JEFFERSON CITY – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Jason K. Allen challenged citizens of Missouri and of the United States to be the “type of people God can bless,” in his keynote address during the National Day of Prayer event in the Missouri Capitol Rotunda, May 5. “That refrain, ‘May God bless America,’ gets used a lot these days, ... but merely saying that phrase as an incantation does not mean that God will be pleased to bless America,” Allen said. Reading Psalm … [Read more...]
Mohler: Disney’s LGBTQ+ agenda a ‘wake-up call’
MARCELINE – As former home to the historic entrepreneur Walter Elias Disney, the Missouri town of Marceline is heavily invested in the legacy of this man who created Mickey Mouse. Less than a quarter mile from First Baptist Church, Marceline, The Walt Disney Hometown Museum has become a favorite destination for Walt Disney’s admirers. “The Walt Disney Hometown Museum is a real gem,” said Pastor Brian Baker of FBC Marceline, who serves as a member of the city council. “It is an … [Read more...]
Rep. Richey reintroduces bill enabling churches to fight abuse
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist pastor and lawmaker Doug Richey has reintroduced a bill in the Missouri House of Representatives that, if passed and signed into law, will empower churches and other nonprofits in the state to disclose credible allegations of sexual abuse without fear of civil liability. Richey, a state representative and pastor of Pisgah Baptist Church, Excelsior Springs, called Missouri House Bill 1546 (HB 1546) a bipartisan bill that should have very little opposition, … [Read more...]
‘We’re about God’s Kingdom,’ MBC’s Nelson says at Midwest March for Life
JEFFERSON CITY – Pro-life advocates should stand firmly on the Word of God as they strive to save lives, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) President Jon Nelson told men, women and young people gathered for the Midwest March for Life in the Rotunda of Missouri’s Capitol building here, April 20. Praying that God would strengthen pro-life advocates for their task, Nelson told the crowd that public policy efforts and legislation can’t bring ultimate victory in the fight to defend unborn … [Read more...]
FBC Salem Easter pageant brings life transformation to audience members
SALEM – Jessica Emory, a member of First Baptist Church here, couldn’t have been more excited to invite friends to the church’s “Never Thirst Again” Easter pageant on April 10, 15 and 16. “Many people do not know this, but the last time this was presented it changed my life,” she shared on the Facebook page for her company, Jessie-Lynn Photography. “It might just change yours too.” Emory told The Pathway that God used the performance to “move mountains” in her life. It helped her … [Read more...]
‘Stewards of God’s gift of creation’: SBU’s new agriculture minor informed by Christian worldview
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes additional reporting from Southwest Baptist University. BOLIVAR – Recognizing agriculture as the “top economic driver” in the state, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said earlier this year that the industry “accounts for nearly $94 billion in economic impact and nearly 460,000 jobs in Missouri.” John Murphy, an agronomist who leads the new agriculture program at Southwest Baptist University here, likewise values the economic impact of agriculture for the … [Read more...]
MBTS establishes John & Sharon Yeats Endowed Chair of Baptist Studies
KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees, faculty and students here recognized Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Director John Yeats and his wife, Sharon, during their April 5 chapel service, naming an endowed chair in their honor. During the service, Midwestern Seminary President Jason Allen highlighted Yeats' service among Southern Baptists. In particular, he mentioned his 25 years of service as recording secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention, as well as … [Read more...]
Love of God, neighbor at the heart of creation stewardship, Christian climatologist says
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. – Gas prices across the United States hit a record high during the month of March, turning the conversation once again to the economic cost of the nation’s climate policies. So, on March 16, I reached out to a conservative Christian climatologist and asked him what Scripture has to say about the stewardship of natural resources, secular environmentalism and the latest rise in gas prices. David Legates is a senior fellow at the Cornwall Alliance on the Stewardship of … [Read more...]
Creation stewardship a day-to-day activity for cowboy church members
CARTHAGE – Steve Stafford, pastor of Risen Ranch Cowboy Church in Carthage, said the biblical stewardship of creation permeates the lives of men and women involved in agriculture. “We’re more than a cowboy church,” Stafford said. “We’re an ag church. We’re blue collar, redneck. calloused, tanned, dirt-under-your-fingernails, good ol’ American people. And I love that about our church.” Members include “farmers, ranchers, livestock producers and gardeners.” The stewardship of God’s … [Read more...]
Faith-based zoo cares for endangered animals, offers hands-on experience
BRANSON – The Promised Land Zoo here has unicorns ... sort of. Actually, the zoo cares for the Scimitar Horned Oryx, an animal that may have inspired early legends of the unicorn – and that is now almost as rare as the unicorn. “These are extinct outside of zoos and private collections,” Jim Venske, project manager at the faith-based zoo said, pointing to a herd of the desert-dwelling, antelope-looking animals that have two scimitar-shaped, razor-sharp horns rising backward from their … [Read more...]
Churches now able to withhold funds from SBC entities in MBC’s new ‘Plan B’ giving option
New giving plan responds to churches’ concerns about SBC JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board recently authorized a new “Plan B” method of cooperative giving. The plan allows churches to withhold funds from selected SBC entities without withdrawing from Cooperative Program (CP) support altogether. “Plan B” comes in response to concerns raised by Missouri Baptist churches and associations about actions taken by some SBC entities – for example, the SBC … [Read more...]
Voice of the Martyrs film, ‘Sabina,’ displays power of forgiveness
JEFFERSON CITY – As Christians turn their eyes to eastern Europe amid war in Ukraine, it may be timely to recall the testimony of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand. The Wurmbrands, born into Jewish families and later born anew in Jesus, became faithful Christian witnesses in another eastern European country – Romania – amid the terrors of Nazi and Soviet oppression during the 20th century. Their story is beautifully depicted in the movie “Sabina: Tortured for Christ,” co-produced by LifeWay … [Read more...]
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