WARRENSBURG – Atticus Dyer never wanted to plant a church. When he felt called to vocational ministry at the age of 17 during a revival, he envisioned being a pastor, but church planting was not a part of that picture. After completing college and seminary at Midwestern in 2013, he reconnected with John Cox, lead pastor of Concordia Baptist and his former high school football coach. Cox shared with him a vision for rural church planting. God began to stir in Dyer a heart to plant a church. … [Read more...]
Relationship redeemed: Young collegiate couple restored, discipled through MBC student ministry to disciple young couple
KANSAS CITY – “If our friends from college saw us now, they wouldn’t even recognize us,” says Samantha D’Silva of herself and her husband, Chris. The couple, who married in May, rode a tumultuous relationship roller coaster during their college years. God intervened by connecting them with a college ministry, setting them on a path of redemption instead of a path of destruction. Chris grew up in a traditionally Catholic family, but faith wasn’t something he thought about on his own. When … [Read more...]
Mo. Baptist collegians stand against trafficking
KIRKSVILLE – “Love at its highest level is not living for yourself but sacrificing,” said Greg Xander, campus missionary of the Truman State University Baptist Student Union (BSU). His college students – and other collegians around the state of Missouri – are living this out as they partner with Missouri Baptist churches and entities to raise awareness to end human trafficking. On Oct. 6, the Truman State BSU partnered with five Kirksville area churches and the Missouri Baptist Children’s … [Read more...]
‘Raised to Life’ – Fellowship Greenwood lives to bless its community
GREENWOOD – In the old days – just a few years ago, really – Fellowship Greenwood, originally a campus of Lenexa Baptist, “couldn’t buy a baptism,” as Lead Pastor Chris Williams says. The church was running over 150 people on a Sunday morning, but life change seemed absent. A few years later, the picture couldn’t be more different. Each Sunday, over 700 people worship in the former FBC Greenwood building that is now home to Fellowship Greenwood. With 40 baptisms already this year, a robust … [Read more...]
‘Joy of seeing people saved’ motivates Kansas City pastor after 50 years of ministry
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in the BR-KC Association’s Missions & Ministry Newsletter, Vol. 37 No. 8. KANSAS CITY – Pastor B.G. Roberson of Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church in Kansas City, MO, celebrates 50 years of ministry this year. The Corinthian congregation honored his years of service with a banquet on May 25, the theme of which was “Honoring a Pastor with Spiritual Knowledge and Earthly Understanding” (Jeremiah 3:15). Pastor Roberson grew up in … [Read more...]
Despite ice storm, Gala draws crowd to combat human trafficking
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was first printed in the Missions & Ministry Newsletter of the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association. It is reprinted here with permission. KANSAS CITY – The weathermen were predicting the largest ice storm in Kansas City in a decade. The grocery store shelves were bare; the roads unusually quiet as darkness settled over the city. But darkness cannot overcome the light. Despite the hazardous conditions predicted to begin late Saturday evening, Jan. 14, … [Read more...]