JEFFERSON CITY – Following the death of the renowned vocational evangelist Billy Graham, Feb. 21, members of the Fellowship of Missouri Baptist Evangelists (FMBE) commended Graham for the positive influence he has had on the ministry of all vocational evangelists. But few of them have felt the impact of Graham’s ministry as much as Missouri Baptist vocational evangelist Clyde Chiles. “I was saved at a Billy Graham crusade service in Ocean City, N.J., when he was a Youth For Christ … [Read more...]
Southwest Baptist University faculty, students grieve after professor’s wife shot, killed by son
SPRINGFIELD — Faculty members and students at Southwest Baptist University (SBU) are grieving alongside and praying for an SBU faculty member, Terry Cox, whose wife was killed at her home on Tuesday evening, Feb. 27. On Wednesday, the Greene County prosecutor filed charges against their son, Connor Cox, 21, in the shooting death of his mother, Angela, 53. According to a probable cause statement from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Connor Cox told investigators that he shot his … [Read more...]
Love grows First Baptist Oakville
OAKVILLE – Caring for people is growing First Baptist Church of Oakville. “We had an incredible year,” John Hessel, pastor, said. “Twenty-nine people joined our church and nineteen of those were by baptism.” “God is gracious,” Hessel continued. “We’ve been more intentional about reaching out to people and relating to them. Our worship leader, John Gorse Jr. says every Sunday, ‘We’re the friendliest church in town,’ as a reminder for us to reach out to each other.” One of the early … [Read more...]
Deadly central-U.S. storms mobilize DR in 5 states
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers are on the ground and others are on standby after weekend tornadoes and flooding killed five people and damaged homes in five states. Two disaster relief teams have been deployed in Tennessee; Illinois is assessing a response to flooding there; and teams are on standby in Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio, according to reports from state DR representatives and the North American Mission Board (NAMB). About 25 volunteers … [Read more...]
Mo. Baptist conference highlights hope, reconciliation
HARVESTER – Hundreds of Missouri Baptists from various generations gathered together during the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Great Commission Conference (GCC), Feb. 22-24, to learn how they could be ambassadors of hope and gospel transformation throughout the state. More than 450 attendees came to the conference, including more than 250 Missouri Baptist campus missionaries and next-generation leaders, according to Matt Kearns, MBC Making Disciples catalyst. “I was pleased,” Kearns … [Read more...]
Annie theme this year: ‘On Mission Here and Now’
JEFFERSON CITY – A great opportunity to support missionaries here, and now, in North America begins March 4-11 with the 2018 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO) Week of Prayer. With a little planning and resource support from Missouri WMU, Baptist churches across the state can meet the challenge. The Missouri Baptist Convention has set our goal this year at $2 million, which will help contribute to the National Offering Goal of $70 million. Missouri WMU Executive … [Read more...]
St. Louis churches being ‘Good Neighbors’ to refugees
ST. LOUIS - Since 2016, the Good Neighbor Initiative has worked to bring Mark 12:31 to life as cities like St. Louis become home to refugees from around the world. That verse reads: “’You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” At least 41 refugees arrived in St. Louis last year, from countries like Afghanistan, the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and Syria. The Good Neighbor Initiative, a partnership between St. Louis Metro Baptist … [Read more...]
New US citizen says immigrants hungry for gospel
COLUMBIA – Regardless of the politics or legal arguments surrounding immigration, one thing is clear: they need Jesus. One of the United States’ newest citizens knows that first hand. Omar Segovia, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s ethnic church planting catalyst, was born in Chile, but immigrated with his family to Canada when he was six. He grew up there as a Canadian, but more importantly, he grew up around people who cared about his family and shared the gospel with them. They … [Read more...]
Murder in Missouri: 1932 church shooting shows violence not unique to 21st century
PERKINS – “Man shoots wife to death in church” seems like it could be the latest horrific headline in our modern news cycle, but sin is not a new phenomenon. Juanita Irwin can testify to this. Now 89 years old, as a little girl she witnessed the events that prompted that headline, which topped the April 5 edition of the Sikeston Standard in 1932. “My cousin and I are the only living people who were there when this happened,” she said. “We were only three years old, but we were there with … [Read more...]
MBTS’s Allen: Faith ‘more than behavior modification’
KANSAS CITY (BP) – Jesus came "for more than behavior modification," Jason Allen noted upon the release of his book "Being a Christian," Feb. 1. "As we apply the Gospel to every area of our lives, the life of Christ pulsates through us," Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, said in an interview. "We live a more joy-filled, satisfied life ... [when] we experience the joy and wholeness that only Christ can give." In Being a Christian, Allen addresses multiple areas … [Read more...]
Gateway seminary’s Iorg coming to WCBA conference
WARRENSBURG – The West Central Baptist Association Leadership Conference will feature Gateway Seminary President Jeff Iorg. The day-long conference is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 22. It will be hosted at Grover Park Baptist Church in Warrensburg. The registration fee of $15 includes a lunch. For more information or to pre-register, go to www.westcentralbaptists.com/pastors-conference/. … [Read more...]
Pathway’s McCullen celebrates generations of ministry
SPRINGFIELD – Jim McCullen couldn’t have possibly known his rededication to the Lord some 60 years ago would lead to ministry that has carried to several generations. “I was 20. I thought I was a Christian. Then one of my pretty close friends, James Mason, was killed in a car wreck. When I passed by his casket, it was almost as if he was saying, ‘McCullen, if you are a Christian, how come you never told me about Jesus,” McCullen said. The incident rocked him and forced him to re-evaluate … [Read more...]
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