EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 19th column in a year-long series leading up to the 500th anniversary of the 16th-century Reformation on Oct. 31, 2017. When King Henry VIII’s Catholic daughter, Mary Tudor, claimed the throne of England in 1553, the English Reformer John Hooper backed her claim as legitimate. Since Hooper was a staunchly Protestant bishop, his support of the new Catholic queen may come as a surprise. What comes as less of a surprise is his opposition to other leading … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists honored by seminary for leadership in Conservative Resurgence
FORT WORTH, Texas – Five Missouri Baptists will soon be depicted in stained-glass windows at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s MacGorman Chapel because of their leadership in the Southern Baptist Convention’s Conservative Resurgence. The honorees include: Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Director John Yeats, who has also served as SBC Recording Secretary for two decades; Gerald Davidson, pastor emeritus, First Baptist Church, Arnold, and a past MBC president; the late … [Read more...]
Collegiate missionaries reach world, generations
JEFFERSON CITY – Missionaries supported by Missouri Baptist churches are making disciples and developing leaders on more than one-third of the state’s college campuses, and they aim to expand their outreach to every campus in Missouri within the next 10 years. “We want to make disciples on those campuses,” said Gene Austin, who oversees the work of collegiate missionaries throughout the state on behalf of the Missouri Baptist Convention. “We want to have a presence on each campus because … [Read more...]
‘That we finally lose not the things eternal’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 18th column in a year-long series leading up to the 500th anniversary of the 16th-century Reformation on Oct. 31, 2017. “God (the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy), increase and multiply upon us thy mercy, that thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal that we finally lose not the things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake our Lord. Amen.” – The English … [Read more...]
Gospel witness to shine bright during Aug. 21 solar eclipse
JEFFERSON CITY – Next month, the midday sun will go completely dark over Missouri for the first time in 148 years, and many Missouri Baptists plan to reach out to their communities during the unique event. A solar eclipse will darken Missouri skies between 11:30am-3:00pm, Aug. 21, and is expected to draw at least 1.2 million visitors to the state, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. All Missourians will be able to glimpse a partial eclipse (at least 90 percent of the … [Read more...]
Solar eclipses inspire awe, declare the Divine Designer’s glory
JEFFERSON CITY – On October 22, 2134 B.C., two Chinese astrologers failed to foretell the coming of a solar eclipse, and it sealed their fates. As legend tells, the astrologers Hsi and Ho were soon executed. For, in ancient China, an eclipse could bode ill for the emperor, especially if it hadn’t been predicted. This earliest of recorded eclipses shows the awe and terror that the sun’s darkening has inspired among people both everywhere and always in human history. Even today, in China, … [Read more...]
MBC Board increases 2018 CP goal
JEFFERSON CITY – Reflecting a recent increase of Cooperative Program (CP) giving within the state, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board members increased its 2018 CP goal. In other business, they recommended that Missouri Baptists, gathered for their annual meeting in October, take up a special offering to fight human trafficking. 2018 CP goal and Executive Board budget In April of this year, Executive Board members set the 2018 CP goal at $14.5 million, which equals the … [Read more...]
Strange bedfellows of the English Reformation
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 17th column in a year-long series leading up to the 500th anniversary of the 16th-century Reformation on Oct. 31, 2017. The story of the English Reformation begins with the stuff of legend. For, in 1485, the Welshman Henry Tudor landed with his armies on the English coast, defeated King Richard III in battle at Bosworth Field, and was proclaimed King Henry VII. Through his marriage with the daughter of an earlier king, he guaranteed his security on the throne … [Read more...]
CLC honors Whiteheads for Supreme Court win
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission (CLC) voted unanimously, July 6, to award two Missouri Baptist attorneys the CLC Distinguished Service Award for their successful efforts to defend religious liberty at the United States Supreme Court. Michael and Jonathan Whitehead, a father-and-son legal team based out of Kansas City, worked alongside Alliance Defending Freedom’s David Cortman to defend Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia in a Supreme Court … [Read more...]
The Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 16th column in a year-long series leading up to the 500th anniversary of the 16th-century Reformation on Oct. 31, 2017. As early as 1519, Martin Luther called for the gathering of a general council to reform the church, rebuffing the Roman church’s claim that only the pope could convene a valid council. A decade later, no council had been called. And in 1529 Thomas More, defending the Roman church, complained that Luther appealed to a general council merely … [Read more...]
90 summer missionaries deployed: Mission efforts supported by Cooperative Program
JEFFERSON CITY – More than 90 students scattered across Missouri at the beginning of June with a passion for transforming lives and communities with the gospel. These students serve as summer missionaries equipped by the Missouri Baptist Convention. They are sent out to serve for 10 weeks with churches, associations and other ministries across the state. They also served as small group leaders during Super Summer, the MBC’s camp for youth held at Hannibal-LaGrange University each … [Read more...]
Religious liberty wins at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – In a 7-2 vote, the United States Supreme Court ruled, June 26, in favor of a Missouri church seeking to use public funds from the state of Missouri for renovating a playground on their church campus. The ruling is being called a “resounding victory” for religious liberty by many, including two Missouri Baptist attorneys—Michael and Jonathan Whitehead of Kansas City—who were on the legal team representing the church. At first sight, the problem that gave rise to this legal … [Read more...]
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