Identity of MWMU clarified at annual meeting MBC resolution met with mixed reaction, anti-MBC sentiment expressed at Q&A By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 19, 2005 ELLISVILLE – Members of the Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union (MWMU) came to their 81st annual session April 15-16 at First Baptist Church, Ellisville, determined to find out who they are as stated in their own bylaws – however those bylaws read. In a 20-minute question-and-answer time April 15, members … [Read more...]
Spreading the Gospel through light blubs
Spreading the Gospel through light bulbs By Allison SeboltContributing Writer April 19, 2005 YPSILANTI, Mich. — “Have a light bulb! It’s a free gift to brighten your day!” Those unusual words were echoed countless times by 35 students from the Baptist Student Union at the University of Missouri during the week March 19-25. Despite the cold and snow, these students sacrificed their Spring Break to travel to Ypsilanti, Mich., to reach the lost … [Read more...]
‘Final For Him’ saturates St. Louis with Gospel
‘Final For Him’ saturates St. Louis with Gospel By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 19, 2005 ST. LOUIS – A partnership between a Minneapolis businessman and a network of 15 St. Louis-area churches that was coordinated by a staff person from a Missouri Baptist church resulted in the consistent proclamation of the Gospel during the NCAA Final Four April 1-4 in downtown St. Louis. Jon Brovold of JEB Enterprises, which owns the rights to NCAA Final Four merchandise as well as … [Read more...]
Bivo pastors serving God in rural Missouri
Bivo pastors serving God in rural Missouri Two even double as newspaper publisher, journalist By Lee WarrenContributing Writer April 19, 2005 WAYLAND – In places like Wayland, located in the northeast corner of the state, population 400, churches are dependent upon bivocational pastors for their survival. Dan Steinbeck, pastor of Southern Baptist Fellowship in Wayland, preaches to 24 faithful congregants every Sunday and he knows that rural churches like his are unable to pay him a … [Read more...]
Bi-partisan support builds to stop two new types of substance abuse
Bi-partisan support builds to stop two new types of substance abuse By Barbra ShounContributing Writer April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY — At least two members of the Missouri House of Representatives are rushing to stop two new types of substance abuse before they become common practice in the United States. Rep. Trent Skaggs, D-North Kansas City and a deacon at First Baptist Church, North Kansas City, is sponsoring House Bill 250 (HB-250) that would make it illegal for clubs and bars to … [Read more...]
MBC committee seeks nominations
MBC committee seeks nominations April 19,2005 FREDERICKTOWN – The committee nomination process, according to Tom Johnson, chairman of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Nominating Committee, is going along smoothly. There are fewer than 20 vacancies, Johnson said, and committee members are working hard to fill those openings with qualified Missouri Southern Baptists. “We’re looking for new people,” said Johnson, pastor, First Baptist Church, Fredericktown. … [Read more...]
Barker to head spiritual awakening
Barker to head spiritual awakening By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Ron Barker will take on a rather unique title as he joins the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) staff May 1. He will become the MBC’s personal evangelism / spiritual awakening specialist. He freely admits that in his own power, he can do nothing to bring about a spiritual awakening in Missouri. But the 57-year-old pastor from Gainesville, Ga., does bring a variety of ministry … [Read more...]
Tolliver to take on CP responsibilities
Tolliver to take on CP responsibilities By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – David Tolliver, immediate past president of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), is excited to be joining the MBC staff as Cooperative Program (CP) specialist. He is a fourth-generation Missouri Baptist pastor who will be leaving the pastorate at Pisgah Baptist Church, Excelsior Springs, April 30 to help raise money for missions through the time-tested Southern Baptist system of … [Read more...]
Sen. Matt Bartle battles to the bitter end as human cloning ban fails to get a vote
Sen. Matt Bartle battles to the bitter end as human cloning ban fails to get a vote By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee’s Summit, and a deacon at First Baptist Church, Raytown, said his bill to ban embryonic stem cell research/human cloning isn’t going to go away just because the full Senate this year has so far failed to bring it up for a vote. Bartle said that elections will ultimately override the inaction of legislative … [Read more...]
Attorneys present arguments before Court of Appeals
Attorneys present arguments before Court of Appeals By Don HinkleEditor April 19, 2005 KANSAS CITY – Attorneys representing the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) and the five renegade agencies where trustees voted to become self-perpetuating presented oral arguments April 20 before a three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, here. The judges had read prepared briefs from all parties involved prior to the hearing. The appeal focuses on Cole County Circuit … [Read more...]
MBC leaders demonstrate commitment to prayer during Executive Board session
MBC leaders demonstrate commitment to prayer during Executive Board session By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Director David Clippard is excited about how Charlie Burnett, chairman, MBC Administrative Committee, is leading out in prayer. “Prayer works,” Clippard said. Burnett, pastor, Harmony Heights Baptist Church, Joplin, has mobilized 103 prayer warriors in his congregation. Their duty, Burnett said, … [Read more...]
MBC leaders advise Blunt on cloning
MBC leaders advise Blunt on cloning Ban appears dead for now, but hope springs eternal By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – In a last-ditch effort to save Senate Bill 160, the bill banning embryonic stem cell research/human cloning, three Missouri Baptist leaders met privately April 13 with Gov. Matt Blunt. Blunt campaigned as an anti-abortion candidate who has stated numerous times since being elected that he will veto the bill. When Missouri Baptist … [Read more...]
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