I write this in order to model, not to brag. This week, our family made our sacrificial contribution to the Global Mission Offering that we’ve been hearing about this month as Highland gathers this annual offering to support Cooperative Baptist … Continue reading
Following each worship service, your ministers stand at the church doors and hear the most amazing, unsolicited feedback from visitors: This service nailed it—from the first words of invitation, the plan for worship, Scripture, hymns and choir, sermon, just the … Continue reading
Formal Relationship with Nyirankamiye Family Coming to a Close Highland members have poured Love upon our new friends from the Congo over the last few months, but our co-sponsorship of Odetta’s family is coming to a close. Sponsorships through Kentucky … Continue reading
The 2017 edition of HBC Got Skillz, the annual fundraiser that helps our youth ministry with its mission work at/with Touching Miami With Love, is just around the corner. Below are some important tibdits of information about this event. … Continue reading
Follow these easy steps to enroll so a portion of your purchase proceeds go to Highland Baptist Church automatically–at no cost to you! Amazon: Go to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com). Select Highland Baptist Church (Louisville) as your charitable organization to receive donations … Continue reading
Growing up, every Saturday evening my family prepared for Sunday and church. We took baths (surely not the only one of the week!), read our Sunday School lessons, and prepared our weekly offering (long-time Baptists will remember the 8-point record … Continue reading
Let all you do be done in love. As the pledge season at Highland is fully upon us, I am filled with emotions and thoughts of how Highland has shown me love. Before coming to Highland, I visited churches for over … Continue reading
This morning, we will return our financial commitments to God as an act of worship. And so, we continue to have a moment set aside in worship to reflect on the connection between our financial giving and the transformative work … Continue reading
October 2 is our “Commitment Sunday” as members and regular attenders commit a portion of their income in 2017 to the Ministry Budget of Highland. Following Commitment Sunday last year, 170 members had pledges $626,576. In 2015, 209 members … Continue reading
Years ago, I saw a brochure from Metro Baptist in New York City: “Drug dealers on the corner. Prostitutes on the sidewalk. Junkies asleep on the steps.” When you opened the brochure it simply said: “What a great place for … Continue reading