BOLIVAR – The Southwest Baptist University (SBU) board of trustees met Oct. 15 and approved a recommendation by university president C. Pat Taylor to install Rodney Reeves, professor of biblical studies and dean of the Courts Redford College of Theology and Ministry, into the new Courts Redford Chair of Biblical Studies. “We have had fundraising success during the summer and early part of the fall semester,” Taylor told trustees. “The most significant gift we have received so far this … [Read more...]
80-year-old pastor leads 104 inmates to Christ
LEBANON – Since January, 80-year-old Samuel Price has led 104 inmates in Laclede County Jail to profess faith in Jesus Christ, and a car wreck south of Camdenton, has not dampened his evangelistic fervor. Price, who serves as pastor of Wood Street Baptist Church, Lebanon, has practiced jail ministry for nearly four years. Since that time, sex offenders and murderers have been among the inmates who have surrendered their lives to Christ. One inmate, who was raised in Buddhism, was charged … [Read more...]
Guns in church
Norwood – Pastor Stephen Fugitt believes that churches have the right to arm themselves for the day when a gunman enters their buildings to do harm. Yet no one had time to open fire against a gunman who aimed his .357 magnum revolver at Fugitt as he preached to his congregation at the First Baptist Church of Norwood, July 21. Instead, one church member grabbed the gunman’s arm, causing his first shot to hit the ceiling, while other men helped to wrestle him to the ground. They held him … [Read more...]
Annual Meeting resolutions address Boy Scouts, DOMA
KANSAS CITY – In resolutions submitted for consideration at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) 2013 annual meeting, the MBC’s Christian Life Commissioncriticized recent attempts to legitimize homosexuality and redefine marriage. One resolution opposes the recent decision of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to open membership to homosexuals. According to the resolution, this change in membership policy contrasts with the BSA’s historic commitment to safeguarding values that are … [Read more...]
“CORE” to feature evangelism, urban ministry leaders
KANSAS CITY – Robert E. Coleman, the author of The Master Plan of Evangelism, and Atlanta pastor Dhati Lewis will headline the “CORE” sessions of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, Oct. 29. Matt Kearns, leadership development team leader at the convention, hopes that the “CORE” conference will “inspire, challenge and encourage” Missouri Southern Baptists for “the glory of God and the growth of the Kingdom.” Robert Coleman, he said, is a “leading voice and role model” for … [Read more...]
Springfield pastor Bumpers to preach convention sermon
KANSAS CITY – Eddie Bumpers, senior pastor of Crossway Baptist Church, Springfield, will deliver the convention sermon during the annual meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), Oct. 29 at 11:35 a.m. As the annual meeting approaches, Bumpers prays that God will use his sermon to encourage pastors “to be dedicated to where God has put them and to overcome the difficulties, the obstacles, and the discouragement that might come.” “The heart of my message, for myself as well as for … [Read more...]
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