KANSAS CITY – New churches start in homes and sometime seek a “church” building. Christ Fellowship intentionally stays as a network of home churches. Christ Fellowship has five home congregations in North Kansas City, Liberty, Weston, Parkville, and Kearney. Each is led by a pastor/elder. “I pastored in Orlando (years ago) and there I wrote out a plan almost exactly like what we’re doing now,” said Jim Elliff, one of the elders. “All our elders are seen as equals. Any one of us can … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist pastors honored for work with black community in St. Louis area
ST. LOUIS – Unity is an important focus for St. Louis pastors and their congregations. Two pastors, Bill Friese, senior pastor, Oak Hill Fishers of Men in Ferguson, and Jim Walker, lead pastor, Hazelwood Baptist, were recognized for their leadership in the community. Friese is also Second Vice Chair on the Missouri Baptist Foundation board of trustees. Dr. Sam Page, St. Louis County Executive, presented the Betty L. Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award to the pastors. The award is named … [Read more...]
Baptist Building to close week of March 23
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention is closing the Baptist Building the week of March 23 in an effort to better safeguard the state missionary staff and guests from the spread of the coronavirus. The MBC continues to provide support to its clients who operate in the building, including the Missouri Baptist Foundation, the Missouri Baptist Credit Union, and the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, as well as individual business tenants. Most of the MBC’s state missionaries are … [Read more...]
Harrison emerges as candidate for Baptist Home presidency
JEFFERSON CITY - Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Rodney Harrison is the presidential search committee's recommended candidate to be the next president of The Baptist Home. Harrison, a registered nurse who has served as a transitional president for The Baptist Home for the past several months, will be voted on by the Home’s board of trustees at their April 3 meeting. … [Read more...]
CP Vision Team to plan for 2023 and beyond
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention President Jeremy Muniz has appointed a team to formulate a vision of the future of Cooperative Program allocations in Missouri. A similar taskforce has just wrapped up its work, integrating Missouri Baptist University and The Baptist Home back into the CP budget after nearly two decades of absence. This new team will look beyond the immediate needs and trends as they consider funding ministry in 2023 and beyond. Muniz announced the group at the … [Read more...]
MBTS Sizemore Lectures focus on early church fathers, recognition of biblical canon
KANSAS CITY (BP) – New Testament and canonical scholar Michael Kruger delivered Midwestern Seminary's annual Sizemore Lectures on Feb. 25-26, exploring the topic of "Were the Church Fathers Inspired in the Same Way as Scripture?" when selecting the biblical canon. Kruger, who serves as president and the Samuel C. Patterson professor of New Testament and early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary's Charlotte campus, focused his two-lecture series on the questions: "Were the church … [Read more...]
MBU trustees approve $54M budget, welcome new hires, hear study report
ST. LOUIS – Missouri Baptist University trustees met on campus Feb. 26 and 27 to deliberate and tend to the school’s business, approving a $54 million budget. The 2020-2021 budget includes a 4 percent tuition increase – which matches the last two years’ increases – and a 2.25 percent raise for faculty and staff. The budget factors in a $1 million surplus as a potential buffer should enrollment take an unexpected dip, and it also includes a $200,000 gift from the Missouri Baptist Convention … [Read more...]
Center for Biblical Counseling to open at MBTS
KANSAS CITY – A new Center for Biblical Counseling (CBC) at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary here will train students to serve as biblical counselors who serve within their local churches and communities. “One of the primary weaknesses of many counseling programs in academic institutions is having an appropriate mix of theoretical training and practical ministry application,” Midwestern President Jason Allen said. “The CBC will attempt to remediate this tension by providing biblical … [Read more...]
MBC making $120,000 available to associations for churches’ benevolence assistance
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Baptist Convention is making $120,000 available to the state's local Baptist associations to assist churches in making the most of gospel opportunities as communities respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our churches and associations know the best strategies to reach those families with the greatest needs,” said MBC Executive Director John Yeats. “In the grand scheme of things, $120,000 doesn’t go very far. Some of our churches already have strong benevolence … [Read more...]
Executive Board rescinds Windermere prohibition
JEFFERSON CITY – During their March 3 meeting here, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) executive board members rescinded a previous board decision that prohibited MBC staff from using the Windermere Baptist Conference Center (WBCC). The board also encouraged churches to consider using the campground for ministry. The board’s decision comes nearly three months after the WBCC was restored to the Missouri Baptist family, after a subsidiary of the Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) last December … [Read more...]
The Baptist Home enacts visitor restrictions amid COVID-19 outbreak
IRONTON – Since the first reports of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) came out in early January, The Baptist Home has been monitoring the situation. In early March, The Home issued its first response by recommending that all visitors and staff stay home if they were sick or experiencing flu-like symptoms. A temporary sick leave policy was put in place to allow staff more flexibility to miss work in order to seek treatment. Campus administrators attended webinars on COVID-19 to learn how to … [Read more...]
MBC leaders ask churches to join in Day of Prayer for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Pandemic
In light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, the Great Commission Council of the SBC is calling on all Southern Baptists and our 47,500+ churches of the Southern Baptist Convention to commit to a dedicated time of prayer this Sunday, March 15, 2020, to seek the Lord in unity. Dr. John Yeats, executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention, embraces this call and asks the 1,800 local churches affiliated with the MBC to petition the Lord about the following matters: 1. Ask … [Read more...]
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