Chillicothe, Ozark campuses commended for response to recent outbreaks JEFFERSON CITY – The Baptist Home plans to take part in a pharmacy partnership program that will make COVID-19 vaccines available to residents and staff members with no out-of-pocket costs, President Rodney Harrison told The Pathway, Oct. 20. The announcement came soon after Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services commended the Baptist Home for their response to COVID-19 outbreaks on the Chillicothe and … [Read more...]
FBC Neosho women partner with BSU to disciple, raise up female leaders
NEOSHO – When college students Sierra Wilson and Hannah Frances joined the newly-launched women’s Bible study group at Crowder College BSU in the fall of 2019, they had no notion that they would lead the group a year later. Neither saw herself as a leader, but Aaron Werner, Campus Missionary, and Mischelle Hill, a volunteer and lifelong member of FBC Neosho, noted the potential right away. “That very first night, Hannah and Sierra were amazing to me,” says Hill, who Werner recruited to … [Read more...]
SBU President submits resignation
BOLIVAR, Mo. — Southwest Baptist University President Dr. Eric A. Turner submitted his resignation to the SBU Board of Trustees during the Board’s regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20. His resignation is effective Nov. 20 at the conclusion of the fall semester’s commencement ceremonies. “As the University and Missouri Baptist Convention re-articulate their long-standing relationship, I think it is vital for the two entities to have a fresh start with a new leader at the helm,” Dr. Turner … [Read more...]
Baptist Home promotes two staff members to VP positions
IRONTON – The Baptist Home Corporate Office is pleased to announce that Mr. Karl Snider and Dr. Ron Mackey have been selected to serve as new vice presidents for The Baptist Home. The announcement comes as part of Phase III of the ongoing Strategic Planning and Organizational Realignment spearheaded by Dr. Rodney Harrison, president, Dr. Glenn Miller of Miller Management, and Randy Mayes, of DRYVE Leadership Group. Karl Snider, who is a certified public accountant with an MBA from … [Read more...]
Harrison to be nominated for MBC second vice-president
OZARK – Lane Harrison, founding and lead pastor of Life Point Church here, will be nominated for second vice president of the Missouri Baptist Convention, according to Josh Hall, pastor, Selmore Baptist Church, Ozark, who will make the nomination. “Under Lane’s direction, LifePoint Church has grown from a church plant of 35 people in 2004, to a thriving church of several hundred in attendance each week,” Hall said. “Lane holds to the inerrancy of God’s Word, and leads his church to … [Read more...]
MBCollegiate students serve, share gospel on college campuses
JEFFERSON CITY – With the fall semester underway, many MBCollegiate campus missionaries are seeing a positive trend in the midst of the upheaval of coronavirus: their students are stepping up to lead – in expected and unexpected ways, and often without being asked. With most institutions placing limitations on events and seriously restricting nonstudent access to the campus, it’s more vital than ever that students take the lead in bringing the gospel to their peers. Reese Hammond, Campus … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist DR continues work in La. as second hurricane in six weeks hits state
DERIDDER, La. – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers continue to bring help and hope to survivors of Hurricane Laura here. They’re expected to stay in the area until at least the end of October. Also, some DR volunteers have now been deployed to help in Louisiana following the second hurricane to hit the area in six weeks. “The spirit of the volunteers has been tremendous,” Gaylon Moss, director of Disaster Relief, told The Pathway. As of Oct. 9, he said, Missouri Baptist volunteers … [Read more...]
More than a dozen students profess faith in Christ at HLGU’s Spiritual Emphasis Days
HANNIBAL (HLGU) – Hannibal-LaGrange University welcomed Real Encounter Outreach to campus for HLGU’s Spiritual Emphasis Days, a special two-day chapel event, Sept. 9-10. During the event, more than twelve students professed a new faith in Christ. The event featured special speaker Brad Bennett, president and founder of Real Encounter Outreach and director of making disciples at the Missouri Baptist Convention. His team performed several extreme sports tricks and stunts on stage, involving … [Read more...]
Missouri Missions Offering supports The Baptist Home, Shepherd’s Basket
JEFFERSON CITY – The Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering supports 18 ministries in Missouri. This year’s theme is taken from 1 Chronicles 29:9 – “Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord.” Following are two short stories about how the gifts of Missouri Baptists support missions projects throughout the Show Me State. Pastoral Care for the Aging When senior adults enter The Baptist Home, their world is … [Read more...]
Baptist Home podcast series spotlights ‘Biblical Perspectives on Aging’
IRONTON – The Baptist Home launched a new podcast this month to spotlight what God’s Word says about aging. For more than 107 years, The Baptist Home has been known for providing compassionate, Christlike care to the aging. More recently, The Baptist Home has been working to share their time-earned insights on aging issues by offering many educational resources for churches, pastors, caregivers, and other agencies focused on improving the quality of life for the aging. This month marks a … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist churches to celebrate Cooperative Program Month in October
JEFFERSON CITY – What do your tithes and offerings do? Through the Cooperative Program, they start new churches, feed the hungry, advance Christian education, provide disaster relief, rescue women from human trafficking, keep nearly 9,000 full-time missionaries in the field … and much more. October is Cooperative Program Month for the nearly 50,000 churches and church-type missions of the Southern Baptist Convention. It is a month to celebrate the unique funding process that Southern … [Read more...]
Truman State BSU alum develops app to help students encounter Jesus
KIRKSVILLE – While working for a camp ministry in New Mexico, Truman State BSU alum Alan Henson was hit with an idea: what if he could marry technology and nature to create ministry experiences right in the middle of the campgrounds? The idea was born for an app that would use 360° video footage to foster a personal encounter with Jesus. As a software developer and self-proclaimed dreamer, being struck with an idea isn’t abnormal for Henson. He shared this idea with a colleague at the … [Read more...]
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