The Search Committee is actively engaged in the process to

search for the next Kentucky WMU executive director-

treasurer. A survey was sent out in late February to the WMU

staff, Executive Board, Association leaders, Director of

Missions and other partners in Kentucky WMU. We received

88 responses to the survey and thank everyone who

participated.

The Search Committee has reviewed the survey results and

has gained much insight into what survey participants feel is

important in the next Kentucky WMU leader. The committee is

now accepting application packets for the position. Application

packets should include a resume, the applicant’s story/

testimony and three references. Packets will be accepted until

April 30th and may be sent to kywmuedsearch@gmail.com.

The next steps for the committee will be to:

1. Review the application packets using criteria gleaned from

the survey results and select candidates to be interviewed,

2. Interview the prospective candidates,

3. Determine the best candidate for the position, and

4. Present the candidate to the WMU Executive Board.

The committee has spent a great amount of time in prayer,

both privately and corporately, throughout the process. We will

continue to seek God’s guidance as we search for the next

person to lead Kentucky WMU. We ask all our WMU sisters

and brothers to pray for the committee, this process, and for the

next person God is choosing to lead Kentucky WMU.

Respectfully submitted,

Benita Decker

Chairperson. Kentucky WMU ED-T Search Committee

Summer missions with Kentucky WMU Making disciples of Jesus who live on mission

An insert to the Western Recorder by Kentucky Woman’s Missionary Union • Funding provided by the Cooperative Program and the Eliza Broadus Offering

A busy summer is ahead. When

I look at the calendar and all the

things that are planned, I get tired.

But then I think about why we have

a full summer and I am re-

energized! Every Kentucky WMU

event has as its purpose to make

disciples of Jesus who live on

mission. God’s mission is our

passion. And we want to instill that passion and heart

for a lost world in all ages.

Mission Adventure for Kentucky Kids (MAKK)

helps children understand that they need to become

disciples of Jesus and gives them experiences of living

on mission. At the end of MAKK, they know that they

can share the gospel. And equally as important, the

adults who came with them, now understand that

children can live on mission, too.

Kentucky Changers is all about making disciples

who live on mission. When the summer is over, what

will your students say about their summer break?

Perhaps you will hear something like “The best part of

my summer was building a deck and sharing Jesus

with a family where the mom was in a wheelchair.”

Or one of your students may say, “The best part of my

summer was giving my life to Christ while I was at

Kentucky Changers.”

We also have a one-day event for girls at Bernheim

Forest on June 9 and two overnight camps. Girls,

leaders, and moms are invited to join us at Camp

Schafer, July 20-21. Boys, leaders, and dads are invited

to come to Camp Courage, August 3-4 at Laurel Lake

Baptist Camp. In these outdoor settings, we share the

gospel and help participants understand that followers

of Jesus are to share Him with their friends and around

the world.

Two Kentucky Acteens Activator teams are serving

this summer in Ohio and Missouri. To be an Activator

required hours of preparation in Bible study and

ministry preparation. These girls are learning through

hands-on missions what it means to be a disciple of

Jesus and live on mission for Him. When they return,

God’s mission is truly their passion, too.

Transitions for me and Kentucky WMU are ahead.

I announced my retirement last October at the

Kentucky WMU Executive Board meeting. While a

definite date has not yet been set, the Search

Committee is at work. Pray for this committee and for

our next leader. Pray for our staff. Pray for wisdom and

discernment for all. I am confident in God and how He

will bring everything together at the right time.

Joy Bolton Executive Director

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Roetta Vaught was elected as the

40th president of Kentucky WMU on

April 6, 2018 at the Annual Meeting

held at Buck Run Baptist Church,

Frankfort. Roetta is the WMU director

in Pulaski Baptist Association and has

served on the Kentucky WMU

Executive Board since 2016.

Roetta began her career with the US

Postal Service in 1988 and has just

received her 30-year pin. She is

currently the Postmaster at Science Hill,

Kentucky, and also teaches Postmaster

Essentials for new postmasters in her

district.

Her postal experience added a

special touch to the 2012 Annual

Meeting in Somerset when the theme

was “Live Sent.” Roetta helped us plan

special postal themed activities for the

meeting and arranged for a Kentucky

WMU cancellation stamp for all cards

mailed from the meeting.

Roetta became Pulaski Association

WMU Director in 2011 and has

promoted many missions projects within

the county, state, and abroad. She has

held various WMU leadership roles and

is currently leading Youth on Mission in

her church. Roetta has been on six

mission trips to Brazil and is preparing

for her seventh.

Roetta is married to Barry Vaught,

pastor of the Oak Grove Baptist Church

#1 in Nancy, KY. They have been

married for 33 years and have one son,

Derrick, who with his wife, Jessica, also

works for the US Postal Service.

We welcome Roetta to this new role.

Get to know her. Invite her to your

church or association. You will find her

to be an enthusiastic WMU leader!

Introducing Roetta Vaught New President of Kentucky WMU

Search Committee Members:

Benita Decker - Chairperson

Marcia Ballard

Susan Bryant

Diane McDaniels

Pat Reaves

Roetta Vaught

KY WMU Executive Director-Treasurer Search Committee Update

Officers

Roetta Vaught, President

Cathy Terrell, Vice President

Marcia Ballard, Recording Secretary

Regional Representatives

Region 1: Margaret Dunn, Ruth Gray,

Deitra King

Region 2: Linda Egbert, DeAnna Smith,

Jan Powell

Region 3: Sharon Gilliland, Sharon

Taylor-Carrillo, Robin Warren

Region 4: Lisa Crenshaw, Lisa Salyer,

Dana Jenkins

Region 5: Lorene Heskett, Rachel

Dermon, Rhonda Wilhoite

Region 6: Diane McDaniel, Dawna

Clark, Martha Birdwhistell

Region 7: Edwina Rowell, Melanie

Jones, Jennifer Butler

Region 8: Joyce Scroggs, Kay

Underwood, Wanda Riddle

Ex Officio members include:

Baptist Nursing Fellowship President:

Anne Partenheimer (elected by the

members of KY BNF)

Development Specialist: Cathy Chinn

(appointed by the president)

RA/Challengers Representative: Jim

Baxter (appointed by the president)

Executive Board members are presented

by the Nominating Committee and

elected by Kentucky WMU members

during the annual meeting. Please pray

for those serving during 2018-19. If you

would like to nominate someone to serve

in the future, learn more and download a

nomination form at kywmu.org/

executiveboard.

2018 - 2019 Kentucky WMU

Executive Board

Roetta, standing between Cathy Terrell (Vice President) and Marcia Ballard

(Recording Secretary)

Pictured at right is the 2018-2019

Kentucky WMU Executive Board

at the 115th Annual Meeting in

Frankfort, KY

You can GIVE NOW!

Visit kywmu.org/givenow

for online giving.

• Eliza Broadus Offering

• Ministries to Missionaries

• Heritage Fund

• Kentucky WMU general

operations

Donate Now

Find out more information about these and other Kentucky WMU events at kywmu.org.

By Jon Auten, Missions Consultant Royal Ambassadors is a great way

to begin teaching boys how to be

faithful Christian leaders. In the early

stages this happens through monthly

Bible studies and missionary studies.

Through these studies and partici-

pation in mission projects, RAs begin

to understand and find their place in

God’s missional kingdom work. And

through Campcraft, boys will gain

practical, outdoor living skills that

they can apply at home, school,

church, or on mission fields both near

and far.

Camp Courage, our state Royal

Ambassador camping event, is a great

place for RAs to experience the fun

and excitement of Campcraft. Royal

Ambassadors (Challengers are wel-

come too!) will have the opportunity

to participate in RA Racers, knot

tying, log sawing, team fire-starting,

and the team obstacle course. Boys

can learn how to use a compass at the

Compass Challenge course and learn

to tell a Bible story just like the

missionaries do at the Bible Telling

Pow-wow. RA groups will also take

part in two meaningful worship

services where they will get to hear

two great missionary speakers.

Camp Courage will be held August

3-4 at Laurel Lake Baptist Camp, so

we know the rooms will be clean, the

food will be great, and the surround-

ings will be beautiful. Online registra-

tion for Camp Courage will be open

after the first of May and can be found

at kywmu.org/courage. Start making

your plans now to be a part of Courage

2018.

Setting and

Reaching the Goal By Stacy Nall, Missions Consultant

What are we doing tonight? I get

that question almost every week at our

Girls in Action meeting. I usually say

something like, “Oh, lots of things”

because we will do LOTS of things.

I’m also a little nervous that if I

describe everything I have planned,

they may not find anything interesting

or exciting. But their question is a

valid one. We do need a purpose for

meeting and the learning should be

enjoyable. So how do we go about

planning a purposeful meeting that

will engage kids? First, we start with a learning

objective. (If you use Girls in Action

Leader or Children in Action Leader,

objectives are a part of each week’s

curriculum.) What do we want our

kids to learn by the time the session is

over? The objective for a lesson on

missions in East Africa may be,

“Children will learn how missionaries

in East Africa share Jesus by memo-

rizing a Bible story.” Starting with an

objective helps us to stay on track. Then we can choose missions

activities that will help kids reach the

objective. Our activities should take

into consideration the learning styles

of our kids while keeping the objective

in mind. For example, if the objective

is to memorize a Bible story, auditory

learners will need to hear the story,

while visual learners might need to

read the story first. Sensory learners

will probably need props to help them

tell the Bible story. At the end of your

meeting, recap what children have

learned.

With the learning objective in

mind, next week’s conversation may

go something like this:

GA or CA: What are we doing

tonight?

You: We will learn to tell an exciting

Bible story, just like our

missionaries in East Asia!

Summer Events

Join us for Mission Adventure for

Kentucky Kids in Russellville, June

21-23, and Frankfort, July 12-14.

Mission Adventure for Kentucky Kids

is a mini-mission trip for boys and

girls in grades 4-6 and their leaders.

Kids will be engaged in missions

projects which include serving at a

soup kitchen, helping at women’s

shelters, performing at nursing homes

and other

social

agencies.

Kids and

leaders will

also enjoy

worship,

Bible study,

and

recreation.

Go to

kywmu.org/

missionadventure for more

information and to register.

Missions Exploration is an

opportunity for girls, moms, and

leaders to discover more about

missions and the wonders of God’s

creation! GA Day at Bernheim

Forest is June 9. GA and Mother/

Daughter Overnight at Camp

Schafer is July 20-21. Go to

kywmu.org/missionsexploration for

more information and to register.

Mission Friends Embracing the Wiggles Recently I talked with some of the

Mission Friends leaders at my church

about the “energy” that some of our

preschoolers possess. We love to see

preschoolers happy and excited, but

their pep poses some challenges

sometimes. These suggestions may

help you have a more effective time

with your Mission Friends without

squashing their enthusiasm!

• Welcome each of your little ones

and guide them to a learning activity

you have prepared.

• Give a signal when it’s time to

transition to the next activity.

• Offer choices. Not all children enjoy

the same things. Some love active

play. Others like quiet activities. As

you get to know each of your

preschoolers, you can begin to plan

to meet their learning needs.

• Set rules and review them. Talk

about consequences for following or

not following the rules. You can be

firm and loving at the same time.

Remember, preschoolers are

designed to move and explore. This is

how they learn about God’s world.

Enjoy your role in this process of

bringing them up in the way they

should go! (Proverbs 22:6)

Jesus Rocks! This September,

Mission Friends groups and their

families are invited to paint and hide

rocks at local parks. Mission Friends

can paint rocks with simple pictures

that remind them of Jesus, such

crosses, hearts, or fish. Families then

“hide” rocks at the park and pray that

the people who find them may be

blessed. Kentucky WMU would like to

hear about your Jesus Rocks! day.

Send pictures and information to

Stacy.Nall@kybaptist.org.

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As I sit down to write this article I am

humbled and blessed beyond measure to be

elected the next President of Kentucky

WMU. Thank you so much for the

confidence you have placed in me to lead

our wonderful organization. WMU is not

just three letters to me; it is a heart to share

the love of our Savior to everyone all around

the world.

Being involved in WMU has inspired me

to grow as a Christian by teaching me what

missions is truly about. WMU drives me to

not only learn more about missions but also

pray more fervently, give more generously,

serve more humbly and support missions

more intentionally.

As I reflect on this, my favorite scripture

Isaiah 52:7 comes to mind, “How beautiful

upon the mountains are the feet of him that

bringeth good tidings,

that publisheth peace;

that bringeth good

tidings of good, that

publisheth salvation; that

saith unto Zion, Thy God

reigneth!” This scripture

truly came alive to me

on my first mission trip

to Brazil. The trip

showed me how

important it was to become those feet taking

the gospel to those that are without to bring

peace and goodwill to those who are hurting.

That trip, in hind sight, was WMU. We

taught, prayed, gave of our time and money

and learned about humility.

WMU has taught me that to truly give is

not just monetary, it is giving of my time

and abilities as well. I would love to come

and speak at any WMU events in your

associations or at your churches. I believe

the more we educate, not only our children

but the adults as well, the more souls we can

reach for the kingdom of God. I look

forward to serving you soon.

Until then, I would ask but one thing

from each of you and that is to pray, pray,

pray. Pray that the search committee will

know without a doubt who God is leading to

us to be our new Executive Director. Pray

for churches that do not have WMU; that

women would be willing to step up and

lead. Finally I would ask that you pray for

the WMU staff and executive board as they

continue to seek God’s direction for our

great organization.

In Service to Christ,

Roetta Vaught

Kentucky WMU

First Steps towards Christian Leadership

Roetta Vaught President

WMU Not just three letters

Susan Bryant passing the gavel to Roetta at the

KY WMU 115th Annual Meeting in Frankfort

Develop Student Leaders through Ministry Participation

By Peggy Murphy, Kentucky Changers

Coordinator

Would you like for your students to develop a

passion for missions?

We can help you with that!

Kentucky Changers is just around the corner

and is a wonderful tool to introduce students to

hands on missions. Your students will learn new

life-long skills, meet other students from all across

Kentucky, and will be challenged to share their

faith while helping others. And the best part about

this opportunity is that we do all the project

planning. You just need to register and get your

students there.

Kentucky Changers offers four different dates

and locations. Just go on line and pick the date

that works for your group.

Why should you consider Changers?

1. Students will be fulfilling the Great

Commission.

2. Students will develop a passion for missions.

3. Students will receive a great blessing from

helping others.

4. Students will spend one whole week away

from distractions while serving and worshiping

the Lord.

5. Students will go home “on fire” and ready to

continue serving.

6. Students will develop a closer relationship with

the Lord.

Summer is almost here, so you will need to act

quickly to participate this summer. Additional

information and registration is found at

kywmu.org/changers

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By Jon Auten, Missions Consultant

Student ministry can be a blur sometimes. As

a student leader, you probably meet yourself

coming and going. That’s understandable.

Student ministry involves many things: preparing

and leading Bible studies and times of worship;

making arrangements and taking young people

on trips to summer camp, Christian concerts,

conferences, and mission trips; sharing Christ

with teens and leading them to faith in Jesus;

counseling students facing difficult choices,

moral failings, and the tragic news events of our

day; recruiting volunteer teachers and youth

workers; dealing with upset, worried, or super-

eager parents and church members; plus all the

“other duties as assigned” roles that come with

being a part of a multi-member church staff.

Amid these vital and demanding tasks, I

imagine the thought of doing leadership

development with your students can get pushed

to the back of your mind. Where can you find the

time to attend to the leadership growth of a few

students (particularly the older ones) when the

needs of the many are continually demanding

your attention? Here is a simple thought – don’t

allow your students to simply be students who

receive ministry from you. Invite them to be

partners in the ministry. Engage them in the tasks

you do and let them minister to their fellow

Kentucky Changers Hands on missions for students

students. Seek the Spirit’s guidance through

prayer and consider the students in your group

who have the gifts and abilities to help lead in one

of the following ways:

• Put together a team of students who will work

with you in choosing and planning spiritual

growth studies, evangelism efforts, fellowship

activities, and mission projects.

• Seek out students who are willing to lead

during an upcoming Bible study or share their

testimony during a worship service.

• Give them guidance on how to prepare.

• Recruit students with technical skills to help

run sound and video during student worship

services. These students can also help you tell

the story of what is happening in your church’s

student ministry.

• While planning a mission trip, assign students

specific areas of responsibility/leadership and

prepare them for those roles.

• Take your teens to an event like Kentucky

Changers (kywmu.org/changers). Not only will

they grow spiritually and learn practical home

repair skills, but they will also learn leadership

skill as they are asked to take on a specific role

as part of their work crew.

Developing student leaders in youth group,

Youth on Mission, Challengers, and Acteens will

take time, but it will also bring multiplied

blessings to your student ministry, to your church

family, and to you personally.

By Denise Gardner, Acteens Specialist

School is coming to an end for the summer and now is

the time to begin planning for summer with Acteens.

Summer provides a gift of time. With school schedules on

hold (for at least a month), plan activities that are not easy

to do during the school year. Here are a few of my favorite

activities.

Ministry Projects for the Summer:

1. Bible Clubs – take Bible clubs into neighborhoods.

Summer provides time and opportunity to take Acteens into

local neighborhoods and provide a Bible club for children

who may not have the opportunity to attend a church VBS.

2. Laundry Mat Bible Time – visit your location laundry

mat with a Bible story and craft or game. Visit with

children while parents are doing laundry.

3. Kentucky Mission on Location – schedule an

appointment with a Kentucky Baptist Convention

missionary and learn about the ministry and how your

Acteens can be a part of that ministry.

4. Weekly servant evangelism – pass out cold bottle water

or soft drinks at a local intersection during keys times of

traffic; provide for single loads at the laundry mat (quarters,

laundry detergent, and dryer sheet); visit the community

pool for the purpose of playing water games with the

children; clean public restrooms; and/or pass out snack

packs to day labor workers waiting to be picked up for work

or in a known homeless area.

Remember to include “just for fun” events too:

1. Sleep over at a leader’s home, aka; Slumber Party!

2. Lock-In at the church

3. Camp out complete with camp fire to roast hotdogs and

make s’mores

If you would like complete plans for any of these ideas, just

email or call me. And I would love to hear from you! Share

your summer ideas and plans with your Acteens. Enjoy

your summer with your girls!

Acteens in Leadership

Do you have an Acteen that:

• Will be at least 14 years and in the ninth grade or above

by August 1?

• Is a Christian and a church member?

• Participates regularly in missions projects, activities

experiences, etc?

• Would like to serve on the state leadership team, the

Kentucky Acteens Panel?

Applications and letters of recommendation are due to

Kentucky WMU by June 1, 2018. Applications can be

found at kywmu.org/panelists.

Summer is Here! Fun with a purpose

Capturing selfies at

the 2018 Annual

Meeting at Buck Run

Baptist Church in

Frankfort, KY, with

Acteens leader

Teddie Staley from

Flat Rock Missionary

Baptist Church.

2017-2018

Kentucky State

Acteen Panelists

pictured left to right:

Daisy Major,

Jenna Oldham,

Emma LaFevre, and

Kendra Parmley.

2018 Kentucky Changers Locations and Dates

Maysville June 9-15

N KY Baptist Association June 16-22

Russellville June 30-July 6

Tates Creek Association July 7-14

Register Now!

By Wanda Walker,

Missions Consultant

When you travel from Detroit,

Michigan into Windsor, Ontario Canada

there are two routes to choose between.

There is the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and

the Ambassador Bridge. The Detroit-

Windsor tunnel is 120 feet short of a

mile at 5,160 feet. At its lowest point,

the two-lane roadway is 75 feet (23 m)

below the river surface. About 13,000

vehicles a day use the tunnel.

The Ambassador Bridge is the

busiest crossing on the Canada–United

States border. It is a four-lane suspen-

sion bridge spanning 7,500 feet which

carries more than 10,000 commercial

vehicles on a typical weekday.

I am sure you are wondering what

this has to do with adults and missions.

We can become so tunnel-visioned, we

fail to see the bridge that exists along-

side it. When we are in a tunnel, we fail

to see anything but the tunnel. It is

closed in and no vision exists, except the

light at the end and it never changes.

Traveling on the bridge, there is a

brightness and open skies with no

boundaries.

"We must be willing to get out of

our comfort zones and out of our own

neighborhoods and start living the

gospel and serving our communities and

being salt and light," said former SBC

president Jack Graham at a SBC

Executive Committee meeting. "And

guess what?” he continued. “We've got

a young generation coming up that is

willing to do that, but we must be

willing to pray for them and unleash

them in the world." Thus, in missions

education with adults, we must become

a bridge user rather than remaining in

the tunnel.

We are living with a generation of

young adults that want to do! Learning

comes alongside doing. It’s encouraging

and despairing at the same time. Allow

yourself as a leader and mentor in adult

missions to see the bridge and all that is

around you rather than focus on the

tunnel and just getting out.

Look at the opportunities coming up

for adults. We hope to see you this

summer.

• BNF Summer Luncheon (open to all

women) on June 30 at Walnut Street

BC in Louisville.

• Church leader development at Excel

in August and September.

Kentucky WMU Calendar

May 19 SALT, Living Hope BC, Louisville

June 9 Missions Exploration - GA Day at Bernheim Forest 9-15 KY Changers, Maysville 16-22 KY Changers, N KY Baptist Ascn 21-23 Mission Adventure for Kentucky Kids, FBC Russellville 30 Kentucky Baptist Nursing Fellowship Summer Meeting, Walnut St BC July 6/30– 7/6 KY Changers, Russellville 7-14 KY Changers, Tates Creek 12-14 Mission Adventure for Kentucky Kids, Crestwood BC, Frankfort 20-21 Missions Exploration - GA & Mother/ Daughter Overnight at Camp Schafer August 3-4 Camp Courage 23 Excel, FBC, Leitchfield 25 Excel, Second BC, Hopkinsville

For more information, or to see a full KY WMU Calendar, please visit our website -

kywmu.org/calendar

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13420 Eastpoint Centre Drive, Louisville, KY 40223 ~ (502) 489-3534 or Toll-free (866) 489-3534 ~ kywmu.org

In Memory of: Donor: John Foe Brenda Price Minnie Price Jim & Linda Cooper Sharon Hutchins Jane Horne Danny Garrison Brenda Spalding, Michael Lunsford Ruth Ann Hall Elkhorn Association WMU Mary Curtis Wallace Sally Steele Carolyn Hahn Katherine Smith Patricia Donahoo Dolores Gilmore Steve Fegenbush Wanda Walker Steve Fegenbush Lori Sharp Steve Fegenbush Marcia Ballard Ann Rogers Gregg & Mary Ann Fisher In Memory of Hartwell Montfort: Maurice Cook, Ruth Hinkle, Mr. & Mrs. WL Rogers In Memory of Liz Sadler: Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ransdell, Harold White Lumber, Kim Bybee, Sherry & Al Slaughter, Vicki Bierman, Amber & Allen Powell, Peggy Fuller, Tracie Zimmerman-Poulsen, Tracy Machaler, Mark & Stephanie Melder, James & Norma Woodall, Westport BC, Joy Bolton, FBC Morehead, John & Terrie Sadler, Rebecca Carter, Robert & Lorene Hughes In Memory of Patty Renfrow: George & Cathy Chinn, Mr. & Mrs. James Sullivan, Ed & Pam Hamlin, Joy Bolton, Beth Wyatt, Steve Prather, Barbara Harned, Thomas & Rhonda Montgomery, Susan Bryant, Mary Jenkins, Cathy Terrell, Marcia Ballard, Town & Country Homemakers, Ruth Hinkle, Jay & Cheryl Hatfield, Mary Lamkin, Bob & June Jarvis

Other Gifts: KY WMU Snack Cove Albright Women on Mission Glenna Henry Estate of Gerald & June McNeely Denise Gardner Barry & Larie Allen

Thanks to all who made donations to the Heritage Fund. Every gift makes an

impact!

Tunnel Vision or Bridge Vista?

January 1—March 31, 2018

The following persons were honored or remembered through gifts to the Heritage Fund during the first quarter of 2018.

In Honor of: Donor: Susan Bryant Lee & Joy Bolton Laurie Valentine Jim & Linda Cooper Cheryl Hatfield Jim & Linda Cooper Susan Bryant Jim & Linda Cooper Joy Bolton Jim & Linda Cooper Cheryl Hatfield Ruth Hinkle Karen Langford Amanda Major Cheryl Hatfield George & Cathy Chinn Dobbins/McNeely WoM Hurstbourne BC Melissa Logsdon-Young Ten Mile Assn WMU Melissa Logsdon-Young Cheryl Hatfield Linda Alexander Susan Bryant Linda Alexander Benita Decker Ruth Hinkle Joy Bolton Bill & Rebecca Whittaker Cheryl Hatfield Cathy Terrell KY WMU Staff Cheryl Hatfield 2017-18 Exec Board Cheryl Hatfield Susan Bryant Ruth Hinkle Joy Bolton Linda Devine John McDaniel Jay & Cheryl Hatfield Elsie Carpenter Richard Carpenter Estelle Gray Pauline Waggener Estate 2017-18 Exec Board Ruth Hinkle Wiggie Fields Thompson Vicki Bierman Benita Decker Wanda Walker In Memory of June McNeely: Mary Lee Pennington, Marcia Ballard, Jim & Linda Cooper, George & Cathy Chinn, Jay & Cheryl Hatfield, Gregg & Mary Ann Fisher

By Wanda Walker, Missions

Consultant

Associational Leaders

Do you feel like

WMU in your

association is on the

struggle bus?

You are not alone!

At SALT we may not have all the

answers, but we can work together to

drive that bus to a place of better

understanding and eternal impact!

John Barnett from Refuge

Louisville will be with us in the

Opening Session to introduce

information on working with refugees,

the new Project Help emphasis. This

will include a Question and Answer

time.

The bookstore will open before

sessions begin, during lunch, and 30

minutes after the last session.

Church Leaders

Excel is just for you in August and

September. The format has changed to

3 hours including a brief opening

session and then the remainder of the

time is for age level leadership. There

will be a 30 minute window afterward

for you to go to another age level leader

to receive information if you wear two

hats as a missions leader. There are four

dates and locations for Excel this year:

• August 23, FBC Leitchfield

• August 25, Second BC, Hopkinsville

• September 6, Highland BC,

Shelbyville

• September 8, Corinth BC, London

Make plans to attend one of these great

events!

Don’t do leadership alone! Leaders share challenges at SALT and Excel

May 19 Living Hope Baptist Church 10205 Bardstown Bluff Rd

Louisville, KY 40291 Cost $15

9:30 am Doors Open 10-11:45am Opening Session 11:50-12:45pm Lunch 1:00-2:45pm Age-Level Sessions

kywmu.org/salt

Excel Excel is leadership development and training for church WMU leaders of all varieties! Whether you are a seasoned veteran or brand new recruit, Excel will

challenge and equip you to lead missions in your church and for your specific age-

level organizations.

kywmu.org/excel

Thursday Sessons 6:00pm-9:00pm

Saturday Sessions 9:00am - 12:30pm

BNF Summer Meeting Saturday, June 30

10:00am Cost $20 Walnut Street BC

Louisville, KY Includes Refugee Loss Simulation

and lunch - kywmu.org/bnf