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Missouri

Dehli Baptist Church to present Judgement House this fall

Delhi Baptist Church in Cuba, Mo., is preparing to present a Judgement House again this fall. The walkthrough drama portrays real-life situations and the consequences of personal choices, with the goal of sharing the message of salvation through Jesus Christ.
International

CP Testimony: ‘Sharing Christ with every person on the planet’

Gary & Carolyn Miller, IMB missionaries from Missouri, write, "Every Southern Baptist’s giving can touch others with the gospel, starting at their own door, and, through the Cooperative Program, extending around the world. Working together, we can continue being a witness for Christ in our cities, counties, states, nation, and to the ends of the earth."
Missouri

Cooperative Program equips hispanic pastors across Missouri

In late spring of 1993, I received an invitation to come to Missouri through the Language and Missions Department of the Missouri Baptist Convention. The program was called Super Summer. I was living at the time in Los Angeles, and I was recommended by a pastor friend of mine to Mauricio Vargas, who at the time oversaw ethnic ministries for Missouri Baptists.
Columnists

Taking it personally: Missouri Baptist pastors are invested in churches’ commitment to CP

The Cooperative Program (CP) is the Southern Baptist Convention’s unified plan of giving through which cooperating SBC churches give a percentage of their undesignated receipts in support of their state convention and SBC missions and ministries. No single church, no matter the size, could do all this alone. Cooperation opens the door to greater impact.
Ethics

Babylon Bee CEO to keynote Vitae Foundation’s pro-life event in Jefferson City, March 25

Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee, is coming to Jefferson City for Vitae Foundation’s Don and Ruth Ann Schnieders Annual Pro-Life Event on Tuesday, March 25.
Missouri

Conference to equip families to care for aging loved ones

Support for those tasked with caring for aging loved ones is the goal of a special conference to be held on Feb. 22 at Salem Baptist Church in Florissant.
National

Barna: USA is in midst of a ‘generational transformation’ of national moral landscape

What Millennials began, Gen Z is accelerating, regarding the generational transformation of the nation’s moral landscape. This, according to new data from the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University’s American Worldview Inventory 2024.
Faith

Missouri Baptist minister, Matt Goodsell, named Capitol Ministry’s Global Director for North America

With a mission to launch ministries in all 50 U.S. states and an already noteworthy record of new ministry plants through successful recruiting, Missouri Baptist pastor, Matt Goodsell, has been named North America global director for Capitol Ministries (CapMin). In this role, Pastor Matt is charged with expanding the ministry by recruiting men to launch new Bible-study based discipleship ministries to political leaders throughout the United States and Canada.
Missouri

Springfield’s Macedonia Baptist experiences revival

In the last 3 years, Macedonia Baptist Church in Springfield has experienced a remarkable revival, as they have grown by more than 30 percent per year in attendance and are witnessing a surge in salvation decisions, baptisms, and new discipleship groups.
Society & Culture

Preparing your church for a recession: Key steps

A recession is coming. That is because there is always a recession up ahead. The next recession, whenever that might be, will be the most anticipated in history because everyone thinks it should be here by now. As horrible as recessions may be, they are inevitable in any strong economy.

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