January 30, 2026 Stories

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‘One Great Day of Evangelism’: MBC outreach initiative set for Oct. 24

"We’re inviting every Missouri Baptist church to gather in their communities on Saturday, Oct. 24, for One Great Day of Evangelism. ... We want churches from around the state to host intentional outreach opportunities in their own communities, even as the churches in the St. Charles area do so prior to the MBC annual meeting."
International

IMB’s Missions College emphasizes church partnerships and individual roles

Rynie Badenhorst returned to Missions College this year with a clear purpose – and a larger group. The global outreach pastor from CityRise (West University Baptist Church) in Houston, Texas, brought a team of 10 this year, all excited to strengthen their church’s pathway for sending and sustaining the next generation on mission.
Ethics

International adoptions resume on case-by-case approval basis under new exception

International adoptions that were halted for about 300 U.S. families can resume on a case-by-case approval basis after the U.S. State Department granted a National Interest Exception impacting immigrant adoptees from more than 70 countries.

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