EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this article incorrectly reported Hanna Sims' name. The article was corrected at 12:20 p.m., April 16. KANSAS CITY – The idea of apologetics can conjure up academic study, formal debates and deep intellectual arguments aimed at convincing adult minds of the truth behind the gospel. For Hanna Sims, a member of Red Bridge Baptist Church, here, that doesn’t have to be the case. Apologetics can – and should be – translated for younger minds; into … [Read more...]
‘As long as I have breath’: 100-year-old pastor’s life, ministry testify to God’s faithfulness
MARSHALL – Vernon Deane Maxted has seen a lot of changes in his 100 years on the earth. He’s lived through 18 presidents, dramatic world events, cultural revolutions and multiple technological tidechanges. “I can remember my parents buying their first car,” he said. “Before that, we went to town in a horse and buggy.” One thing that hasn’t changed from Feb. 7, 1921 to the present, however, is Jesus. And for these most recent 80 years of his life, Maxted’s commitment to serving the … [Read more...]
Baptist Builders project helps repair decades-old church rift
INDEPENDENCE – Baptist Builders from several churches are helping revamp the facility of Beverly Hills Baptist Church, a nightmare of deferred maintenance and upkeep. Despite the physical labor and financial savings the construction mission is proving for the church, God has also used the group to help facilitate a different sort of restoration. Physical Repairs In the eight years Brian Grout has served at Beverly Hills, the maintenance and upkeep costs have been through the roof – … [Read more...]
Church to stream services into jail
PLEASANT HOPE – COVID-19 has changed the way many churches do ministry, and that goes for jail ministries as well. Now, after months of being barred from physically visiting inmates and navigating through officials and red tape, Shepherd’s Way here is looking to begin streaming worship services in the Polk County Jail. Jacob Miller, the pastor/planter of Shepherd’s Way, said the goal is to stream services into each of four pods in the jail in the next two to four weeks. “Originally we … [Read more...]
Pro-life miracle in Missouri
Zero surgical abortions reported in December, but ‘innocent lives at risk’ ST. LOUIS – The Planned Parenthood facility in St. Louis is no longer performing surgical abortions. Effectively, this makes Missouri the first state to be free of surgical abortions since the Supreme Court handed down its Roe v. Wade decision 48 years ago. While Missouri Baptist leaders and pro-life advocates are cheering this milestone, the situation remains dire for many Missouri women and their unborn babies. … [Read more...]
Conway pastor balances ministry, Air Force duties
CONWAY – Everyone has heard of bi-vociational pastors, but James Beall aimed higher. He’s not just Pastor James of Crossing Over Southern Baptist Church here, or just a worker at the Tracker boat factory in Lebanon – he’s now tri-vocational, with his newest title being Airman First Class James Beall of the United States Air Force Reserves. “There’s one way to sum it all up,” Beall said. “Very busy.” In many ways, Beall was the typical bi-vocational pastor (if there is such a … [Read more...]
Increased Missouri Baptist presence sought for annual Midwest March for Life, April 14
JEFFERSON CITY – Organizers are hoping Missouri Baptists show up in force April 14 to help continue the pro-life momentum that is building in the Show Me State. Bonnie Lee, a registered nurse, pro-life advocate and member of Open Heart Baptist Church, Columbia, is part of the Midwest March for Life slated to take place April 14 at the Capitol in Jefferson City. She asked Missouri Baptists to step up and join the grass roots activism for life, which has often been Catholic-led … [Read more...]
Children at Lebanon church host drive-in nativity service
LEBANON – It’s not unheard of to see donkeys and camels gathered around a live nativity, but more modern modes of transportation came to see the true meaning of Christmas presented by Hillcrest Baptist Church, here, Dec. 4. Marty Kinnett said the church was inspired by successes they saw this summer with their pandemic-altered Vacation Bible School. She said their drive-in family night was a hit, so they figured it might work for a nativity presentation as well. “We’ve never done something … [Read more...]
‘From the Manger to the Cross’
Viewers have better choices than this film, although it set cinematic milestone EDITOR’S NOTE: Once a month in 2020, The Pathway examined a classic Hollywood retelling of a biblical story. To see all the Classic Movie Club entries, visit www.mbcpathway.com/movieclub. The Movie There’s no doubt that ‘From the Manger to the Cross’ is an Important-with-a-capital-I piece of cinematic history. While the rest of the biblical epics we’ve examined this year came from the 1950s and 60s, this is the … [Read more...]
Twelve accept Christ as eyeglasses clinic keeps focus on gospel
KANSAS CITY – After they had to postpone their eyeglasses clinic this spring, Luis Mendoza, pastor of Iglesia Bautista Palabra Viva (Living Word Baptist Church), didn’t know what to expect for their November attempt. Aware that crowds would be a problem, he was reluctant to even advertise. Yet the people from the church’s northeast Kansas City neighborhood showed up for the joint ministry between Palabra Viva and Vision 3:16, an evangelistic vision care ministry. An hour before the doors … [Read more...]
‘Quo Vadis’: A Hollywood epic set against the biblical canon
EDITOR’S NOTE: Once a month in 2020, The Pathway will examine a classic Hollywood retelling of a biblical story, compare it to the actual Word of God, and discuss its artistic merits. Viewed critically from a biblical worldview, the stretch of biblical epics from the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s can prompt discussion and appreciation for God’s truly magnificent story. To see all the Movie Club entries, visit www.mbcpathway.com/movieclub. The Movie 1951 saw another “biblical” epic hit the big … [Read more...]
‘Ben-Hur’ brings Hollywood spectacle to ‘tale of the Christ’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Once a month in 2020, The Pathway will examine a classic Hollywood retelling of a biblical story, compare it to the actual Word of God, and discuss its artistic merits. Viewed critically from a biblical worldview, the stretch of biblical epics from the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s can prompt discussion and appreciation for God’s truly magnificent story. To see all the Movie Club entries, visit www.mbcpathway.com/movieclub. The Movie Five years before he was Moses in “The Ten … [Read more...]
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