REPUBLIC – Unlike many secular agencies, the Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) aims to help followers of Christ invest in ministry long after they’ve left this world. Mike and Mary Day, members of Calvary Baptist Church here, discovered this for themselves after they contacted MBF President Neil Franks this year. They had previously set up a trust through a secular agency, though they knew it needed some updates. “But then we heard a sermon that challenged us,” Mary told The Pathway. They … [Read more...]
SBU student-led Catalyst Team mobilizes university for mission
BOLIVAR – Thirty mission teams from Southwest Baptist University’s (SBU) Center for Global Connections (CGC) will share Christ’s love locally, domestically and around the world during the 2019-2020 school year. But one mission team working with the CGC is learning the importance of holding the ropes for SBU’s student missionaries. “Missions isn’t possible without the supporting roles, whether that be through prayer or financial partnership,” said Sarah Spurgeon, a senior pursuing a … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists’ Annual Meeting celebrates restoration of Baptist Home, Missouri Baptist University
BRANSON – Missouri Baptists gathered during their annual meeting at the Branson Convention Center here to celebrate restoration and renewed cooperation for transforming lives and communities with the gospel. Attendance for the Oct. 28-29 meeting rose considerably in comparison to the previous few years, drawing 1,277 messengers and 262 visitors from 499 churches. ‘We have come to celebrate restoration’ For the first time in nearly two decades, messengers welcomed to the annual meeting … [Read more...]
‘The Badge and the Bond of Marriage’ – Springhill Baptist Church invests in marriages of local law enforcement officers
SPRINGFIELD – Twenty-five officers from six Springfield-area law enforcement agencies had a chance to invest in their marriages, Oct. 11, when Springhill Baptist Church here hosted a one-evening marriage retreat called “The Badge and the Bond of Marriage.” “Ultimately, our goal was for them to know that they are not alone and that there are churches in our community that love them and are praying for them,” Pastor Jared Proctor told The Pathway. “We just want them to know that someone is … [Read more...]
Dispute arises over dismissal of SBU trustee
BOLIVAR – After voting earlier this year to "censure and exclude" Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC)-elected trustee Kyle Lee, the Southwest Baptist University (SBU) board of trustees voted on Oct. 22 to "remove" Lee as trustee, followed by a request to the MBC for a replacement trustee. The MBC Constitution says only the convention messengers can remove and replace trustees. At least a majority of the board voted to remove Lee, despite a letter sent to SBU trustees and administration, … [Read more...]
MBC’s Yeats: Southern Baptist journalism essential to success of Conservative Resurgence
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the latest article in a year-long series, commemorating the history of the Conservative Resurgence of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in honor of its 40th anniversary. To read previous articles, visit www.mbcpathway.com/ConservativeResurgence. JEFFERSON CITY – The Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) wouldn’t have happened apart from the journalistic efforts of conservatives in the SBC, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist churches partner to plant Northland en Español
KANSAS CITY – The members of two families in north Kansas City have already come to faith in Christ because of a new partnership between two Missouri Baptist churches eager to reach the Hispanic community here. Primera Iglesia Bautista (First Baptist Church), Independence, partnered with Northland Baptist Church to begin another Hispanic congregation called Northland en Español. According to MBC church planter Luis Sanchez, the need for multiplying Baptist churches among Hispanics in the … [Read more...]
Marshfield pastor helps archaeologists search for location of biblical tabernacle
TEL SHILOH, Israel – Standing on the site of the biblical city of Shiloh at dawn, Missouri Baptist Pastor Durwin Kicker wondered whether the young boy Samuel stood on that same spot, looking out on a similar sunrise nearly 3,000 years earlier. This same Samuel would go on to be a great judge over the people of Israel, eventually anointing the Israelite kings Solomon and David. But he had his beginnings in Shiloh. It was in this ancient city where, according to Old Testament book of 1 … [Read more...]
‘Tell the world that Jesus saves’ – Nearly 300 join Freeway Ministries’ Springfield ‘Save Our City March’
SPRINGFIELD – Nearly 300 people – many of them ex-cons and former drug addicts – marched three miles across Springfield, Sept. 14. The march was part of the annual “Save Our City” revival organized by Freeway Ministries, a Springfield-based outreach and discipleship ministry to ex-cons, drug addicts and other hard-to-reach people. Co-founded by John Stroup, Mike Aye and Rick Lechner, members of Crossway Baptist Church here, the ministry has expanded throughout Missouri, into Nebraska, and … [Read more...]
Adoniram Judson’s legacy lives on in Rolla
ROLLA – For decades, Harriet Bain has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) to people from across the globe. But little did her students know that their lives were being impacted, indirectly, by one of the greatest pioneer missionaries in Baptist history. Bain, a member of First Baptist Church, Rolla, was born in the Southeast Asian country of Burma (also called Myanmar) and came to the United States with her family in 1959. She then finished her college degree, met and married her … [Read more...]
Criswell’s 1985 ‘Whether We Live Or Die’ sermon a ‘watershed moment’ in Conservative Resurgence
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the latest article in a year-long series, commemorating the history of the Conservative Resurgence of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in honor of its 40th anniversary. To read previous articles, visit www.mbcpathway.com/ConservativeResurgence. DALLAS – W.A. Criswell’s famous 1985 Pastors’ Conference sermon, “Whether We Live or Die,” roused Southern Baptist Conservatives to make every effort possible to save their convention from theological drift. It would … [Read more...]
‘Good works, good will, Good News’ – First Baptist Clever serves community through NAMB SEND Relief mobile clinic
CLEVER – With help from the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) SEND Relief mobile dental clinic, the First Baptist Church here saved their community an estimated $21,000 and opened doors for gospel conversations during an outreach, Aug. 9-12. FBC Clever offered dental services, at no cost, to people in their community, and the church even covered the cost of medications prescribed by the dentists. As a result, 34 clients and their families were served throughout the weekend. According … [Read more...]
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