BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Danger and risk for a family member sharing the gospel would be troubling, but that is what is happening to the persecuted church. “These are our brothers and sisters in Christ,” Trent Young, DOM for Gasconade Valley Baptist Association, said. “They are our family, and they are risking their lives every day sharing the gospel of Jesus with others in their community.” Young and his wife, Dana, organized a group from the Gasconade Valley Baptist Association to … [Read more...]
Historical Commission again offers scholarships to attend MBC universities
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Historical Commission will continue scholarships for the next school year for students attending Missouri Baptist Convention entity universities. The Historical Commission is offering a $1,000 scholarship to one student applying to each of these institutions: Hannibal-LaGrange University, Missouri Baptist University, Southwest Baptist University, and Spurgeon College. The scholarship is matched by each school. “There is a long-standing historical … [Read more...]
High Street Press releases posthumous book by Gene Austin, late MBC collegiate leader
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention, through its High Street Press imprint, has released a new resource for personal or group study titled Spirit Sailing: A Modern-day Parable of Co-Laboring with God. Author Gene Austin, long-time director of the MBC’s collegiate ministries, succumbed to cancer in May of 2023, with a final draft of the manuscript unfinished. He had labored for years with the idea of a book, and eagerly sought coaching and editing to get his modern-day parable … [Read more...]
New mothers among refugees find support from MBC church members
Fellowship of Wildwood builds partnership with Oasis International ST. LOUIS – A new mom has many questions about her pregnancy, but that is intensified when she is forced to give up her country, extended family and familiar surroundings. Fellowship of Wildwood (FOW) – a Missouri Baptist church here – and Oasis International have partnered to make that transition a little less lonely for some new moms. “Our refugees come here, and the new moms need everything, especially if it is their … [Read more...]
Defend the sanctity of life with compassion, conviction
Decline to Sign initiative petition supporting abortion Struggling to survive in Nazi-occupied Holland during World War II, a Jewish mother and her baby sought refuge in the home of Casper ten Boom, who lived with his unmarried daughter’s Corrie and Betsie. At that time, their home was already the hiding place for a handful of other Jews, and adding a mother and child to the household would only draw unwanted attention from the authorities. They needed to find another safe space for the … [Read more...]
Executive Board sets $15 million CP budget
JEFFERSON CITY – During their meeting here, March 4-5, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) executive board recommended 2025 goals for the Cooperative Program (CP) and other statewide offerings. The board set the 2025 CP goal at $15 million, while setting statewide offering goals as follows: $800,000 for the Missouri Missions Offering (MMO); $4 million for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering; $2.2 million for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering; and $150,000 for the World Hunger … [Read more...]
Missouri WMU’s 2024 missions celebration set to take place at FBC Warrensburg, April 5-6
JEFFERSON CITY – The focus of Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) as stated on their website, www.wmu.com, is “making disciples of Jesus who live on mission. Our desire is to see all ages energized and motivated and equipped for missions. We carry out this mission by: “providing missions discipleship resources for churches and individuals, “offering opportunities to engage with compassion ministries, and “equipping people through leadership development experiences.” Attendees … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network member explores Genesis flood theories
WALNUT SHADE – Don Stenberg lives in a quiet “holler” in the Ozarks and works remotely for a Georgia-based construction company as an information services manager. But in addition to his data and Excel spreadsheet work, he has a real passion for Christian apologetics and research. As the newest member of the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network, Stenberg’s main focus is the field of creation science, with particular emphasis on the Genesis flood. While some Christians believe Noah’s flood … [Read more...]
Department of Justice concludes Executive Committee investigation; ‘no further action’
NASHVILLE (BP) – The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its investigation of the SBC Executive Committee, Southern Baptist leaders learned Feb. 29. In a statement today, Jonathan Howe, interim SBC EC president/CEO, said the DOJ has told the EC’s legal counsel there is “no further action to be taken.” Email requests for comment from the DOJ were not returned by time of publication. The SBC has been represented during the investigation by Gene Besen and Scarlett Nokes of … [Read more...]
Missouri House votes to defund Planned Parenthood
Pro-life bill heads to Senate; Mo. Attorney General files suit against Planned Parenthood EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was updated, March 6, to include comments from Missouri Baptist Convention legislative liaison Timothy Faber. JEFFERSON CITY – In a 104-49 vote, the Missouri House of Representatives chose to defund Planned Parenthood, March 4, less than a week after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit “against Planned Parenthood for trafficking minors out of state to … [Read more...]
Missouri lay pastor uses ‘borrowed time’ to help start rural church
CHULA (BP) – John Parks’ niece has a name for him – cat of nine lives. To look back at his last decade, one would have to agree. About 12 years ago, Parks had a heart attack, then a cancer diagnosis. In 2020, he was in the hospital for months with COVID-19. Not long after his recovery, doctors told him the cancer had returned. This time it was malignant. The prognosis wasn’t good. Half of those with a similar diagnosis die within a year. Usually, the other half die within the following … [Read more...]
Two Missouri DR volunteers given national distinguished service award
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri may be known as the “Show Me State”, but the award ceremony at the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) Roundtable, held on Jan. 23-25, revealed that Missouri Disaster Relief (MODR) volunteers are better known for showing compassion than skepticism. During the awards banquet, which was held during the annual event, not one, but two MODR volunteers were recognized with the Distinguished Service Award for exceptional service. The first was a memorial to the late … [Read more...]
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