HANNIBAL - There is little doubt that Western Culture is quick to follow after idols. Why are we so easily led astray? Eric Turner, assistant professor of New Testament and Greek at Hannibal-LaGrange University, suggests it is because postmodern thinking has masked idols so that we do not recognize them. Turner’s first book, “Hollow Gods: Idolatry in a Postmodern Context,” offers a glimpse into the connections between postmodern culture and its rapid decline into idolatry, providing the … [Read more...]
Apologetics network in third year of ministry
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network enters its third year with eleven speakers available to help MBC churches train their congregations to defend the Christian faith. The MBC in 2015 launched the network, consisting of church leaders committed to the defense of the Christian faith and called to equip Missouri Baptists to engage others in meaningful spiritual conversations. Each leader is an active member of a Missouri Baptist church and is involved in an apologetics … [Read more...]
DOMs aim to focus churches on Great Commission
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri’s directors of missions are concerned for their member churches and hope to help them gain a better focus on the Great Commission. In a breakfast meeting during the Great Commission conference, DOM Fellowship president David Mifflin, of Fellowship Baptist Association, Warsaw, convened the group for announcements and fellowship time. Around the tables the DOMs reacted to the speakers they had been listening to the day prior. Mifflin said he thought the two biggest … [Read more...]
SBU physical therapy team serves in Haiti
CARREFOUR, Haiti – In an underserved nation like Haiti, if a person experiences any physical impairment, whether mild or life-altering, that person will likely live as though the residual pain and distress is his or her new lot in life. “Conveying the knowledge that there is hope, relief and rehab exercises to encourage healing is huge,” said Dr. Beverly McNeal, professor of physical therapy at Southwest Baptist University and coordinator for SBU’s Physical Therapy Global Health Outreach … [Read more...]
HLGU graduate composes praise
HANNIBAL – It all started with whistling. Thad Fiscella, a 2005 graduate from Hannibal LaGrange University here, can’t remember a time when he couldn’t whistle. His parents say it’s something he picked up at the age of two or three. “Through my early childhood, I can remember whistling tunes in my head all the time, and when people would ask me to whistle, I would just make something up, or improvise a song for them, I didn’t realize at the time I was in a way composing music,” remembers … [Read more...]
‘You’ve Been Egged,’ in support of Annie
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists are encouraged to join with other believers across the continent in support of the annual Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO). The promotion will begin with churches uniting in a Week of Prayer March 5-12, followed up with individualized church fundraising initiatives that will contribute towards reaching a $70 million goal set for this year. The AAEO was named after the founder and first corresponding secretary of Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU), Annie … [Read more...]
Compassion: ministry’s missing link
SPRINGFIELD – Ed Stetzer believes a main reason more people are not witnessing to the lost is a lack of compassion. Stetzer, executive director for the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College, indicated many people have a saving faith in Jesus Christ, and many believe those without faith should be reached, but lack their own conviction in carrying out personal evangelism. Stetzer shared Matthew 9:35-38 where Jesus told the disciples to pray to the Lord of the harvest for the … [Read more...]
‘Transformation Talks’: Apply gospel to all of life
SPRINGFIELD – A set of brief “Transformation Talks” at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Great Commission Conference here, Feb. 24, prompted Missouri Baptists to consider how they might take gospel-transformation into their communities. Josh Branham, pastor of Fairview Baptist Church, Joplin, said that the “Transformation Talks” reminded him about the importance of developing a godly, deep compassion for those who don’t know Christ. And this compassion should drive Christians to take the … [Read more...]
God has final say on gender identity
Never in a million years did Missourians ever think they would have to let children share a bathroom or locker room shower with an adult of the biologically opposite sex. If LGBT advocates, fake news organizations and their liberal/progressive friends get their way that is precisely what will happen. The question remains, what are Missourians going to do about it? Enter Christian and homeschool mother Lisa Pannett of St. Louis. Known as one of the state’s most fearless citizen lobbyists, … [Read more...]
Sen. Lankford: Answer God’s call
SPRINGFIELD – Sen. James Lankford knows a little bit about experiencing a call from God. He also knows a little bit about resisting that call to be obedient. “For all of the disciples, Jesus used one simple phrase to call them: ‘Come follow me,’” Lankford said during a Feb. 25 session of the Great Commission Conference (GCC) at Ridgecrest Baptist Church here. “It wasn’t a calling to an occupation, to a place or a task. It was a calling to a person, and each of them had to make a decision … [Read more...]
Garrison: More Muslims coming to faith in Christ than ever before in history
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri Baptists gained a vision of what God is doing throughout the world to draw people to himself during a presentation by missions expert David Garrison at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Great Commission Conference here, Feb. 24. “What God is doing in your ministry is part of what God is doing in the world,” Garrison, executive director of New York City-based Global Gates, told Missouri Baptists. He then described how people are coming to the faith in India, China, … [Read more...]
Reid to GCC: ‘Share Jesus without freaking out’
SPRINGFIELD – “What freaks you out the most?” asked Alvin Reid at the MBC Great Commission conference. Reid, professor of evangelism at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He then proceeded to show the audience a series of photos of snakes he has kept as pets, including some poisonous ones. “Some people think sharing Jesus with someone would freak them out” he said. But “Witnessing is an honor” he refuted. Reid continued to share insights from his forthcoming book “Sharing … [Read more...]
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