SPRINGFIELD – Dave Van Bebber, pastor of FBC Buffalo, is scheduled to engage atheists in a moderated theological debate March 1 on the campus of Missouri State University in Springfield. Van Bebber is partnering with the Rev. Sean McCormack, pastor of Winchester (Kan.) Christian Church, against debaters from Springfield Freethinkers. The non-profit organization Be Civil, Be Heard is co-sponsoring the debate with Missouri State University Talks. This is the first in a series of planned … [Read more...]
Despite ice storm, Gala draws crowd to combat human trafficking
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was first printed in the Missions & Ministry Newsletter of the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association. It is reprinted here with permission. KANSAS CITY – The weathermen were predicting the largest ice storm in Kansas City in a decade. The grocery store shelves were bare; the roads unusually quiet as darkness settled over the city. But darkness cannot overcome the light. Despite the hazardous conditions predicted to begin late Saturday evening, Jan. 14, … [Read more...]
New pastors network looking to help leaders ‘stand in the gap’
ST. ROBERT – Pastors in Missouri have a new tool at their disposal as they try to stay abreast of a changing culture and legal landscape. The non-denominational American Pastors Network has a new arm in Missouri. Keith Carnahan, pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church in St. Robert is the president of the Missouri Pastors Network, and Monte Shinkle, pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Jefferson City, is the vice president. The networks’ mission is to identify, encourage, equip, educate and … [Read more...]
Missouri State settles suit with Christian student
SPRINGFIELD (WNS) – Missouri State University (MSU) says it will pay $25,000 to a former student who was expelled for his views on homosexuality. The agreement settles a lawsuit filed last April by Andrew Cash, a former MSU graduate student who alleges the university kicked him out of the master’s in counseling program because he expressed a religious objection to counseling same-sex couples. The settlement was finalized in December but became public this week when the Springfield … [Read more...]
What will be said when this life is over?
What will be said about you when this life is over? Great question and worthy of evaluation. After all, for believers, we are really citizens of heaven just passing through on our way to an audience with the King of kings. What lingers behind us is the aroma of our testimony through our character and the influence we’ve had on others. The other day an editor friend of mine, Gary Ledbetter, wrote a short column about what people talk about at a person’s funeral (Southern Baptist Texan, … [Read more...]
Fake news and false prophets
News flash: Ireland is now accepting Trump refugees from the U.S. From our Washington bureau: Hillary Clinton sold weapons to ISIS while secretary of state. And in sports: The Chicago Cubs win the World Series. Fake news is everywhere. (Okay, that last story might be true.) And one of the biggest breaking stories of 2016 was the widespread impact of verifiably false news hosted on bogus websites and amplified through social media. “Yellow journalism” has long been with us – the use of … [Read more...]
‘Give it to Jesus:’ 8-year-old’s Christmas CD raises $1,400 for hunger relief
TROY – Carmen Cowles didn’t think twice when her music teacher asked her if she wanted to record a Christmas CD in his home studio. The eight-year-old second grader also didn’t have to think twice when her grandmother, Cathy Irwin, asked her what she wanted to do with any proceeds that might come from selling it. “She immediately told me, ‘Give it to Jesus,’” Irwin said. So that’s what Cowles did, selling the CD to her church family at First Baptist, Troy, door to door in her … [Read more...]
Inauguration: Trump pledges ‘America first’
WASHINGTON (BP) – Americans will once again come first in their own country, Donald Trump said Friday (Jan. 20) after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. In his 16-minute inaugural speech, Trump told the crowd gathered on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol and the national mall, “What truly matters is not which party controls the government but whether our government is controlled by the people. January 20, 2017, will be known as the day the people became the rulers … [Read more...]
2016 giving shows little change
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist giving through the Cooperative Program (CP) and various missions offerings showed only a slight change in 2016, according to final statistics reported earlier this month by the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). In 2016, Missouri Baptists gave $14,522,278.12 to MBC ministries through the Cooperative Program, falling shy of the 2016 goal of $14,828,008.00 by only 2.06 percent. In 2015, Missouri Baptists gave $14,815,502.40. The 2016 budgetary shortfall in … [Read more...]
Governing Documents Listening Session
JEFFERSON CITY – As announced at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention, the Committee on Continuing Review is charged with making minor changes to the documents that were presented. They also want to hear from you. They are hosting a listening session at 8 a.m., prior to the Friday, Feb. 24, session of the Great Commission Conference in Springfield at the Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Room 140. After reading the documents online at … [Read more...]
GCC features musical diversity
SPRINGFIELD – Worship will play a role in the Great Commission Conference at Ridgecrest Baptist Church here Feb. 23-25, featuring Michael Card and the Chris White band. In a career that spans 34 years, Card has recorded 37 albums, authored over 25 books, hosted a radio program, and written for a wide range of magazines. Penning such favorites as “El Shaddai,” “Love Crucified Arose,” and “Emmanuel,” he has sold more than 4 million albums. Card said he seeks to encourage his audience to join … [Read more...]
Great Commission Conference: ‘Share the Good News’
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) upcoming Great Commission Conference anticipates a broader appeal, more diverse audience, and greater impact in 2017 and beyond. Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Springfield is hosting the conference Feb. 23-25. A key priority for this event (formerly the “state evangelism conference”) remains an emphasis on biblical evangelism and disciple making. “Instead of understanding evangelism and disciple-making as two separate things, I would … [Read more...]
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