JEFFERSON CITY – Pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) and several other charitable entities will benefit from tax credits if a proposed bill continues to smoothly make its way through the legislative process. House Bill 87 (HB 87), sponsored by Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Springfield, won 149-2 approval Feb. 7 in the House of Representatives and was sent to the Senate. The bill would allow taxpayers to claim credits against their state income taxes for contributions they make to those … [Read more...]
Baptist Building hosts stop suicide training
JEFFERSON CITY – Twenty one Missouri National Guardsmen participated in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Feb. 2 in the Gold Room area of the Baptist Building. ASIST is a two-day course designed to help recognize and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. It provides an opportunity for service members to explore their experiences and attitudes about suicide, to have a better understanding of the needs of a person at risk of suicide and how to use suicide … [Read more...]
Farley challenges DOMs on rural church ministry
LAKE OZARK — About 40 directors of missions from across Missouri gathered here Jan. 29-31 to discuss small and rural church dynamics with Gary Farley, DOM at Pickens Baptist Association in Carrollton, Ala. Farley, an author, rural sociologist and missions strategist, gave the Missouri DOMs several points to consider as they work with smaller membership churches. The DOMs were meeting for their semi-annual meeting with Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) leaders. Farley is a contributing … [Read more...]
From suicidal to God’s grace
KAHOKA — Rob Quillin presents a stocky, no-nonsense image as he meets people here at First Baptist Church. A former hardball Kansas City police officer from the inner city, he is now a pastor of a Southern Baptist church in northeast Missouri. His journey is one of God’s protection and grace. Growing up in the city, he admired cops. Once when some gang members jumped him on the way home from school, he was getting a beating until he saw the blue lights of a Kansas City police car. “The … [Read more...]
First Baptist propels long-term Morehouse recovery
MOREHOUSE — The landscape of this southeast Missouri community has been forever changed, and First Baptist Church has adapted its ministry. “Morehouse is quite a bit different than it was before the flood,” Pastor Randy Conn said. In April 2011, a flood swept into the town and destroyed 75 homes. About 20 have been replaced, leaving more than 50 empty lots in town. First Baptist housed a shelter within its building for several months, providing lodging and meals for flood victims. Over … [Read more...]
MBC churches partner to help new church
O’FALLON — Jeremy Plymale, pastor of Crosshaven Church here, said the young church could have failed several times if not for the help of Missouri Baptist churches at critical times. Establishing Crosshaven “was really a collaborative effort of a lot of churches,” he said. “For the sake of the kingdom they made an investment in us that helped make the difference in the survival of our church.” The seven-year-old church now runs over 200 each Sunday, is financially established, has about … [Read more...]
MBTS, Missouri Baptists: Strengthening a friendship
Southern Baptists are similar folks. Wherever you find Southern Baptists – regardless of the location – you tend to find people who love Jesus, the Bible, the local church and fellowshipping with one another. Whether in Argentina or Alabama, Mumbai or Missouri, this rings true. I have been especially struck by this commonality among Southern Baptists since my election as president of Midwestern Seminary. In recent weeks I have enjoyed interacting with Missouri Baptists all across this … [Read more...]
A prized possession: ‘Mama’s Tithe Jar’
Recently I carefully took one of my most prized possessions from its special storage place. I handled it very carefully, with all of the attention and respect that it deserves. My mind was flooded with memories of how I got it and what it has meant to me for so many years. More importantly, my mind and heart were challenged by the message that this treasure carries. No, it is not some beautiful plaque, a precious jewel, or some great work of art. In fact, if this treasure was seen by anyone … [Read more...]
Sheriff White lives out a Christian worldview
Jefferson City News Tribune JEFFERSON CITY—Sheriff Greg White is best known for his time in law enforcement, but it is his time out of the sheriff’s office that helps White cope with the day-to-day of being the Cole County sheriff. White is an ordained Baptist preacher who was instrumental in starting nine churches and a Bible study thousands of miles away from Jefferson City. White moved to Alaska after he received his graduate degree in outdoor education from then-Central … [Read more...]
New Hannibal church will be ‘relational, real and reformed’
New Hannibal church will be ‘relational, real and reformed’ By John L. Inman III Contributing Writer HANNIBAL—Approximately 10,000 people live in the Hannibal area with no understanding of the Gospel and no connection to a local church. Sam Byers wants to change that. Formerly a three-year youth pastor at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in St. Charles, Byers now is the church planter for Believer’s Church in Hannibal. For six months he felt God giving him and his wife, Margaret, clarity … [Read more...]
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