TROY (BP) – Had it not been for the faithfulness of Southern Baptist missionaries, former Japanese gang member Jonathan Hayashi may have never found salvation, a call to ministry – or, most recently, a seat on the Missouri Commission on Human Rights. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed 29-year-old Hayashi to the commission on June 17. He was also named as vice chair. Hayashi serves as music and worship pastor at First Baptist Church in Troy. He is also the general secretary for the … [Read more...]
United by the gospel: African American Methodist church merges with Missouri Baptist church to become new Southern Baptist congregation
SIKESTON – Grace Bible Fellowship, a fledgling Southern Baptist congregation here, hopes to display the power of the gospel to bring people together in Christ – in more ways than one. The new church was born from the merger of Sikeston’s predominately white Trinity Baptist Church with the historically black Smith Chapel United Methodist Church. The members of Grace Bible Fellowship celebrated their first Sunday together as a new Southern Baptist church, Sept. 8. The merger resulted … [Read more...]
‘Reenchanting Humanity’ – MBTS’s Strachan talks theology of sexuality, vocation, race
KANSAS CITY – Owen Strachan serves as associate professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is also director of the seminary’s Center for Public Theology. Strachan is also scheduled to speak, Oct. 14, during the Missouri Baptist Convention Christian Life Commission’s Unlocking Biblical Truth Conference in Kansas City (see advertisement below for more information). Earlier this summer, I spoke with Strachan about his latest book, Reenchanting … [Read more...]
Bass commissioned as Army chaplain: Fort Leonard Wood’s Chaplain Jose Rondon challenges Bass, Southern Hills Church
BOLIVAR – Southern Hills Baptist Church commissioned one of its elders as a chaplain in the United States Army during a special service here, Sept. 15. Clint Bass – a former professor at Southwest Baptist University (SBU) and, during the past nine years, a lay elder at Southern Hills Baptist Church – left Bolivar that afternoon for training to serve as an Army chaplain in Fort Campbell, Ky., with the second brigade in the 101st Airborne division. He’ll enter the ranks as a captain. Though … [Read more...]
Concilium, Inc., available to equip Missouri Baptists for mission efforts
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Missouri Baptist churches have an opportunity to equip themselves for fulfilling the Great Commission through the help of Concilium, Inc., a Kansas City-based organization that provides training for missionary efforts across the globe. Pisgah Baptist Church here will host one such training event, Sept. 28. Registration for this “Travel Safety Orientation” is $50. To register or to learn more, visit www.concilium.us/TSO. Scott Brawner, a member of Pisgah Baptist Church, … [Read more...]
‘Our hearts broke for the lostness’ – Millersville family moves to Canada to serve children at NAMB church plant
MILLERSVILLE – What started out as jest led to one Missouri Baptist couple’s passion to reach a Canadian city for Christ. For the past few years, Emily Wilson has served as a children’s minister at First Baptist Church, Millersville, in southeast Missouri. But last year, she and her husband, Layne, began to feel that God was calling them elsewhere. But where? They didn’t know. So they spoke to John Vernon, director of missions for the Cape Girardeau Baptist Association, for advice. And, … [Read more...]
HLGU to transform prisoners into ministers – New degree program for inmates to begin in 2020
HANNIBAL – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) will soon bring the transformation of the gospel to prison inmates across the state of Missouri. In partnership with the Missouri Department of Corrections and the Global Prison Seminaries Foundation, HLGU will provide theological education for long-term prisoners by offering an undergraduate Christian studies degree program within the maximum-security Jefferson City Correctional Center. The goal would be to equip offenders as missionaries, … [Read more...]
First Baptist Salem brings fun, gospel to area children through ‘Camp Joy’
SALEM – A full-capacity crowd of young campers packed their bags and were shuttled to the nearby Dent County Baptist Association campground for a week of fun and gospel-learning during “Camp Joy,” June 17-21. Since 2012, the First Baptist Church here has tailored this camp experience to reach out to children throughout the community, and partly as a result the church’s children’s ministry is flourishing. The 180 overnight campers who attended Camp Joy this year were joined each day by … [Read more...]
Church’s love for special needs baby leads to 50 salvations
CENTERTOWN – The love of New Hope Baptist Church members here for one of its families resulted, Aug. 17, in an evangelistic revival meeting in Jefferson City, featuring the well-known Christian band, Newsboys. The event not only benefitted a baby girl born with special needs, but it also celebrated community heroes who stood in the gap after an EF-3 tornado hit Jefferson City and other nearby towns, May 22. A longtime member of New Hope Baptist envisioned the event, “Redemption Inside the … [Read more...]
Muniz to be re-nominated as MBC president
BRANSON – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) President Jeremy Muniz, pastor of Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Springfield, will be re-nominated for a second-term as president during the MBC annual meeting at the Branson Convention Center here, Oct. 28-29. Matt Kearns, pastor of Woodcrest Chapel, Columbia, and formerly the Making Disciples Catalyst at the MBC, announced his intentions to nominate Muniz earlier this month. “It is my honor to nominate Dr. Jeremy Muniz for the office of president … [Read more...]
Trafficking survivor finds hope in Wales through witness of IMB missionaries from Missouri
CARDIFF, Wales – The Welsh capital city of Cardiff, nestled on the country’s southern coast, is the end of the line for many refugees and immigrants who’ve traveled across Europe seeking a better life. Born in Southeast Asia, Tai* arrived in the city several years ago with little hope. He was a victim of human trafficking – a globally rampant, modern-day form of slavery. But after coming to Cardiff, Tai found hope after meeting a missionary family from Missouri, who serve with the Southern … [Read more...]
New Hope Baptist, Centertown organizes school-supply giveaway
CENTERTOWN – The members of New Hope Baptist Church here helped to organize a back-to-school supply giveaway for their community, Aug. 3. The church has participated in this outreach event since 2005, working in partnership with a local ministerial alliance. Since the church is located about 7 miles north of Centertown, the school-supply giveaway is held elsewhere in town. New Hope Baptist works with area schools to find out what supplies students need for their classes, and they work … [Read more...]
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