Resolutions being accepted from April 1 to May 22 NASHVILLE (BP) – Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Bart Barber has named Kristen Ferguson, associate dean of educational effectiveness and director of online education at Gateway Seminary, to serve as chair of the 2024 Committee on Resolutions. It will be Ferguson’s third year to serve on the committee, having been vice chair at the New Orleans Annual meeting. “The resolutions process empowers the messengers to speak with … [Read more...]
The writer of Hebrews and Christ’s return
This is another in a series of excerpts from What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus, released by High Street Press and available at Amazon.com. In previous columns, we briefly surveyed some of Paul’s writings regarding the return of Jesus. Here, we see what the writer of Hebrews has to say about Christ’s glorious appearing. The writer of Hebrews implores Jewish Christians to stay faithful, despite mounting pressure to return to Judaism. The same Jesus who died once … [Read more...]
Mississippi church is answer to Romanian pastor’s 30-year prayer
ROMANIA (IMB) – Thirty years was a long time to wait for help. Yet, the Romanian pastor had faithfully prayed since he was 8 years old for someone to come alongside him to serve and love his people. Meanwhile, Jan McMurphy sat in Olive Branch, Mississippi, wrestling with God about an “itch” for the mission field she couldn’t shake. For 16 years she served on short-term medical mission teams with other Mississippi Baptists. The last few years she brought her church, Longview Heights … [Read more...]
Let’s support Annie
Each year as we approach Easter, we have the unique opportunity to support the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. As you likely know, this offering helps support 2,900-plus North American Mission Board (NAMB) missionaries serving across the United States and Canada. Every dollar given is used towards evangelism, church planting, and providing relief to those who are hurting. It’s truly an offering worth supporting. Annie Armstrong passed away in 1938 at the age of 88, so many today are … [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...]
D. A. Carson delivers Sizemore Lectures at Midwestern Seminary
by Michaela Classen KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) — Midwestern Seminary welcomed D. A. Carson to campus on March 5-6 to deliver the annual Sizemore Lectures. Carson, who serves as distinguished professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and theologian-at-large for The Gospel Coalition, gave two lectures and joined Midwestern Seminary President Jason Allen for a Q&A luncheon. Carson’s lectures addressed the New Testament use of the Old Testament in … [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...]
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...]