Thoughts & Adventures Missourians are on the precipice of a titanic moral battle June 14, 2005 It is the greatest moral issue facing Missourians since the state ratified the 13th and 14th Amendments abolishing slavery. Embryonic stem cell research (including cloning) is as explosive an issue that has ever beset Missouri citizens, triggering an inevitable showdown that pits high-powered business interests and university researchers, who see embryonic stem cell research as a “pot … [Read more...]
High Point hurdler represents U.S. in Australia to ‘the glory of God’
High Point hurdler represents U.S. in Australia to ‘the glory of God’ By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer June 14, 2005 HIGH POINT – A 16-year-old member of the youth group at High Point Baptist Church is bound for Australia to represent America in a track and field competition. Jessica Bockelman, a junior at California High School, will run two low hurdles events for the Midwest Striders track club, a collection of athletes from Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa. Her July 2-13 … [Read more...]
EE director lands in Missouri seeks to minister to the deaf
EE director lands in Missouri, seeks to minister to the deaf By Barbara ShounContributing writer June 14, 2005 ARNOLD – Bob Nowicki first came into contact with the deaf community when he was studying to become a Catholic priest. Today, he is an ordained Baptist minister, serving as national director for Evangelism Explosion’s (EE) deaf ministry. Nowicki and his wife, Cheryl, are members of First Baptist Church, Arnold. They chose Arnold because of its central location for a … [Read more...]
Eight MBC members earn degrees from Pillsbury College & Seminary
Eight MBC members earn degrees from Pillsbury College & Seminary June 14, 2005 ST. LOUIS — James Carter, senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Ferguson, received an honorary Doctor of Sacred Theology degree from Pillsbury College & Seminary at graduation exercises May 14. Pillsbury’s President Curt Scarborough presented degrees to 22 graduates from eight states and South Korea. Eight Pillsbury graduates are members of Missouri Baptist churches, including five MBC … [Read more...]
Project Joy ministry stretches across nation
Project Joy ministry stretches across nation By Staff June 14, 2005 BUTLER – Trucks carrying goods from the Osage River Baptist Association to various parts of the United States have taken on the designation “Project Joy,” or “Hauling for Jesus.” As one of four ministry projects flowing out of the association, Project Joy collects clothing, housewares, furniture, toys, building materials and food. The items are brought to the association office to be sorted and … [Read more...]
MBC embryonic stem cell resolution
MBC embryonic stem cell resolution June 14, 2005 Messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention’s 2004 annual meeting at First Baptist Church, Raytown, overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for more research on adult stem cells which may produce promising “breakthroughs in the treatments of several diseases including Parkinson’s, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.” The resolution went on to express Missouri Baptists opposition to embryonic stem cell research which … [Read more...]
Fox personifies staggering wealth behind cloning
Fox personifies staggering wealth behind cloning By Staff June 14, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Perhaps the state’s most prominent backer of embryonic stem cell research/human cloning is St. Louis Philanthropist Sam Fox, who has chaired Washington University’s $1.3 billion capital campaign since its inception in 1998. Fox has served as a member of Washington University’s Board of Trustees since 1989. The Sam Fox Arts Center, a $56.8 million project involving five buildings … [Read more...]
Cloning exposes rift in Republican ‘marriage’
Cloning exposes rift in Republican ‘marriage’ Explosive issue proves divisive for Democrats, too By Staff June 14, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – The Republican Party in Missouri has flourished in the last three elections thanks to cooperation between fiscal conservatives, often called “pro-business” Republicans, and social conservatives, led by Missouri Baptists and Missouri Catholics who vote according to a biblical worldview. Because of this marriage within the … [Read more...]
Churches unite, launch Medicine Valley ministry
Churches unite, launch Medicine Valley ministry Gospel comes to five rural north central Missouri communities By Brian KoonceStaff Writer June 14, 2005 TRENTON — As a 14-year-old girl, Mabel Rogers rang the church bell at Harris Baptist Church each Sunday calling the people of Harris to worship. Decades later, now the wife of a retired pastor, she and her husband, Lewis, are once again calling the people of this north-central Missouri town and surrounding communities to worship. Lewis … [Read more...]
Given up for dead, Mt. Carmel church revived
Given up for dead, Mt. Carmel church revived By Brian KoonceStaff Writer June 14, 2005 ELDON — Mt. Carmel Baptist Church recently baptized 14 new converts, more than 10 times the state average, but what is even more exciting is that it occurred after the church nearly disbanded six years ago. “Most of our churches in our state will average baptizing one person for every 42-43 members a year,” said Jerry Field, director of church planting for the Missouri Baptist Convention … [Read more...]
Casey humbled by his historic tenure as FBC Raytown’s chariman of deacons
Casey humbled by his historic tenure as FBC Raytown’s chairman of deacons FCA Foundation president widely loved, respected Allen PalmeriStaff Writer June 14, 2005 RAYTOWN – Carey Casey is the first African-American deacon in the history of First Baptist Church, Raytown, and its history, like a river that winds back to 1843, flows — as is typical of Southern Baptist churches — with a current of white deacons. Since January, Casey has been presiding as chairman of the … [Read more...]
Midwestern Seminary professor passionate about Missouri Baptist history, book coming
Midwestern Seminary professor passionate about Missouri Baptist history, book coming June 14, 2005 Michael McMullen, associate professor of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, was recently chosen by the Missouri Baptist Convention to write a book about the history of Baptist life in Missouri. Pathway contributing writer Lee Warren had a chance recently to sit down with Professor McMullen in his office and discuss the project. Q: Do you have a working … [Read more...]
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