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KENTUCKY BAPTIST
FELLOWSHIP
Equipping & Empowering.
Cultivating Partnerships.
Engaging in Missions.

Kentucky Baptist Fellowship

225 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy., Suite 205
Louisville KY 40222-4929

Phone: 502-426-1931
Fax: 502-426-1612
Office email:
Website:
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Moderator:
Moderator Elect:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Past Moderator:
Alice Mull
Robert Davis
Mary Runyon
Susanne Jenkens
Lynne Huff
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VISIT
Susan Allen, Kitty Baird, Margaret
Barlow, Charlotte Benningfield, Jane Brake,
James Browning, Linda Caldwell, Ot-
tis Cave, Jeremy Colliver, Robert Coons,
Stanley Crabb, Jica Crafton, Gwen Curry,
Jim Dobbins, Nancy Fields, Larry Haltom,

the new
Patsey Jacobs, Mark Johnson, Don Man-
tooth, Bill McCann, Don McFadden, Kristen
Terry Nethery, John Owen, Pat Ramey, Jay
Robison, Don Rogers, Kimbrough Simmons,

website
Naomi Walker, Howard Wilson, and Lisa
Wood.

2008 for KBF!

CBF Council Members
Bill Ellis, Robert Baker, Lynn Smith
Staff
Coordinator:
John Lepper We will be continuing
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Administrative Assistant:
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KBF News
March 2008

KBF News is a newsletter of Kentucky Baptist Fellowship.

Kentucky Baptist Fellowship Spring

Gathering at Highland Baptist April 25-26
Kentucky Baptist Fellowship will gather for the annual meeting April 25-26 at High-
land Baptist Church in Louisville. This year’s theme is “Free to be the People of God:
Christian–Islamic Dialogue.” Why? In a post 9/11 world, the need to understand one
another in the world community has never been more important. Join Kentucky Bap-
tist Fellowship in the annual Spring Gathering as we dialogue about Christian–Islamic
relationships, both here, at home, and abroad. Our goal is to open the door to a more
complete understanding of the basic beliefs of Islam, to look at our shared heritage and
to discover ways in which we can build bridges of mutual respect and support.

The keynote speakers for the weekend will be Karen Thomas Smith and Jean-Luc
Blanc. Karen Thomas Smith is a native of Kentucky and currently serves as the Chris-
tian Chaplain at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. Karen also serves as
pastor of the Protestant church in Ifrane. Jean-Luc Blanc is President of the Evangelical Karen Thomas Smith,
Protestant Church of Mo- Keynote Speaker
New Baptist Covenant rocco as well as the pastor of
the church in Casablanca.
January 30 - February 1 Dr. Ghouse Shareef, Chair-
man of the Education
Committee of the River
Road Mosque of Louisville,
will join us for a panel
discussion and will lead
a breakout session on the
basic tenets of Islam. Wor-
ship leaders will be John
and Amy Wiles of Austin,
Texas. The Wiles’ will
lead us in creative worship Jean-Luc Blanc,
experiences both Friday and Keynote Speaker
Saturday of our Gathering.

Fifteen thousand participants in the New Baptist What: KBF Spring Gathering
Covenant convocation arrived in Atlanta Jan. 30 Theme: Free to be the People of God:
seeking unity in Christ and departed Feb. 1 won- Christian–Islamic Dialogue
dering where their quest will lead. For responses Where: Highland Baptist Church,
from KBF participants to their New Baptist Cov- 1101 Cherokee Rd., Louisville
enant experience, log onto www.kybf.org. When: April 25 -26, 2008

We are a fellowship of churches and individuals who share

a commitment to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.
Dining With Jesus
By Bob Coons, Pastor, Seven Hills Church, Owensboro, KY

“I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 (NIV)

There was a picture of a group of people standing in a 1920’s soup line.

Men, women, and children are holding an assortment of bowls, waiting to
be fed. Most are dirty and rumpled-looking. The boys and girls have on
clothing that appear either too big or too small. Many of their faces are
turned away. The few which can be seen are unremarkable—just faces in
the crowd.

Superimposed above the line of people is a depiction of Jesus, smiling. It

seems to suggest that feeding hungry people is a God-thing, something
Jesus approves and watches over. It surprised no one that Jesus found joy
in seeing hungry people fed.

The painting hung prominently in the hall where the soup was served.
Those who worked in the soup kitchen took great pride in the painting.
They began to think of themselves as doing Christ’s work—being Christ,
in fact, to those hungry people in the soup line. As they served, they
thought of Christ smiling at them. They took a measure of pride in pleas-
ing their Lord.

One day, a surprising discovery was made. Close examination of the faces
in the painting revealed a startling similarity to the face of Jesus. Every
one of the soup-line faces had the features of Jesus—whether boy, girl,
woman, or man. This revelation suddenly transformed the servers’ at-
titudes. The painting became
a source of humility rather than pride. “Remember,” they would say to each
other as they served, “Jesus will be dining with us today!”

For almost two years, Jesus has been dining with us on Wednesday evenings.
He comes to our Home Cookin’ soup kitchen. I don’t always remember to
look for Jesus, but occasionally I see him in the faces of those 40-45 people
who gather for a warm meal each week.

A few of our regular attenders are probably “homeless” (like Jesus). They
appear to be living in their cars. They come for the food. It may be one of
the few meals they will eat this week. Some are unemployed, just trying to
provide for their families until a job is found. Some come to stretch a too-
short disability check to cover life’s necessities over a too-long month. Others
are trapped in a cycle of medically-imposed poverty, where prescriptions and
other medical costs have left them unable to buy food.

A few who gather on Wednesdays could likely afford to pay for their meal.
They’re neither homeless, nor poor, nor unemployed. Yet, they are hungry-
--hungry for human contact, for fellowship (or koinonia to give it a biblical
name). Finally, some are here to serve. They cook, clean, carry trash, and dine
with Jesus. And although they may not come hungry, they, too, find them-
selves strangely “filled.” I guess dining with Jesus will do that to you.
KBF 2007 Contributions Received from Churches
Because of the generous contributions of numerous individuals and churches, Kentucky Baptist Fellowship is able
to make a difference for Jesus Christ. Approximately 90% of KBF receipts comes through churches. Some of the
money is part of church budgets and some is designated to KBF by church members. The list below reflects contri-
butions KBF received from churches during the 2007 calendar year. Thanks for your generous contributions.
General Fund (undesignated) contributions: Melbourne Heights Baptist Church, Louisville 300.00
Anchor Baptist Church, Richmond 3,000.00 Midlane Park Baptist Church, Louisville 501.34
Audubon Baptist Church, Louisville 1,248.00 Midway Baptist Church, Midway 7,632.50
Bagdad Baptist Church, Bagdad 1,316.23 New Fellowship Baptist Church, Elizabethtown 521.72
Broadway Baptist Church, Louisville 14,185.35 Payneville Baptist Church, Payneville 417.45
Buechel Park Baptist Church, Louisville 5,500.00 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Louisville 3,293.82
Burlington Baptist Church, Burlington 66.63 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Shepherdsville 3,038.44
Calvary Baptist Church, Lexington 6,607.72 Ridgewood Baptist Church, Louisville 1,628.70
Campbellsburg Baptist Church, Campbellsburg 9,899.23 Rosedale Baptist Church, Richmond 452.39
Cecilia Baptist Church, Cecilia 306.81 Salem Baptist Church, Morgantown 3,438.00
Central Baptist Church, Lexington 1,400.00 Southside Baptist Church, Louisville 2,005.00
Colesburg Baptist Church, Elizabethtown 394.31 St. Matthews Baptist Church, Louisville 1,479.13
Community Baptist Church, Henderson 2,410.80 Stanford Baptist Church, Stanford 10,439.58
Cornerstone Baptist Church, Monticello 600.00 Third Baptist Church, Owensboro 6,324.11
Cove Hill Baptist Church, Carrollton 653.27 Trinity Baptist Church, Lexington 2,496.00
Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Louisville 3,923.36 West Broadway Baptist Church, Louisville 2,800.00
Crestwood Baptist Church, Crestwood 6,337.14 Westport Road Baptist Church, Louisville 2,100.00
Deer Park Baptist Church, Louisville 2,085.29 Woodland Baptist Church, Louisville 2,305.00
Eminence Baptist Church, Eminence 3,419.63
Emmanuel Fellowship, Jackson 876.00 Missions Contributions (includes all missions designated
Erlanger Baptist Church, Erlanger 2,400.00 contributions such as missions offering and Extreme Build)
Evergreen Baptist Church, Frankfort 2,500.01 Anchor Baptist Church, Richmond 115.00
Faith Baptist Church, Georgetown 12,954.64 Broadway Baptist Church, Louisville 1,492.00
Fellowship of Mercy, Independence 1,011.92 Buechel Park Baptist Church, Louisville 2,000.00
First Baptist Ashland, Ashland 25.00 Central Baptist Church, Lexington 3,956.00
First Baptist, Eastwood 50.00 Colesburg Baptist Church, Elizabethtown 232.10
First Baptist, Ft Thomas 2,746.81 Cornerstone Baptist Church, Monticello 50.00
First Baptist, Bowling Green 180.00 Crestwood Baptist Church, Crestwood 2,000.00
First Baptist, Frankfort 260.00 Deer Park Baptist Church, Louisville 2,350.00
First Baptist, Lebanon Junction 349.41 First Baptist, Vanceburg 490.00
First Baptist, Middlesboro 6,271.24 First Baptist, Morehead 82.00
First Baptist, Brandenburg 2,700.00 First Baptist, Shepherdsville 2,171.00
First Baptist, Morehead 1,996.66 First Baptist, Corbin 902.00
First Baptist, Corbin 2,778.90 First Baptist, Winchester 365.00
First Baptist, Winchester 7,895.35 First Baptist, Middlesboro 416.63
First Baptist, Vanceburg 288.67 First Baptist, Williamsburg 200.00
First Baptist, Carlisle 3,925.00 Georgetown Baptist Church, Georgetown 2,395.00
First Baptist, Shepherdsville 6,018.02 Highland Baptist Church, Louisville 2,600.00
First Baptist, Williamsburg 380.00 Immanuel Baptist Church, Frankfort 1,000.00
First Baptist, Madisonville 5,181.00 Lexington Ave Baptist Church, Danville 900.00
First Baptist, Drakesboro 326.28 Masonville Baptist Church, Utica 30.05
Foundry United Methodist Church 6.00 Midlane Park Baptist Church, Louisville 1,325.00
Georgetown Baptist Church, Georgetown 13,019.24 First Baptist, Stearns 500.00
Grace Baptist Church, Lexington 459.92 Third Baptist Church, Owensboro 300.00
GracePointe Community Church, Mt. Washington 1,200.00 Westfork Baptist Church, Versailles, IN 900.00
Harrodsburg Baptist Church, Harrodsburg 3,233.24 Woodland Baptist Church, Louisville 4,955.00
Highland Baptist Church, Louisville 6,928.70
Hillview Baptist Church, Louisville 1,814.80 Morocco Partnership
Immanuel Baptist Church, Frankfort 18,143.40 Faith Baptist Church, Georgetown 1,200.00
Latonia Baptist Church, Covington 7,553.98 First Baptist, Middlesboro 580.00
Lewis Lane Baptist Church, Owensboro 736.41 Immanuel Baptist Church, Frankfort 2,655.00
Lexington Ave Baptist Church, Danville 18,266.77 Latonia Baptist Church, Covington 145.00
Living Faith Baptist Fellowship, Elizabethtown 5,467.50 Lexington Ave Baptist Church, Danville 5,605.87
Lyndon Baptist Church, Louisville 1,464.55 Living Faith Baptist Fellowship, Elizabethtown 2,333.25
Maple Grove Baptist Church, Louisville 10,933.57 Third Baptist Church, Owensboro 1,200.00
Masonville Baptist Church, Utica 609.40 Westport Road Baptist Church, Louisville 390.00
 What: KBF Spring Gathering
Theme: Free to be the People of God:
Christian–Islamic Dialogue
Where: Highland Baptist Church,
1101 Cherokee Rd., Louisville
When: April 25 -26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Spring Gathering Music
5:15 PM Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Banquet led by John & Amy Wiles
7:00 PM Worship with KBF or Join Highland
Baptist Friday Church Worship* (then
rejoin KBF worship service)

8:30 PM Meet and Greet with Jean-Luc Blanc

and Karen Thomas Smith

Saturday, April 26, 2008

8:00 AM Coffee Time

8:30 – 9 AM Business Session

9:15 – 10:15 Breakout Sessions

10:30 – 11:25 Panel Discussion with Karen Thomas

Smith, Jean-Luc Blanc and Dr. Ghouse
Shareef
11:30 – 12:30 Worship and Communion
Breakout Sessions:
KBF Morocco Partnership: Led by Karen Thomas
Smith and Jean-Luc Blanc
Basics of Islam: Led by Dr. Ghouse Shareef
Telling Our Story: Led by National CBF Staff Member
Come experience worship through music led by
John and Amy Wiles. John is finishing his doc-
toral degree in Choral Conduction at the Uni-
versity of Texas where he directs the UT Men’s
Chorus. He additionally serves as pianist for St.
Peter’s United Methodist Church. Amy teaches
music to Kindergarten through 5th grade in Le-
ander ISD near Austin. Both Amy and John are
excited to be a part of the KBF Spring Meeting.

Extreme Build: What it is and how and why to be
involved: Led by Sharon Davis
“Friday Church” Alternative Worship: Led by Joe
Phelps, Pastor Highland Baptist
and Chris Sanders, Worship Leader
of Friday Church, Highland Baptist
*An optional worship experience is being provided at this year’s
Spring Meeting. You are invited to attend “Friday Church”
which is Highland Baptist Church’s alternative worship service.
On the night of the Spring Meeting, “Friday Church” will meet
at Highland United Methodist Church (one block from Highland
Baptist). Since that service is only 45 minutes in length, those
who attend “Friday Church” can join the opening worship
service of the Spring Meeting (already in progress).
 Book One Church’s
Journey into
Your Diversity

Room
A Leadership Conference
with Dr. William (Bill)
Kincaid, Pastor, Woodland
Christian Church (Disciples
of Christ), Lexington
Jameson Inn
502-267-8100 Friday, April 25; 1-3:45 PM, Highland Baptist Church
Cost: $72.99 Plus Tax
This year’s leadership conference is in keeping with the theme of our
Reserve by 4-21-08
strategic planning – telling our future story. Those who attend this con-
ference will learn ways to live out a future story of becoming more open
Country Inn & Suites and diverse places of worship, fellowship and service.
502-261-9434
Cost: $72.00 Plus Tax Dr. Bill Kincaid has been on faculty at Lexington Theological Seminary,
works with the Regional Disciples of Christ and writes extensively for
Reserve by 4-25-08
Christian publications. Each hour will begin with a presentation and then
break into small group work. Dr. Kincaid has led his church to be more
Microtel Inn open to dealing with diversity on many fronts for several years.
502-266-6590
Cost: $45.00 Plus Tax The cost of the conference is $15 ($10 if pre-registered by April 10 or
Reserve by 4-1-08 only $25 per church group of 3 or more). Baptist Seminary of Kentucky
students may attend at no cost. To register, mail your check to KBF, 225
S. Hurstbourne Pkwy., Suite 205, Louisiville, KY 40222. Please include
Comfort Inn your name, phone number, and name of your church. Call 502-426-1931
502-266-6509 if you have questions.
Cost: $75.00 Plus Tax
Reserve by 4-4-08 Baptist Seminary of Kentucky
Holiday Inn Express
Banquet at Annual KBF Meeting
502-240-0035 Baptist Seminary of Kentucky will hold its annual banquet this year
Cost: $109.99 Plus Tax at the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship Spring Gathering. Friends of
Reserve by 3-25-08 KBF and friends of BSK will join together in this time of fellowship
and information sharing.

There is a 20-room block
under the name Kentucky
Baptist Fellowship for each
hotel and through each
date listed.
Date and Time: April 25, 2008, 5:15 PM
Place: Highland Baptist Church, Louisville
Cost: $15 per person
Advance reservations required. To make reservations, contact Glenda
Simpson at BSK office: 859-455-8191 or glenda.simpson@bsky.org