ST. CHARLES – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) executive board elected Benjamin Hawkins, 39, to serve as editor of The Pathway during their meeting, Oct. 24, prior to the convening of the MBC annual meeting that afternoon. MBC Executive Director John Yeats announced the board’s decision during his annual address to messengers on the evening of Oct. 24, introducing Hawkins as editor of The Pathway. Hawkins expressed his gratitude to Missouri Baptists following the presentation of a … [Read more...]
SBC’s McLaurin: ‘Live for the glory of God’
ST. CHARLES – Preaching from 1 Peter 4:10-11 during a sermon at the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting, Oct. 25, Willie McLaurin – interim president & CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee – urged Missouri Baptist messengers and guests to live for the glory of God. “The early church made a difference because they were unified around the right priorities,” McLaurin said. “They always kept the main thing, the main thing. ... They were a fellowship committed … [Read more...]
Sexual Abuse Response Team provides preliminary report to MBC messengers
ST. CHARLES – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Sexual Abuse Response Team (SART) submitted a written report to The Pathway, related to a preliminary report by SART co-chair George Fulgham to MBC messengers gathered here, Oct. 24-25. To learn more about the MBC’s response to sexual abuse issues, visit https://mobaptist.org/sexual-abuse-response/. The SART’s written report follows immediately below: • One in 10 children experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday. • One in 4 … [Read more...]
MBC messengers trained to protect against abuse
ST. CHARLES – While local churches desire to protect their children and families from sexual abuse, their efforts in doing so are usually off-target, according to Gregory Love, co-founder of MinistrySafe and Abuse Prevention Systems. Love spoke to messengers during the business session of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) annual meeting here, Oct. 25. During this message and during another two-hour session following the annual meeting, Love helped church leaders identify and better … [Read more...]
Seek revival, Elliff urges Missouri Baptists
ST. CHARLES – Revival is not a sign in a yard proclaiming a church meeting is coming Monday night. It’s the extraordinary movement of the spirit of God among His people that produces extraordinary results. That was Bill Elliff’s message as he spoke to the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting, Oct. 24, here. Elliff is the founder and national engage pastor of The Summit Church in Little Rock, Ark. He is also the pastor/church director for OneCry!, a ministry promoting spiritual … [Read more...]
‘Reflecting Christ to a watching world’: MBC messengers elect new slate of officers
ST. CHARLES – During their 188th annual meeting at the St. Charles Convention Center here, Oct. 24-25, messengers of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) elected four new MBC officers. Coming from 470 Missouri Baptist churches across the state, 1,035 messengers and 226 guests attended the two-day meeting – making it the largest Missouri Baptist gathering in the St. Louis area in more than a decade. The theme for the meeting was “Reflecting Christ to a Watching World.” During their … [Read more...]
Midwestern Seminary hosts FTC micro-conference during lunch at Mo. Baptist Pastors’ Conference
ST. CHARLES – During the MBC Pastor’s Conference, Oct. 24, a panel discussion was hosted by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) on the subject of confessions of faith and historic creeds and how they are helpful in Baptist life. John Mark Yeats led the panel. He is a professor of church history as well as dean of students and vice-president for student services at MBTS. He was assisted by Jared Bumpers, assistant professor of preaching and evangelism, and by Todd Chipman, dean … [Read more...]
Missouri WWII vet ‘mystified’ regiment
Hudson, a retired Missouri Baptist pastor, soon to celebrate 100 years BOLIVAR – In May of 1945, three months before the end of fighting in the Pacific in World War II, a short notice with a Philippines dateline appeared in the Chicago Tribune. It bore an intriguing headline: “Missouri private’s secret mystifies whole regiment.” It told the tale of Private Gineth E. Hudson, a 23-year-old jeep driver from Cainsville, Mo., a tiny town just south of the Iowa border. According to the article, … [Read more...]
Recreational marijuana, gambling, abortion addressed by MBC resolutions
ST. CHARLES – The messengers assembled at the 2022 Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting passed eight resolutions on a variety of issues – declaring their opposition to recreational marijuana and gambling and re-affirming their support for the sanctity of life for pre-born children. Most notably, these resolutions included a strong pro-life statement on the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Resolution 4 states that Missouri Baptists “will continue to contend for and defend … [Read more...]
DR volunteers active at MBC annual meeting
ST. CHARLES – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) volunteers helped in several ways at the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) annual meeting here, Oct. 24-25. MODR volunteers opened doors and greeted messengers and guests. Inside the convention hall, they monitored microphones and served as tellers – collecting ballots for the votes taken during meeting. Childcare volunteers from DR provided a safe space for families with children to leave their young ones. They cared for 31 children, … [Read more...]
Missouri DR internship opportunity available for summer of 2023
JEFFERSON CITY – An opportunity for college and university students to serve as a disaster relief intern will be available during the summer of 2023. Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) officials announced that the internship is a ten-week, paid opportunity to be trained and serve as a MODR volunteer throughout the months of June and July. They will be traveling and responding to disasters and rebuilding opportunities across Missouri and perhaps across the nation. Aaron Werner, the … [Read more...]
WMU groups in Missouri, Montana begin partnership
JEFFERSON CITY (MWMU) – Thirteen Missourians, including ten Missouri WMU (MWMU) staff and executive board members, recently traveled to Montana Southern Baptist Women (MTSBW) MPower event. The event was missions-focused connecting women to Cooperative Program missionaries, fellowship, idea-sharing and worship time. During the two-day event MWMU executive board members and staff shared mission action ideas, compassion ministries, leadership development, and resources. Age-group … [Read more...]
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