November 19, 2024 Stories

Missouri

Accreditor confirms HLGU turnaround, removes university from probation

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) recently announced that Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) has been removed from probation.
Faith

Federal judge strikes down Biden overtime rule nationwide

This summer, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) adopted a new rule increasing the salary thresholds for overtime pay exemption, and the rule may have had a negative impact on churches and ministries. But a federal judge, last week, struck down the new overtime rule nationwide.
National

Midwestern Seminary extends 100% tuition scholarships for 105 first-year seminary students in For the Church cohorts

Midwestern Seminary has announced that full-tuition scholarships for first-year master’s students in For the Church Cohorts will be extended to incoming students in the 2025–26 academic year.
Columnists

Praying to get things done

Do you pray to get things done? Do you believe some things will only occur if you pray, or that God can refuse to act until someone prays?
Missouri

MBC’s Bennett to join Silver Dollar City as chaplain

Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Director of Making Disciples Brad Bennett will be leaving the MBC staff at the end of the year to pursue another ministry venture in Branson.
International

Three Missourians among 49 new missionaries appointed at latest IMB Sending Celebration

On Nov. 10, New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, hosted a Sending Celebration that featured 49 newly appointed missionaries. Three of the newly appointed missionaries were from Missouri. The IMB event kicked off the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, which is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the state convention.
Missouri

IMB’s Pratt: Local church ‘foundational’ to missions

“There are four billion people (in the world) with zero access to the gospel," the IMB's Zane Pratt told members of First Baptist Church, O'Fallon. "The need is vast; the command is clear."

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