April 28, 2014 Stories

Thank God for earthquakes

Many atheists concede that moral evil exists in the world, the idea of natural evil seems to prove either that God does not exist or, if He does, He is not a compassionate, all-powerful God worthy of worship. Not so fast.

‘Pacesetter’ churches report on ‘what works’ in baptisms

Mark Snowden, evangelism/discipleship strategist for the Missouri Baptist Convention has been picking apart the Annual Church Profile (ACP) data on baptisms, reaching out to churches of various sizes that report the most baptisms and compiling their success stories. “Each year we celebrate categories of churches based on size,” Snowden said. “Missouri Baptists call this the Pacesetters. I asked several of the pastors and ministers of missions how they had baptisms and what they did to help new believers become disciple-makers.” Here is some of the responses he has collected:

DR responds in Arkansas, other tornado-stricken states

Southern Baptist DR volunteers are already responding to needs in Arkansas, Oklahoma and in other states impacted by devastating tornadoes that struck over the weekend.

Audio of Worldview Conference on Pathway website

Those who missed the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Worldview Conference, April 3, can now hear speakers online at The Pathway’s website, www.mbcpathway.com.

Adopting God’s logic: Missouri Baptist family eager to welcome home three new children

After almost a year of prayer and seeking God’s will and promises through Scripture, Amber Rust was ready to proceed with the next steps of the adoption. But her husband, Tyler, still wasn’t sure. Tyler’s reasoning and God’s calling weren’t in alignment, and he couldn’t find the peace that he desperately desired. They had identified the two children they believed the Lord wanted them to adopt. Massah, a 6-year-old girl, and Ibrahim, a 2-year-old boy, are around the same age as the couple’s four biological children: Nolan, 6; Lillian, 5; Kason, 3; and their new baby, Annabelle.

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