BOOTLE, Cumbria, England – Neither Jerry nor Carolyn Cox had ever set foot outside the United States. Yet, when God placed a call on his heart to serve for six months making disciples with a small church on the coast of the Irish Sea, both Cox and his wife, Carolyn were ready to pack their bags. Cox, a bi-vocational pastor who served at Henderson Baptist Church in Rogersville, was reading The Pathway last July and noticed an article about American Interim Pastors Ministries (AIPM), a … [Read more...]
Kirksville church highlights Maundy Thursday worship
KIRKSVILLE — The Rehoboth Baptist Church provided an interesting and unique worship experience as they prepared for the Easter celebration. On Maundy Thursday, they commemorated the last night of Jesus before His crucifixion. The church set up their worship center in the shape of a cross to let worshippers go through four stations of a cross outline to experience some of the things Jesus and the disciples experienced that night. Associate Pastor for Family Ministry, Ben Austic, … [Read more...]
HLGU to offer degree program in Jefferson City
HANNIBAL – Hannibal-LaGrange University is honored to announce it will be offering its ADVANCE Adult Degree Completion Program in Jefferson City starting this fall. The university will host an informational meeting on Tuesday, May 16, at 6:00 pm. The event will be held on the first floor of the Missouri Baptist Convention building in Jefferson City. HLGU will be offering a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Applied Science, in business management, criminal justice, and Christian … [Read more...]
WMU: By All Means, we must reach ‘Skeeters’
JEFFERSON CITY – Kentucky-based National Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) President Linda Cooper delivered several inspiring messages to 312 registered Missouri WMU members and guests at the 2017 Missouri WMU Annual Meeting and Missions Celebration held April 7-8 at the First Baptist Church in Lebanon. Several other distinguished speakers helped to make the event memorable, including Dr. John Yeats and Dr. Matt Kearns, Missouri Baptist Convention’s Director and Making Disciples Catalyst, … [Read more...]
27 counties touched by MBC’s ‘Pray Across Missouri’ events
JEFFERSON CITY – Driving in a silver minivan emblazoned with the phrase, “Pray Across Missouri,” Missouri Baptist Convention staff missionaries have visited 27 counties so far in an initiative highlighting the need for prayer across the state. In 2017 and 2018, they will ultimately make stops to pray at the county courthouses in each of Missouri’s 114 counties. “Excitement is building as we make our way across Missouri praying with church leaders and county elected leaders,” Spencer … [Read more...]
Bonhoeffer Project emphasizes discipleship
OSAGE BEACH – Dietrich Bonhoeffer – the philosopher, pastor, spy and martyr, famously said, “Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” The author of the book, “The Cost of Discipleship,” believed that unless one followed Christ in a serious fashion, it was to cheapen the grace of God. And now his name is headlining an effort to ensure churches in Missouri and beyond do not forget the value of discipleship in the church. Created by Bill Hull, The … [Read more...]
MBC Board sets 2018 goals, celebrates partnership
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board members accomplished much during their latest meeting here, April 10-11. Alongside other business, they celebrated a ribbon cutting with Jefferson City officials, set 2018 goals and CP allocations and approved a new Disaster Relief endowment. Ribbon cutting celebration Board members joined city officials in front of the Baptist Building on April 11 to celebrate the completion of a joint project of the MBC and the … [Read more...]
Update: Missouri flooding damages churches, calls DR to action
VAN BUREN – The flood waters are just now beginning to recede, and while many Missouri Baptists are water-logged, they are ready to help their communities dry out. With some parts of the state seeing rain for four or five straight days and clocking more than a foot of precipitation over the weekend, Gov. Eric Greitens declared a state of emergency April 29. The Mississippi River reached 17 feet above flood stage near Cape Girardeau, within six inches of the all-time record. The Meramec … [Read more...]
Pathway’s staff cited for excellence
JEFFERSON CITY – The staff of the newsjournal of the Missouri Baptist Convention has been cited by two groups of its peers for excellence in Christian journalism. The Evangelical Press Association (EPA), which counts nation-wide heavy hitters such as Christianity Today and The Christian Post among its membership, April 11 awarded the print edition of The Pathway a fourth place in its newspaper category. The judges praised its design, variety of content and “tight writing.” The … [Read more...]
Governor stands for freedom ahead of Trinity Lutheran case
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens went public with a defense of religious liberty less than one week before the Supreme Court heard a high profile religious liberty case coming out of Missouri. But his actions raised concern among some Supreme Court Justices as to whether the case was still worth addressing. Greitens posted a video, April 13, on his Facebook page and website, announcing that the state of Missouri would no longer discriminate against religious … [Read more...]
Supreme Court hears high profile Mo. church-state case
WASHINGTON – Two Missouri Baptist attorneys were on the legal team presenting arguments last week at what many have called the most important religious liberty case to come before the United States Supreme Court in decades. Michael Whitehead, legal counsel for the Missouri Baptist Convention, and his son, Jonathan Whitehead, joined David Cortman, senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom, at the Supreme Court, April 19, where they argued that … [Read more...]
Family makes disciples across three generations
ELDON – Often, it is a blessing when a pastor’s son joins the ministry. The blessing may have been tripled for a recent revival service at Aurora Springs Baptist here. Tim Smith’s s father Bill Smith joined son Tim and grandson Caleb Smith, current co-pastors of Aurora Springs Baptist Church, in a post-Easter revival service series. Each man took a night to preach during the revival, beginning with Tim, then Bill, then Caleb. All preached from John 20 or 21. Tim preached on the theme … [Read more...]
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