Missouri Baptist Convention executive board members meeting in Jefferson City, Mo., March 2-3, approved 2027 goals for Cooperative Program giving and other statewide and national offerings. They also acted on an MBC Credentials Committee Task Force report on the office of the pastor that was approved by MBC messengers last fall.
Missouri
SBU expands radiography program to meet demand
Southwest Baptist University is proud to announce a significant expansion and curriculum enhancements for its Associate of Science in Radiography (ASR) program. Designed to address the increasing need for skilled medical imaging professionals, the program is increasing its total student capacity and streamlining the path to graduation, all while maintaining its core mission of preparing servant leaders in healthcare.
National
Baker to chair 2026 SBC Committee on Resolutions, portal opens March 15
North Greenville University Provost and Dean of Faculty Hunter Baker will serve as chair of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Resolutions for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting this summer.
Columns
Better Together, Stronger Together
Thank you, Missouri Baptists, for giving so faithfully and so generously to the Cooperative Program! On behalf of our MBC entities and ministries, we sincerely appreciate your sacrificial support.
Apologetics
MBC’s Phillips sees third apologetics book translated into Iran’s Farsi language
When Rob Phillips began writing books to help Christians defend their faith he never foresaw some of his titles being translated into Farsi, the modern Persian language of Iran. Following the publication last year of his first book into Farsi, a second is being finalized for publication, and a third – What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus – is being translated from English.
Global
Reaching Montreal: Church plant led by former Muslim bringing gospel to unreached city
“The beginning of the story is good. But the ending is even better.” That’s Andrew Mark Adil’s opening line when people ask how such an unlikely man ended up in such an unlikely place doing such an unlikely thing.
Culture
Group caught amid Iran attacks now headed back to U.S.
After 17 trips to a bomb shelter over 36 hours and a man named Moses leading them into Egypt, a group of weary pastors and their wives are headed back to the United States.