HLG lectures feature noted church planter By Brandy CampbellHLG Public Relations April 19, 2005 Hannibal – At Life Baptist Church there are no pews or baptismals, only slot machines and neon lights. Situated on the strip in Las Vegas, the church is home to people from all walks of life, from middle-class families to the homeless. Not your typical church. But then again, Paul Gotthardt is not your typical pastor. Gotthardt, a native of Savannah, Georgia, … [Read more...]
Controversial businessman offers millions to churches
Controversial businessman offers millions to churches By Bob AllenEthicsdaily.com April 19, 2005 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man once known for barnstorming the country trying to sell dealerships for a machine he claimed would make free electricity from air is now offering churches grants up to $50 million to help bring “Christian values” to America. In an introductory video on a Web site promoting “The Kingdom Grant,” Dennis Lee claims to represent a consortium of … [Read more...]
Study: ‘Conservative resurgence’ failed in evangelism
Study: ‘Conservative resurgence’ failed in evangelism Church growth expert projects ‘much worse’ results without change By James A. Smith Sr.Executive Editor, Florida Baptist Witness April 19, 2005 Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series on the conservative resurgence failed evangelistic efforts. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FBW) – Southern Baptist evangelism statistics are grim, but they could be far worse. That’s the finding of a major new study by a … [Read more...]
BSUs still have a heart for collegians
BSUs still have a heart for collegians By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 19, 2005 SPRINGFIELD – Dean Finley, campus minister to Southwest Missouri State University (SMS), has a philosophy of Baptist Student Union (BSU) work that essentially knows no boundaries. In Finley’s world, when it comes to reaching people for Christ in a secular environment, variety rules. “Ministry is ministry,” he said. “We’re ministering to students.” Finley and Billy … [Read more...]
Ten Commandments Summit set
Ten Commandments Summit set April 19, 2005 SPRINGFIELD – American Christians are invited to attend the Ten Commandments Summit May 20 at the Oasis Convention Center, Springfield. Doors open at 5 p.m., before a 5:30 p.m. start. Speakers include Gregory Thompson, founder of America ASLEEP kNOw MORE; Dee Wampler, a Missouri Baptist defense attorney and constitutional law expert; and Phillip Jauregui, personal attorney for former Alabama Supreme Court Judge Roy Moore during his Ten … [Read more...]
Pro-life Democrats bemoan inaction on human cloning ban
Pro-life Democrats bemoan inaction on human cloning ban April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Rep. Belinda Harris, D-Hillsboro and a member of Morse Mill Baptist Church in Dittmer, is disappointed that legislation banning embryonic stem cell research/human cloning has apparently died this year in the Capitol. The session ends May 13 with little, if any, hope to pass the ban. Harris said she is also disappointed that the 18 senators who had signed on to Senate Bill 160 did not all speak up … [Read more...]
MBC church planter resigns, joins Blue River-KC Association
MBC church planter resigns, joins Blue River-KC Association By Staff April 19, 2005 KANSAS CITY – A Missouri Baptist Convention church planting specialist has resigned and accepted a call to become an associate director with the Blue River- Kansas City Baptist Association. John Mark Clifton’s new ministry will include church planting, ethnic church ministry, urban ministry, church revitalization, missological research, community ministry, assisting churches with staff/pastoral … [Read more...]
Children’s Home keeps the faith as it helps the poor
Children’s Home keeps the faith as it helps the poor Trustees hear quarterly report By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 19, 2005 BRIDGETON – The Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) has lost the equivalent of three full-time staff positions in development/fund raising in the last 15 months, and another $626,000 is needed to finish a building project, but Children’s Home officials remain upbeat. Bob Springate, chief operations officer, MBCH Foundation, Lee’s … [Read more...]
Pathway gets new staff writer
Pathway gets new staff writer By Staff April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – The editor of The Bison, the Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) student newspaper, will join The Pathway as a staff writer beginning June 1. Brian Koonce, 22, a native of Bartlesville, Okla., will graduate cum laude May 23 from OBU, earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism. “I believe God has called me to Christian journalism and I am very excited about coming to The Pathway,” said Koonce, who has … [Read more...]
MBC training workers in Five Star strategy
MBC training workers in Five Star strategy By Barbara ShounContributing Writer April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY — A new Five-Star Church Strategy has been developed by the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Sunday School/Discipleship (SS/D) team to specifically help smaller churches. According to 2003 data, 631 churches in the state had no baptisms and another 120 had no additions of any kind. These 751 churches represent 38 percent of MBC churches, says Bruce Morrison, director … [Read more...]
Evangelism Explosion expanding in prisions
Evangelism Explosion expanding in prisons MBC clinic yields professions of faith By Barbara ShounContributing Writer April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY — Born-again inmates in Missouri’s prisons will soon be equipped to win other inmates to Christ through the Evangelism Explosion (EE) witnessing method. “There is a revival in our prisons across the nation,” says Danny Decker, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) community ministries specialist. He noted that EE is already in … [Read more...]
Clippard unveils MBC plan to expand summer missionaries
Clippard unveils MBC plan to expand summer missionaries By Staff April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Student summer missionaries who partner for service through the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) in 2006 will be treated just like the MBC’s overseas summer missionaries, according to MBC Executive Director David Clippard. “A missionary to the lost is a missionary to the lost, regardless of what tongue they speak,” Clippard said. The new twist to the Missouri Missions … [Read more...]
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