months or longer to repair.“Just pray for us,” Byrd said.“We’ve done everything we knowto do, and we’re just waiting tosee what’s next. We covet theprayers.”
 
A Word from the Coordinator 
I
f you are like me, you have already started filling in your 2008 calendar. Calendars are important tools that help us keeptrack of future events and also recall past events.As I review my 2007 calendar, I am reminded of numerous individual and church partnersand what we’ve accomplished together. Here is a short list of KBF accomplishments in 2007:• Extreme Build—joining hands with over a hundred volunteers and numerouspartner organizations to build a house in a week• Hosting numerous mission teams in Owsley County, McCreary County, andthe community of Nada (including expanding the Nada Summer intern toyear-round)• Morocco Partnership between Kentucky Churches and Churches in Morocco• Children’s Mission Day• Visioning Process with input from Prayer Triplets• Celebrating Baptist Seminary of Kentucky’s 5th Anniversary• Christian Education Conference co-sponsored with BSK• Being a resource to churches during the interim, including sharing names of prospective ministersA day that stands out is the day Rhonda Abbott Blevins ended her service with Kentucky Baptist Fellowship. Even as Iam saddened by her departure, I am reminded of her gifts, service, and commitment. My calendar tells me that the searchcommittee has already met and has begun receiving resumes. With over forty resumes received, the search committeehas a good group of qualified individuals from which to choose. At this writing about thirty-five good resumes have beenreceived. I say this because this gives me hope that another person will be found to serve with us to coordinate missions.God is indeed at work.We at Kentucky Baptist Fellowship face a critical time. Will future funding enable us to support an Associate Coordinatorfor Missions? The sad news is that if current trends continue, the answer is “no.”We receive checks from churches and individuals almost every day of the calendar year and we are grateful to the manyindividuals and churches that forward money to Kentucky Baptist Fellowship on a consistent basis.We are doing more than we’ve ever done. Lives are being changed as we are helping churches and individuals connectwith mission and ministry opportunities. But in order to continue these important programs we need your support and thesupport of your church. We need to expand existing support and discover new sources of funding.Before I ask you to do something, let me relate what I am doing. My wife and I have decided that we will be the first newsource of funding. We are making a personal commitment to make a direct monthly contribution to KBF in the amount of $200 per month.Will you join me in making a personal commitment to make a direct monthly contribution to KBF? Will you also encour-age your church to increase what they are giving to KBF? Together we can fill the 2008 calendar with successful minis-tries and milestones.Thanks for your prayersand for your support.Blessings,John Lepper
 
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