JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention in January is launching a weekly e-newsletter called The Stewardship Journal to equip ministry leaders to help their churches achieve higher levels of financial security. The free journal is being sent to pastors and other church leaders as part of a year-long emphasis on biblical stewardship. Each edition features articles from MBC Executive Director John Yeats and other state missionaries. It also provides readers with weekly “offering … [Read more...]
Camp reaches out to deaf youth
WARSAW – Hugs and laughter usually signal a fun reunion, but this is especially true of the campers attending the Deaf Youth Camp. This Missouri Baptist Camp serves deaf and hard of hearing children and teens from Missouri, Oklahoma and Illinois. “Because they come from a wide geographical area,” Vivian Crowley, business manager and assistant director, said, “they love to be reunited when they see their friends from previous years.” The Deaf Youth Camp was established in 1982 after Leslie … [Read more...]
LifeWay Donates Nearly 30,000 Spanish Bibles to Struggling Venezuelan Communities
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Somewhere in a Venezuelan prison, *Luis, a 26-year-old inmate, recently received new life after placing His trust in Christ. And his newfound faith has been bolstered in large part due to a new Bible he received through a partnership with LifeWay and an organization that has been mobilized to distribute copies of God’s Word throughout the country. In August 2020, LifeWay Christian Resources donated nearly 30,0000 copies of Spanish “Reina Valera” (RVR) Bibles of nine … [Read more...]
Christ’s deity in the New Testament
This is the 20th in a series of articles, excerpted from “What Every Christian Should Know About the Trinity,” available through Amazon and other booksellers. While the Old Testament offers glimpses of a second Yahweh figure – a visible manifestation of the one true God – the New Testament presents a more complete picture of the second person of the Godhead. Let’s begin with Jesus Himself. Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and atheists often argue, “Jesus never claimed to be God.” They assert … [Read more...]
FBC Sikeston presents ‘Quarantine Christmas’
SIKESTON – In this COVID-19 era, the annual Christmas show, to borrow the maxim, must go on. First Baptist Pastor Mathew Vroman said the church normally does a Christmas program, but the real and perceived threats of the coronavirus seemed to curtail it. “I told them I could write a play. I wanted to write something quality, funny and relevant. There are three audiences: those who are not saved, but know something of the Bible; those not saved who know nothing of the Bible or God, and the … [Read more...]
FBC O’Fallon Giving Tree has helped local families at Christmas for 25 Years
O’FALLON – One Christmas, a teenage girl hoped for an iguana lizard as a gift. So her name and request were put on the Giving Tree at First Baptist O’Fallon (FBCO). The church partners with other local organizations in its annual Giving Tree ministry but Barb Bateman, an FBCO layperson, has since the ministry’s 1996 inception placed the names and children’s gift requests from area needy families on FBCO Christmas trees every November. Church members, small groups, and Sunday School classes … [Read more...]
Hazelwood church meets need in annual Christmas giveaway, despite COVID-19
HAZELWOOD – Each December, Hazelwood Church members look forward to ministering to their needy neighbors through the church’s Lifelines Christmas Giveaway. The event supplies physical needs but also addresses individuals’ spiritual needs for Christ. Participants receive the Gospel message when they come to pick up needed clothing or toys. On Saturday, Dec. 5, the giveaway served 60 families through its toy and coat distribution, which included approximately 150 children. Church member … [Read more...]
Students bring tidings of joy to college campuses
ST. LOUIS – While the fall of 2020 has been a semester of upheaval, closed doors, and uncertainty on college campuses across Missouri, it has also been something else for our MBCollegiate students and their Campus Missionaries: a semester of serving. Since COVID limits or inhibits many normal avenues of serving, some ministries have gotten creative with how to serve in safe ways. Kale Uzzle, Collegiate Strategist and Campus Missionary in the St. Louis area, partnered with Mission St. Louis … [Read more...]
‘Truly God, truly man’
65 percent of American evangelicals confused about the Incarnation JEFFERSON CITY – Though American evangelicals celebrate the birth of the God-man Jesus Christ during the Christmas season, many of them are confused about the nature of the Incarnation, according to a recent survey released by Ligonier Ministries. According to their 2020 State of Theology survey, 65 percent of American evangelicals agree with the statement, “Jesus is the first and greatest being created by God.” “That … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists to pray over ‘big cultural issues’ during 2021 legislative prayer service
JEFFERSON CITY – Lawmakers and citizens will gather for what has become a Jefferson City tradition when Concord Baptist Church, in conjunction with the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission, hosts the 16th annual Prayer Service for Missouri government leaders, Jan. 6, 2021, at 9 a.m. The event always marks the first day of each new session of the General Assembly. “We will be seeking God’s blessing for Missouri’s legislative, executive and judicial leadership,” said … [Read more...]
Missionaries needed to share gospel with Mo. children
This month we celebrate the greatest gift that was ever given to mankind – the gift of a Savior and a Redeemer. When we accept and receive that gift, we enter into an eternal, everlasting relationship with the God who is the Author of all creation and who formed us and knew us, even in the womb. What a gift! And it is one we are to share with others. The shepherds heard the message of the glad tidings of the birth of the Savior from the angels. But, Jesus told us that we are to be His … [Read more...]
MWMU pushes forward to equip churches missions
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri WMU board members want to push forward their support for international missionaries through the 2020 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (LMCO). The topic resonated throughout Missouri WMU (MWMU) Board Meeting held at the Baptist Building here in November. Along with an emphasis on LMCO, the board had a full agenda of reports from board members, consultants and specialists. Messages were also delivered by MBC Executive Director John Yeats, missionary speakers and … [Read more...]
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