COLUMBIA – Three churches partnered together for a “missional” Vacation Bible School initiative in two Columbia neighborhoods late last month. A mission team from First Baptist Church, Lathrop, joined with two Columbia churches – Open Heart Baptist Church and Iglesia Alfa y Omega – to host the neighborhood VBS programs, as well as a block party at the church, July 23-26. According to Omar Segovia, who serves as a Missouri Baptist Convention multiplying churches strategist, these three … [Read more...]
SBU’s Turner: ‘Baptist to the core’
BOLIVAR – Eric. A. Turner of Pocahontas, Ark., was unanimously selected as the 25th president of Southwest Baptist University, July 20. He began his duties as president-elect on Aug. 6 and assumes the presidency on Sept. 1. Turner, 46, previously worked in fundraising, academics and accreditation at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge, Ark., for 17 years before becoming president of Black River Technical College (BRTC) in Pocahontas, Ark., in 2014. I talked to him, Aug. 7, about … [Read more...]
ROC Ministries pastor ranks #1 globally in 400 meter race at Masters Nationals
MEHLVILLE – St. Louis area pastor David Pitts placed first for the 400-meter race during the Masters National Championships last month. As a result, within his age bracket, he now holds the number 1 ranking worldwide for the 400-meter race. Pitts is the founding pastor of ROC Ministries, a Missouri Baptist church in Mehlville. He ran track during high school and college and has coached at Mehlville High School during the past 7 seasons. But he hadn’t competed for 35 years – that is, until … [Read more...]
In increasingly cynical society, MBTS’s Duesing issues a call to ‘mere hope’
JEFFERSON CITY – Cynicism plagues modern society, according to church historian and author Jason Duesing. And his answer to this problem provides the title to his latest book, Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism (B&H Publishing, 2018). “With instant global interconnectedness alerting us to all forms of tragedy and conflict, our society appears to have defaulted either to resigned despair or distracted indifference,” writes Duesing, provost and associate professor of historical … [Read more...]
Mother of 10 grieves loss of parents, finds support from FBC Higginsville
HIGGINSVILLE – When Michelle Chaffer first heard of the death of 17 tourists on a “duck boat” in Branson, July 19, she was of course sad to hear of so many lives lost. But she saw no need to be concerned for her own family members. Her parents, Bill and Janice Bright, drove to Branson earlier that day to celebrate their 45th anniversary. But Michelle’s sister had heard from them after they checked into their hotel. So Michelle felt no need to worry. This changed the following day. “It was … [Read more...]
A family reunited: MBC church planter meets long-lost brother
KANSAS CITY – Four-year-old Man Jalarue looked on as a huddle of armed Liberian rebels debated whether he should die. A week earlier, the insurgents flooded into the boy’s village, Zuajah, in the interior of Liberia. The year was 1992, and Liberia had already experienced three years of violence in a civil war that would ultimately take the lives of some 250,000 people. Now the conflict came to Man’s own home. When it did, the boy’s family fled one way, but he fled another. Into the bush … [Read more...]
SBU’s Taylor sees ‘God’s hand’ on Christian higher ed
BOLIVAR – Christian education has its fair share of challenges, from the growing popularity of online education and the need to keep tuition low without losing necessary funds, to the political difficulties raised by the LGBT movement. Southwest Baptist University’s outgoing president, C. Pat Taylor, admits as much, but he’s hopeful for the future of Christian higher education and, especially, for the future of Southwest Baptist University. “We do have challenges,” Taylor told The Pathway. … [Read more...]
Ministry continues in Haiti: Mission teams evacuate Haiti amid violence, now safe in Missouri
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Missouri Baptist mission teams have made it home safely from Haiti following political upheaval and riots that were ignited in the nation’s capital earlier this month. Nonetheless, Missouri Baptist ministry efforts continue because of the faithful service of long-term missionaries in the region. More than 200 Southern Baptists from around the nation, according to Baptist Press, were trapped in Haiti, July 6, when the nation’s citizens rose up violently, protesting a … [Read more...]
Counting the cost in short-term missions
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Since 2008, Scott Brawner has been active in ministry and security efforts in Haiti. He is the president and co-founder of Concilium, a Kansas City-based organization that provides training for missionary efforts across the world. Brawner is also executive director of Fusion, a missions training program for young men and women on the campus of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to this, he served as director of risk management with the International … [Read more...]
Nearly 900 professions of faith reported at Fort Leonard Wood since March 11
FORT LEONARD WOOD – Professions of faith have tripled since March among trainees and soldiers at the military base here. According to the latest reports, nearly 900 soldiers and trainees in the United States Army have given their lives to Christ at Fort Leonard Wood since March 11. As reported in the March 27 edition of The Pathway, more than 200 soldiers and trainees professed faith in Christ during chapel services on March 11 and March 18, according to Southern Baptist Chaplain, Captain … [Read more...]
‘God bless Missouri’: FBC Bolivar church member takes up office of Governor
JEFFERSON CITY – After taking his oath of office as Missouri’s 57th governor, Michael L. Parson, 62, closed his brief remarks with a comment that has been on the lips of many politicians, past and present: “God bless America,” he said, and “God bless Missouri.” But, according to the men and women of First Baptist Church Bolivar, Parson’s closing statement is no platitude. Parson has been a member at FBC Bolivar for nearly 27 years, having joined the church on Sept. 22, 1991. “Mike’s been … [Read more...]
‘Remarkable growth’ seen at Rolla BSU
ROLLA – When Bruce Wade stepped onto the campus of Missouri S&T here five years ago, the number of students worshiping at the campus Baptist Student Union had dwindled to seven. But since that time, they’ve seen tremendous growth, more-than-tripling the size of the group as of last year. And during the fall 2017 and spring 2018 semesters, an average of 40 students were involved with the BSU. “We’ve seen some remarkable growth this year,” said Wade, who serves as the Missouri Baptist … [Read more...]
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