Short-term missions is strategic for making disciples not only globally, but locally within of our own congregations.  Using short-term mission efforts for disciple-making among our own church members is one slice of the disciple-making pie. No need to reinvent the wheel here.  Ample resources are available for mission teams to use for team devotions.  Teams... Continue Reading →

Construction skills of all types are much needed on the mission field and open the door to sharing the Gospel with those you serve. One Kentucky missionary shared the story of a man they had been ministering to through their ministry center.  The man had completed their 3-month budgeting course and was in need of... Continue Reading →

Jesus’s command to makes disciples of all nations is for all believers (Matt 28:19).  While we want every Christian to be a disciple-maker, not everyone in the local church will necessarily leave their home for gospel mission (Acts 13:1-3).  Some go; the rest send.  Some go long-term; others can go short-term.  Short-term mission teams can... Continue Reading →

Matthew 9:36 challenges us to reach compassionately the harassed and helpless. No demographic is more helpless than children. Here in Kentucky, 26% of our children live in poverty, that’s one out of every four children.   For the 985,000 children in Kentucky who live in poverty, Christmas doesn’t always come with the promise of gifts—or even... Continue Reading →

Many of the missionaries featured in our KYandBeyond blog each month are Kentucky Mission Service Corps Missionaries (or KY-MSC as we like to call them).  You may have heard the term but also may have asked, “What is a Kentucky Missions Service Corps Missionary and how does one become a Kentucky Missionary Service Corps Missionary?”... Continue Reading →

As the eleven apostles wait on the Mountain in Galilee for Jesus, they are filled with mixed emotions.  No doubt they wonder, “What will Jesus say and what will we do next?”  When Jesus appears to the them, the heart of His message is “make disciples of all nations” (Matt 28:19). Short-term missions is for... Continue Reading →

The Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Mission Mobilization Team is blessed to have 7 "self-funded" mobilization consultants across the state that stand ready to help a church, association or individual connect with in-state missions. Their primary duties are to: Establish and maintain good relations with Directors of Missions, pastors, and churches in their regions. Recruit and enlist... Continue Reading →