KANSAS CITY – Two things are quite rare in movie theaters: a sequel that is better than the initial film, and a faith-based movie with the cast, story and execution to live up to its admirable goals. I Can Only Imagine 2, I’m quite pleased to tell you, does both. I Can Only Image 2 has a rather … un-imaginative title, but it does let us know what we’re in for. It follows up on 2018’s based-on-a-true story, I Can Only Imagine. That film showed contemporary Christian band MercyMe’s lead … [Read more...]
A tale of two Ruths: Hollywood offers different takes on biblical romance
It’s February, the month of over-priced flowers, candies shaped like hearts, and sentimental love stories. Christians know the Bible is ultimately a love story about God and His people, but there’s also a standout couple with a romance suitable for the big screen: Ruth and Boaz. Hollywood has made a few attempts to tell the tale based on the eighth book of the Bible, Ruth. Can you blame them? Aside from being Scripture, it is a pretty great story of love, faith and providence: a … [Read more...]
Termite discovery at Salisbury church leads to generosity, hope
SALISBURY – What began as a devastating discovery of termites for Pleasant Woods Baptist Church here, turned into a blessing far beyond what the congregation could imagine. The church had been growing steadily, especially through their Wednesday children and youth ministries, and Pastor James Rawlings said that with some renovations to their existing building, they hope to reach even more in their community for Christ. “We've seen God do some wonderful growth, as far as adding to the … [Read more...]
Whitten encourages leaders to follow Jesus amid struggles, failure
BRANSON – Ken Whitten closed out the 2025 Missouri Baptist annual meeting here with a reminder of the Apostle Peter’s struggles in ministry, and how Jesus can overcome their own struggles. Whitten serves as national director of pastoral leadership at the North American Mission Board (NAMB). Prior to his ministry with NAMB, he served 33 years as senior pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, Fla., as well as many other denominational roles. Whitten used Luke 22:31-34 as his text, … [Read more...]
HLGU’s ‘Freedom on the Inside’ celebrates first class of graduates inside Missouri prison
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article includes additional reporting by Pathway staff. JEFFERSON CITY – When college classes began at Jefferson City Correctional Center in 2020, Rodrick Sweet had faith he was doing what God had called him to do, but at times he didn’t know if students would ever have a chance make it across the finish line. Between COVID-19, a financial crisis at Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU), and the very real challenges of pioneering a totally new program, the outcome … [Read more...]
Documentary tells stories of Joplin tornado, leaves out God’s faithfulness
JOPLIN – Even as Missouri works to recover from recent tornadoes and damaging winds, for many, every severe weather warning and dark cloud brings to mind the deadly tornado that hit Joplin on May 22, 2011. A new documentary from Netflix, “The Twister: Caught in the Storm,” tells the story of that Sunday evening as people gathered for Joplin High School’s graduation, ran to Target to pick up some hair dye, or just drove around to do some amateur storm chasing. I was on a road trip that … [Read more...]
‘Modern-day Macedonian call’: Online connection leads to partnership with Filipino church
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Chris Cook, pastor of Parkade Baptist, Columbia, didn’t know what to think when Pastor Mayinto Ganzon reached out to him on Facebook in November of 2023. Cook was a little skeptical at first, but he replied. “I wasn’t going to just delete the message, he said, “So I responded to figure out if he was real.” He was real. After some messaging back and forth, he agreed to lead an online Bible study for Ganzon’s congregation on the other side of the world, Grace … [Read more...]
ReHope enters 2025 with gala, new community of ‘tiny’ homes
Ministry helps trafficking survivors see their value in Christ KANSAS CITY – Ministry involved glitz and glamor for one night, on Jan. 25, as ReHope hosted its 11th annual fundraising gala to support its services to survivors of human trafficking. ReHope, a faith-based ministry formerly known as Restoration House, was originally an effort of Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association. Its residential and recovery ministry provides survivors with individual attention and focused … [Read more...]
‘Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin’ … an imperfect, but exciting film
KANSAS CITY – The Second World War is an endlessly fascinating mine for cinematic story-telling. Bullets, bombs, and clearcut villains and real-life, world-shaping stakes tend to do that. So it’s always a delight when an under-told twist on the stories makes it to the screen. Such is the case with Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. You may know the name behind this based-on-a-true-story film. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor who resisted the Nazi-fication of the church in 1940s … [Read more...]
Williams urges refocus on God’s purpose, glory during MBC annual meeting
ST. CHARLES – Missouri Baptists ought to be laser-focused on God’s purpose and God's glory, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) President Chris Williams told messengers at the MBC annual meeting Oct. 28. Williams, senior pastor of Fellowship, Greenwood, delivered his presidential address based on Psalm 57, narrowing in specifically on verse 2: “I call to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.” When he wrote this Psalm, David was going through a major valley in his life, … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist task force to clarify pastoral roles as limited to men
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) annual meeting, Oct. 28-29 here, approved the creation of a task force to aid in the evaluation of a church’s position on certain elements of Baptist identity, especially the office and function of pastoral leaders being limited to biblically qualified men. The motion passed overwhelmingly, with fewer than a dozen “no” votes. The task force came about through a motion by Jeremy Sells a messenger from First … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist resolution urges ‘No’ vote on pro-abortion Amendment 3
Other resolutions address CP’s anniversary, Christian higher education, criminal justice ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Messengers approved a slate of five resolutions during the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) annual meeting, Oct. 28-29. Most notably, MBC messengers urged people to vote “No” on pro-abortion Amendment 3 in the Nov. 5 election. All resolutions may be read in their entirety in the “Tuesday Morning Bulletin," posted on the MBC website here. On Opposition to Amendment 3, the … [Read more...]
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