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Donatenow: (502)774-8026 www.voaky.org/auto Yourdonationhelpsthosemost inneedinourcommunity. Donateyouroldvehicle forataxdeductiontoday! FREE PICKUP RUNNING ORNOT CJ-0000327046 Toadvertiseyourworshiptimes, Call 502-582-4307 HousesofWorship INTER-DENOMINATIONAL TRINITYWORLD OUTREACHCENTER Sr.PastorSteveTurpin Multi-denominational Multi-racial Multi-generational Sun.Service10:00a.m. Wed.Service6:30p.m. 10307SeatonvilleRd. IntheheartofFernCreek 502-239-6134 CJ-0000327136 CATHOLIC St.MaryMagdalen IndependentCatholicChurch 9104 WestportRoad Louisville, KY CJ-0000327128 AgapeofJesusCatholic 10609WattersonTrail493-8815 Sun.Mass8&10:30am WelcometoCommunion www.independentoldcatholicchurch.com CJ-0000327133 LUTHERAN OurSaviorLutheranChurch andDaySchool (LCMS) 8305 NottinghamParkway 426-1130 CJ-0000327129 ResurrectionLutheran CommunityGymNightFreeforallages GymnasiumforRent 4205GardinerView NeartheintersectionoftheWatterson andPoplarLevel (502)458-4451 CJ-0000327135 EPISCOPAL conversationinSt.Mark’sParlor.

St.Mark’sEpiscopal 2 2 CJ-0000327134 2822FrankfortAvenue 895.2429| www.stmlky.org PRESBYTERIAN HarveyBrownePresbyterianChurch 311 Worship-Chapel 9:45 AM Sunda yschool Worship-Sanctuary Sign Language -1 ContemporaryWorship www.hbpres.net896-1791 CJ-0000327131 GraceTempleChurch 1701W.Je ersonStreet (502) 587-0160 Fr ectiveGraceisChangingLives CJ-0000327130 SABBATHOBSERVING CHRISTIAN CJ-0000327132 LIFEBRIDGECHRISTIANCHURCH LIFEBRIDGECHRISTIANCHURCH SundaySermon DavidR.Cordrey,Minister•762-4900 AtthecornerofGeneSnyder CJ-0000327127 THECOURIER-JOURNAL B3METRO KY RustyMcKieoftengets apuzzledresponsewhenhe tellspeopleheisleadinga groupofabout18people movingfromLouisvilleto launcha new churchin McKie haveroots thecityal- readyhasa fairsupply of churches. But McKiecametoLouisville in2007specificallytolearn howtostartnewcongrega- variouscitiesandpraying hiswife Chattanooga.It’s family- strongartsemphasis. Wecouldseeourselves investingourselvesinthe 28.Hesaidestablished churchesmayreachpeo- ieslikeChattanoogastill havemanyresidentswith nochurchaffiliation. Heandtheotherchurch organizerswilltrytoreach themthroughvolunteering inthecommunityand strikingupfriendshipsin coffeeshops. goodneighborstothepeo- Ul- timatelywewanttoshare withpeoplewhatismost wanttobegoodneighbors forthesakeofbeinggood McKieandanotherpas- torarethefirsttobecom- missionedtolaunchnew churchesunderthenewSo- plantingorganization basedatSojournCommu- nityChurchinLouisville.

islaunchingasimilar nearAtlanta. Preparatorywork yearinresidencyattheSo- journchurchpreparingfor thetask. Thatextendedresiden- cyisasignatureofthenet- churchplantersspendan extensivetimeinresiden- cyatanestablished andmentoredbysenior tingouttostartnewcon- gregations. Wewanttoseehowhe thedynamicswithhiswife Sojournchurch. Itwas difficulttodeterminehis readinesstostartachurch basedonathree-hourinter- SouthernBaptistcongre- gationfoundedin2000, weeklyatfourcampusesin LouisvilleandSouthernIn- diana.Ithasdrawnalarge- lyyoung-adultcrowdand hasamixofhigh-energy small-groupfellowships, disciplineofmembersand aconservativetheology stronglyinfluencedbyCal- vinistdoctrinesemphasiz- ingthepowerandgraceof God.

Formuchofitsexis- tivememberoftheActs29 zationthathaslaunched hundredsofnewchurches. andaleaderintheNewCal- vinistmovementamong youngerevangelicallead- ers. Driscollhasalsodrawn controversyforhisexplicit foralcoholuseandharsh criticismofpastorshesays failtoproclaimamascu- lineChristianitythatwould appealtomen. Montgomerysaidsuch controversieswerenotthe reasonforSojournleaving Acts29.HesaidSojourn decideditwastimetopur- modelofchurchplanting. Inadditiontothelong- termresidentialtrainingof cludessendinggroupsof memberstostartnew churches.

raisingupachurchplant- said. mains deeplyindebtedto Acts29fortheirfriendship wouldcontinueto love 50meninvolvedinthe church-plantingnetwork, includingpresentandfu- railroadtracksdividing theShelbyParkandGer- forthreedaysoftraining andmeetings. Otherchurchesin- volvedinthenewnetwork includePleasantValley CommunityChurchinOw- vaniaandCalifornia. McKiecametoLouis- villein2007fromhisnative SouthCarolinabothtoat- tendSouthernBaptist TheologicalSeminary, aboutinabookon mission- McKiestartedwith parking-lotdutyandwent ontobecomeleaderofa smallcohortthatmeets andthenasacoachforoth- ercommunity-grouplead- ers. Mission-minded Itmaybesurprising thatagroupoflaypeople wouldvolunteertomoveto anothercityfortheex- presspurposeofforminga an memberswhohaveknown eachotherforyearsand regularlyheardsermons emphasizingchurchplant- ing.

Ourfocusisonbeing wayyouwouldcometoan- othercountryandbeamis- Somehavealready movedtoChattanooga, whileothersarestillin Louisvillewhileseeking workandhousingthere.He hopestohavethechurch launchedlaterthisyear. SouthernSeminarygradu- SojournandHurstbourne BaptistChurch.Nowin housemeetingswitha smallgroupofpeoplefrom thatareawhoareplanning amorepubliclaunchofthe congregationsoon. Anativeofthatregion, Chamberssaidthechurch willbereachingoutina smallcommunityincreas- inglytransformedbythe expandingdevelopmentof metroAtlanta. Hehopestoreachpeo- plewithamessageof free- feelingliketheyhadto continuetoworktheirway Whilenotarequirement theChattanoogaandWood- stockcongregationsare takingthenameSojourn CommunityChurch. Wehavetheopportuni- tytotakethenameofour We alsobelieveinthereason PeterSmithisthereligion writerforTheCourier-Jour- nal.Thiscolumnisadapted faith.courier-journal.com.He canbereachedat(502)582- 4469.

Tenn.movepartofmission FAITH AND WORKS PeterSmith uhammadAli maybecon- sideredthe Greatestand boxertocomeoutofthe RiverCityandputhis ownstamponthesport. WorldBoxingAssocia- tionheavyweighttitle fromApril1968untilFeb. JoeFrazierinNewYork City.Thefightbetween heldtheNewYorkState AthleticCommissiontitle theWorldBoxingCoun- ciltitlethathadbeen vacatedbyAlibecauseof hisrefusaltobeinducted intothemilitary. EllisandAliwere intheNorthAmerican BoxingFederationCham- pionship. Elliswasconsidered oneofthelightestheavy- weightchampionseverin anerathatfeatured ListonandFloydPat- terson.

foughtsuchgreatsas CarterandOscarBonave- na. Heretiredatage35 becauseofinjurybut remainedinthesportasa managerandtrainerwho frequentlygavebackto Louisvillebyworking iorsandaspiringboxers. Formoreblackhistory www.courier-jour- nal.com/blackhistory. BLACKHISTORYMONTH headofLeotisMartinduringtheirheavyweight 1967APFILEPHOTO ELLISREACHED PINNACLEFOR HEAVYWEIGHTS TheCourier-Journal DespitetheLouisville theKentuckyOperawill haveliveorchestralmusic operetta TheMerryWid- About35localmusi- ciansareplayingforthe directorDavidRoth. TheLouisvilleOrches- trausuallyplaysforthe areinthemidstofanearly year-longcontractdispute, andwithoutanarrange- mentwiththeorchestra, istwiththeorchestraand musiciansaredisappoint- touseamateurmusicians whoineffectreplace them.

Themusiciansofour orchestraandtheirfam- iliesareverydistressed thatnon-professionalplay- ersandstudentsaretaking ourjobsthatsupportour Tichenoralsosaidthe LouisvilleFundforthe Artshadofferedtopay KeepLouisvilleSymphon- clined.KeepLouisville Symphonicismadeupof musiciansfromtheLouis- villeOrchestra. Rothsaidthatmoney wasactuallytheKentucky theoperaisusingthe cianswhoareslatedto playfor TheMerryWid- Theoperaandthemusi- cianshaveclashedbefore. tuckyOperasaidit expensethatthemusi- cianschargedfor andannounceditwould seekmusiciansfromcom- munitygroupsandareaor- chestrasandschoolsto playfortheperformances. ThatspurredtheAmer- icanFederationofMusi- eraonits international musicianinaunionwho worksfortheoperacould befined. teurmusicianshadtheir firstfullrehearsalatthe operaisscheduledtoper- form onFeb.17and19.

Duringtherehearsal, nearly20LouisvilleOr- chestramusicianshanded outflierstotheincoming playersexplainingthemu- gotiationsandlaborim- passewithorchestraman- agement. tractendedonJune1. Rothsaidsomeofthe cludingpeoplewhohave playedtogetherinother orchestrassuchasthe BaptistSeminaryOrches- traandtheJewishCommu- contactedtheoperainOc- toberaboutorganizing musicianstoplayforthe Novemberperformances of TheMarriageofFiga- anosandaharpsichordto accompanytheperfor- mancesofthatopera. Thosesamepeoplecon- tactedtheoperaagainin Januaryaboutperforming for said. JacquelynKuhensled effortstoorganizethemu- Kuhenssaidshesentan emailtocommunitymusi- cianslastmonthaskingif theywantedtoplayforthe clinedtoansweranyother questions.

Themessageshesent appealstorecipientsto playorelsetheopera mighthavetocancelits Rothsaidtheoperahad presentedoffersinDe- cemberandlateJanuaryto LouisvilleOrchestramusi- cianstoplayfor TheMer- downboth.Theysaidthey theoperamadeanoffer thatwascommensurate withthecollective-bar- gainingagreementthey hadwiththeLouisvilleOr- arenotanorchestraand wewerenotapartofthat collective-bargaining settoannounceits2012-13 Andweareannounc- andrequestthattheLouis- villeOrchestraanditsmu- sicianssitdownonceagain andhashoutadealandal- lowthiscommunityto said. ReporterElizabethKramer canbereachedat(502) 582-4682. Operatouseamateurmusicians IFYOUGO What: FranzLeh When: 8p.m.Friday,2p.m. Feb.19 Where: TheBrownTheatre, 315W.Broadway Tickets: Information: Call(800) 775-7777orvisit www.kyopera.orgor www.kentuckycenter.org ByElizabethKramer TheCourier-Journal Time: User: ccathcart PubDate: 02-11-2012 Zone: KY Edition: 1 PageName: B3 Color: CyanMagentaYellowBlack.