Executive Board resolution praises Missouri WMU By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 19, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board voted unanimously April 12 to approve a resolution of appreciation for the Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union (MWMU) for its decision March 15 to not accept funds from the 2005-2006 Baptist General Convention of Missouri (BGCM) budget and mission offering. A framed version of the resolution was presented to Executive … [Read more...]
Hale leaves MBC position for post in South Carolina
Hale leaves MBC position for post in South Carolina By Staff April 5, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Leadership Development Specialist Monty Hale resigned from the MBC staff March 31 to take a position with the South Carolina Baptist Convention as director of pastoral ministries. Hale served with the MBC for four years in the area of leadership, initially working as leadership coordinator before assuming a new role in a restructured … [Read more...]
Distance runner goes all out to help Warrensburg church
Distance runner goes all out to help Warrensburg church By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 5, 2005 WARRENSBURG – One might think that an All-American athlete at a university would not have much time to give to her church, but Kristin Anderson, a senior distance runner at Central Missouri State University, commits two nights a week to First Baptist Church, Warrensburg. Anderson, a four-time NCAA Division II All-American in three different sports, serves her church as a children’s … [Read more...]
Judge allows discovery to proceed, awaits court of appeals ruling
Breaking News Judge allows discovery to proceed, awaits court of appeals ruling By Don HinkleEditor April 7, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – A Cole County Circuit Court judge April 5 directed that limited discovery could proceed in the new “messenger case” brought by the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), while the earlier “church case” is pending in the Missouri Court of Appeals. The judge granted none of the six motions filed by attorneys representing five break-away … [Read more...]
Dennis retires after nearly 14 years of MBC staff work
Dennis retires after nearly 14 years of MBC staff work By Staff April 5, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Cooperative Program Specialist Mike Dennis retired March 31 after serving on the convention staff since July 1991. He and his wife, Maryetta, are also retiring as North American Mission Board missionaries. They are members of South Haven Baptist Church, Springfield. “The nearly 14 years we have spent with the MBC staff have been among the most joyous … [Read more...]
Waganer leaves service with convention staff
Waganer leaves service with convention staff By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 5, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – David Waganer, associate executive director for the Communications and Development Team of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), resigned, and his office responsibilities ended March 31, according to MBC Executive Director David Clippard. Waganer was asked to assume new responsibilities in the MBC. After some days of prayer and consideration, he instead concluded it was time for … [Read more...]
Noted expositor, martyrs advocate to fill pulpit at pastors conference
Noted expositor, martyrs advocate to fill pulpit at pastors conference By Allen PalmeriStaff Writer April 5, 2005 JEFFERSON CITY – Expository preaching and reports on worldwide Christian persecution will mark this year’s Missouri Baptist Pastors Conference, Oct. 24, Second Baptist Church, Springfield. Steven J. Lawson, who is in the process of writing a third volume of the popular Holman Old Testament Commentary series, will be the featured speaker at the Missouri Baptist … [Read more...]
A Missouri Baptist recalls another Schiavo-like case
Guest Columnist A Missouri Baptist recalls another Schiavo-like case April 5, 2005 Editor’s note: Barbara Shoun, a contributing writer for The Pathway, was public relations director for the Missouri Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Vernon, when the family of Nancy Cruzan had her feeding tube removed Dec. 14, 1990. Nancy died of dehydration 12 days later. The Terri Schiavo case may have been breaking news for most of the nation, but for those of us who worked at the Missouri … [Read more...]
Sovereign God remolds two old ‘jars of clay’
Guest Columnist Sovereign God remolds two old ‘jars of clay’ Editor’s note: Once a month throughout 2005 The Pathway will present columns from Southern Baptist missionaries around the world encouraging Missouri Southern Baptists to support the Cooperative Program. This is the fourth in this continuing series. By Bill and Carol BowersMBC missionaries April 5, 2005 “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to … [Read more...]
Blunt’s view on cloning inconsistent with pro-life position
Thoughts and Adventures Blunt’s view on cloning inconsistent with pro-life position April 5, 2005 RIDGEDALE – Dogged determination can bite both ways. Take for example, Gov. Matt Blunt’s position on somantic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), a form of embryo-destroying cloning that the governor refuses to acknowledge is cloning. Blunt has maintained a pro-life position through his gubernatorial campaign and in his early weeks in office. There is no doubt in my mind that … [Read more...]
Be wary of tradition, worship in spirit, in truth
From My Heart to Yours Be wary of tradition, worship in spirit, in truth April 5, 2005 I love traditions like floating Oreo Cookies in milk and then eating them only after they sink to the bottom. You may have a household tradition of pulling them apart and eating the filling first. I would disagree … not my style. One of my favorite movies is Fiddler on the Roof. Throughout the story, Tevye, the peasant milkman, is doing his best to hang onto the traditions of … [Read more...]
Cardinals break spring training camp with strong core of Christian believers
Cardinals break spring training camp with strong core of Christian believers By Lee WarrenContributing Writer April 5, 2005 ST. LOUIS – It’s that time of year again. With the aroma of a freshly cut infield, cotton candy, and hot dogs lingering in the air, it’s time to play ball. After winning the National League pennant in 2004, the Cardinals broke spring training camp in Jupiter, Fla., recently and were poised to open the season April 5 in Houston before returning to St. … [Read more...]
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