1 Table of Contents Convention Program...... Page 4 Highview Baptist Church - East Campus...... Page 8 Convention Week Activities...... Page 10 Program Personalities...... Page 12 Pastors’ Conference Program...... Page 14 Future KBC and SBC Annual Meeting Dates and Sites...... Page 15 Convention Officers President...... Bill Langley First Vice President...... Kenny Rager Second Vice President...... Josh Landrum Secretary...... Wilma Simmons Assistant Secretary...... Patricia Reaves Executive Director-Treasurer...... Paul Chitwood Parliamentarian...... Adam Greenway

Others Serving the Convention Music Coordinator...... Jason Stewart Worship Leaders ...... Isaac Frasure, Tony Cunha, Jason Stewart Convention Coordinators Arrangements & Program………………Denise Withers Media Production ...... Larry Brannin Program……………………Larry Brannin, Jim Donnell Lisa Plemmons, Shari Rogers, Jason Stewart and Denise Withers Stage Manager………………………………Shari Rogers

2 3 Tuesday Morning November 14 – 8:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

8:10 .Opening Musical Isaac Frasure 9:30 .Committee on Annual Garnetta Smith Celebration Highview Praise Team Meeting Report

8:20 .Call to Order Bill Langley 9:35 .Committee on Committees Wes Pinkley Report .Welcome & Opening Prayer . Aaron Harvie 9:40 .Mission Board Staff Report Paul Chitwood

Organization of Wilma Simmons 10:15 .Mission Board Bill Langley 180th Convention Recommendations Recommendation on Garnetta Smith Order of Business 10:20 .Kentucky WMU Joy Bolton

.Appointment of Tellers Bill Langley 10:25 .Clear Creek Baptist Donnie Fox Bible College Report .Appointment of Committee Bill Langley on Committees 10:30 .Kentucky Baptist Richard Carnes Foundation Report Committee on Credentials Maurice Hollingsworth 10:35 .Congregational Singing Isaac Frasure

.Recognition of Fraternal Bill Langley 10:40 .Obituaries Report Don Mathis Organizations 10:45 .Election of Second Vice President 8:40 .Congregational Singing Isaac Frasure .(Runoff for secretaries, if needed.)

8:50 .Motions/Miscellaneous Business 10:55 .Motions/Miscellaneous Business

8:55 .Committee on Constitution Stephen Cavness 11:05 .Introduction of Speaker Kenny Rager & Bylaws Report and Special Music 9:05 .Committee on Resolutions Tommy Tapscott Report 11:10 .Special Music Marlana VanHoose

9:15 .Election of Secretaries 11:20 .President’s Address Bill Langley

9:25 .Congregational Singing Isaac Frasure 11:50 .Closing Prayer Stephen Hall

4 5 Tuesday Afternoon November 14 – 1:45 - 5:10 p.m.

1:45 Opening Music Kentucky Baptist Chorales 3:20 Special Music Doxology Vocal Ensemble, Celebration Tony Cunha and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Sue Ellen Ballard 3:35 Oneida Baptist Larry A. Gritton, Jr. 2:00 Call to Order Bill Langley Institute Report Prayer Josh Landrum 3:40 Congregational Singing Doxology Vocal Convention Secretary’s Report Wilma Simmons Ensemble, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 2:05 Western Recorder Report Todd Deaton 3:45 Introduction of Paul Badgett 2:10 Crossings Ministries Report Jeff Dalrymple Convention Sermon

2:15 University of the Cumberlands Larry Cockrum 3:50 Convention Sermon Tommy Reed

2:20 Sunrise Children’s Services Dale Suttles 4:20 Congregational Singing Doxology Vocal Ensemble, The Southern 2:25 Special Music Kentucky Baptist Chorales Baptist Theological Seminary Tony Cunha and Sue Ellen Ballard 4:25 Election of President (Runoff of First Vice President, if needed) 2:35 Congregational Singing Tony Cunha 4:35 Committee on Public Affairs Baxter Boyd 2:40 Celebration of Great Commission Faithfulness 4:40 Presentation of Integrity Paul Chitwood Recognition of Leading Paul Chitwood Award for News Coverage Churches in Baptisms, Mission of Faith Issues Work and Mission Sending 4:45 Congregational Singing Jason and Presentation of CP Giving Awards Curtis Woods Stephanie Stewart

Presentation of Distinguished Paul Chitwood 4:50 Announcement of New President CP Leadership Award (Runoff, if needed)

2:50 Miscellaneous Business 4:55 Recognition of Outgoing Officers Paul Chitwood 3:05 Election of First Vice President 4:55 Kentucky Ethics League Report Don Cole (Runoff for Second Vice President, if needed) 5:00 Recognition of New Officers Bill Langley 3:15 Committee on Nominations Stan Lowery Report 5:10 Closing Prayer New KBC President

6 7 8 9 Convention Week Activities Convention Week Activities Monday, November 13 Tuesday, November 14

10:30 a.m. J.H. Spencer Historical Society meeting 7:45 a.m. KBC Annual Meeting registration opens Room 316 – Highview East 7:45 Child Care opens Check-in - Lower Level 10:30 a.m. Discipleship Network of Kentucky 8:10 KBC Annual Meeting Worship Center - 2:30 p.m. (formerly Kentucky Baptist Religious Opening musical celebration Educators Association) Hopewell House, 4401 Potts Road, Louisville 40299 8:10 Exhibits, LifeWay Christian Store and Concessions open 12:30 KBC Annual Meeting Registration Opens Foyer 8:20 Morning Session Worship Center 12:30 Child Care opens Check-in - Lower Level Call to Order 1:00 Mission Board meeting 9:30 Ministers’ Wives Open House Third Level Rooms 123/125 – Lower Level Go to Convention Information (Foyer) that morning to receive a free admission button. 1:00 Exhibits, LifeWay Christian Store AND Concessions open Lower Level 11:50 KBC Annual Meeting Lunch break begins Child Care closed during lunch break. 2:00 Pastors’ Conference begins Worship Center Noon Ministers’ Wives Open House closes 5:25 - 7:00 Dinner Break – Pastors’ Conference Child Care closed during dinner break Noon The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Alumni & Friends Luncheon 5:30 - 6:45 Bi-Vocational Pastors’ Celebration Gheens Foundation Lodge at The Parklands Kentucky Baptist Building, Reservations required of Floyds Fork, 1421 Beckley Crossing 6:00 - 9:00 Kentucky Fellowship of Directors of Parkway, Louisville 40245 Mission’s Dinner & Annual Meeting 12:15 Partners in Church Planting Luncheon Lakewood Baptist Church Kentucky Baptist Building 13803 Shelbyville Road, Louisville 40245 1:30 Child Care opens 6:45 Child Care opens following meal break 1:45 KBC Annual Meeting Check-in – Lower Level Opening musical celebration 7:30 Registration closes 2:00 Afternoon session Call to Order 7:45 Exhibits, LifeWay Christian Store & Concessions close 4:00 Concessions close 9:05 Child Care closes 5:05 KBC Annual Meeting concludes Pastors’ Conference concludes Child Care closes 5:25 Exhibits and LifeWay Christian Store close 10 11 Program Personalities Program Personalities

Badgett, Paul, regional Dalrymple, Jeff, president, Landrum, Josh, second vice Reed, Tommy, pastor, consultant, East Region, Crossings Ministries, president, Kentucky Baptist Fitzpatrick First Baptist Kentucky Baptist Louisville Convention; senior pastor, Church, Prestonsburg Convention, Louisville Bullitt Lick Baptist Church, Deaton, Todd, editor, Shepherdsville Simmons, Wilma, Ballard, Sue Ellen, director, Western Recorder, Louisville secretary, Kentucky Baptist Kentucky Baptist Women’s Langley, Bill, president, Convention; layperson, Chorale, Paris Fox, Donnie, president, Kentucky Baptist Big Spring Baptist Church, Clear Creek Baptist Bible Convention; senior Vine Grove Bolton, Joy, executive College, Pineville pastor, Severns Valley director, Kentucky Woman’s Baptist Church, Smith, Garnetta, director, Missionary Union, Louisville Frasure, Isaac, worship Elizabethtown Center for Student Success, Boyd, Baxter, member, pastor, Highview Baptist The Southern Baptist Theo- Committee on Public Affairs; campuses (Fegenbush and Lowery, Stan, chair, logical Seminary, Louisville senior pastor, Southside East), Louisville Committee on Nominations; Baptist Church, Princeton director of missions, Stewart, Jason, worship and Greenway, Adam W., Nelson Baptist Association, music consultant, Kentucky Carnes, Richard, president, parliamentarian, Kentucky Coxs Creek Baptist Convention, Louisville Kentucky Baptist Baptist Convention; vice Foundation, Louisville president, Academic Services Mathis, Don, staff evangelist, Stewart, Stephanie, and Dean, Billy Graham Eastwood Baptist Church, layperson, Highview Cavness, Stephen, chair, School of Missions, Bowling Green; Don Mathis Baptist Church, Louisville Committee on Constitution Evangelism and Ministry Evangelistic Ministries and Bylaws; pastor, First and William Walker Brooks Suttles, Dale, president, Baptist Church, Fulton Associate Professor of Pinkley, Wes, chair, Sunrise Children’s Services, Evangelism and Apologetics, Committee on Committees, Mount Washington Chitwood, Paul, executive The Southern Baptist Kentucky Baptist director-treasurer, Theological Seminary, Convention; senior pastor, Tapscott, Tommy, Committee Kentucky Baptist Louisville Ekron Baptist Church, Ekron on Resolutions; church Convention, Louisville partner, LifeWay Christian Gritton Jr., Larry A., Rager, Kenny, first vice Resources, London Cockrum, Larry, president, president, Oneida Baptist president, Kentucky Baptist University of the Cumber- Institute, Oneida Convention; pastor, VanHoose, Marlana, lands, Williamsburg Life Community Church, contemporary Christian Cole, Don, president and Harvie, Aaron, senior pastor, Owensboro singer; layperson, Liberty executive director, Kentucky Highview Baptist Church, Baptist Church, Denver Ethics League, Louisville Louisville Reaves, Patricia, assistant secretary, Kentucky Baptist Woods, Curtis, associate Cunha, Tony, director, Hollingsworth, Maurice, Convention; layperson, executor director for conven- Kentucky Baptist Men’s chair, Committee on Bethlehem Baptist Church, tion relations, Kentucky Chorale; dean, School of Credentials; senior pastor, Louisville Baptist Convention, Louisville Music, Campbellsville First Baptist Church, University, Campbellsville Shelbville 12 13 Pastors’ Conference Monday, November 13 Upcoming Dates

2:00 p.m. Welcome Mark Shelton December 11-12, 2017 KBC Mission Board Opening Prayer Randy Overstreet 2:05 Worship February 1-3, 2018 Shepherding Conference 2:15 Introduction of Speaker Mark Shelton 2:20 “Do It Again” Video February 27, 2018 Get Acquainted Day 2:25 Session 1 Johnny Hunt 3:05 Worship 3:15 Presentation by KBC Schools March 13, March 15 REACH Conference 3:25 Offering March 20, March 22, 2018 3:35 Introduction of Speaker Mark Shelton 3:40 Session 2 Todd Bryant April 6-7, 2018 Kentucky WMU Annual Meeting 4:20 Worship 4:25 Election of President-Elect April 8, 2018 Cooperative Program Sunday 4:35 Introduction of Speaker Mark Shelton 4:40 Session 3 Dan Garland 5:20 Closing Prayer May 7-8, 2018 KBC Mission Board 5:25-7:00 Dinner Break June 12-13, 2018 Southern Baptist Convention 7:00 Welcome Back Mark Shelton Dallas, Texas Prayer Tyler Shelton 7:10 Introduction of Speaker Mark Shelton October Cooperative Program 7:15 “I Will Fight” Video Emphasis Month 7:20 Session 4 Herb Reavis 8:00 Worship November 12, 2018 KBC Mission Board 8:05 Offering 8:15 Introduction of Speaker Mark Shelton November 13, 2018 Kentucky Baptist Convention 8:20 Session 5 Fred Luter Annual Meeting 9:00 Time of Dedication East Kentucky Expo Center Invitation Fred Luter Pikeville 9:05 Prayer/Closing

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