Missouri Baptist leaders will be featured during the 2024 Midwest March for Life on May 1. Missouri Baptist leaders will be featured during the 2024 Midwest March for Life on May 1. Among keynote speakers at the event are Wes Fowler, executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC); Brandy Meeks, president of the Vitae Foundation and a member of the MBC’s Christian Life Commission; and Susan Klein, executive director of Missouri Right to Life and Missouri Baptist pastor’s wife.
Missouri
Ministry of MBCH Foster Family Care brings hope to young woman
It was a cold day in February when Rae picked up Anna from the psychiatric hospital, but Anna shook her head no when Rae offered her a jacket. With short sleeves that showed off all the scars on her arms, Anna was a little too open, too exposed as she slouched into the passenger seat and twisted the cap off the water bottle Rae handed her.
National
Six SBC presidential nominations already announced ahead of 2024 annual meeting
Six Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) presidential nominations have already been announced ahead of the 2024 SBC annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center here, June 11-12.
Columns
Watering dirt
“Be encouraged to remain faithful, continue watering the dirt, trust the Lord with the results, and know for certain that your labor matters greatly. In fact, it matters eternally. At any moment, on any given day, you may very well see the fruit of your labor. Until that day, keep watering.”
Apologetics
Two St. Louis-area church events help Christians answer cultural questions
Questions are swirling around Christians in today’s culture, and 1 Peter 3:15 charges believers to always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks for a reason for the hope in Christ. Two events equipped both adults and youth to give those answers.
Global
Never too young to share God’s Word
Every Sunday, 8-year-old Micah Singerman heard his parents, International Mission Board missionaries Kevin and Victoria Singerman, tell chronological Bible stories in Kampala, Uganda. He then watched the Ugandan believers go out and share the same story with people in their community.
Culture
Missouri Baptist minister, Matt Goodsell, named Capitol Ministry’s Global Director for North America
With a mission to launch ministries in all 50 U.S. states and an already noteworthy record of new ministry plants through successful recruiting, Missouri Baptist pastor, Matt Goodsell, has been named North America global director for Capitol Ministries (CapMin). In this role, Pastor Matt is charged with expanding the ministry by recruiting men to launch new Bible-study based discipleship ministries to political leaders throughout the United States and Canada.