by Noah Angel EDITOR’S NOTE: Noah Angel has served as pastor of Familia Cristiana Internacional (FCI) in Jefferson City for the past 15 years. JEFFERSON CITY – 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 … [Read more...]
Taking it personally: Missouri Baptist pastors are invested in churches’ commitment to CP
By Matt Easter EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of features on Missouri Baptist ministries supported for a century through the Cooperative Program giving of MBC-affiliated churches. Matt Easter serves as director of Christian studies and associate professor of biblical studies at Missouri Baptist University. 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 … [Read more...]
Babylon Bee CEO to keynote Vitae Foundation’s pro-life event in Jefferson City, March 25
JEFFERSON CITY (Vitae Foundation) – 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. Taking on the tone of a traditional news media publication, The Babylon Bee satirizes real-world events and public figures. Seth Dillon’s experience with censorship and deplatforming has placed him on the front lines of the battle for free speech in the public square. He now speaks on … [Read more...]
Conference to equip families to care for aging loved ones
FLORISSANT – 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. “Finding Hope During Family Crises,” a five-hour event, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., will feature four guest speakers from a variety of agencies and disciplines concerned with aging and the challenges that go with family care. “So many families are taken more or less by surprise by the issues that come about when … [Read more...]
Barna: USA is in midst of a ‘generational transformation’ of national moral landscape
by Staff/Cultural Research Center GLENDALE, Ariz. (Cultural Research Center) – 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. Dr. George Barna, Director of Research at CRC, says biblical worldview incidence in the U.S. has declined for five consecutive generations and during that … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist minister, Matt Goodsell, named Capitol Ministry’s Global Director for North America
JEFFERSON CITY (Capitol Ministries) – With a mission to launch ministries in all 50 U.S. states and an already noteworthy record of new ministry plants through successful recruiting, 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. “Matt … [Read more...]
Springfield’s Macedonia Baptist experiences revival
SPRINGFIELD – Established 138 years ago in a one-room schoolhouse, Macedonia Baptist Church served Springfield as a beacon of hope for many generations. But the church had fallen on hard times and entered a season of stagnation and growth over the last 20 years. Despite facing challenges and difficulties over the years, the church's commitment to spreading the gospel remained. In the last 3 years, however, the church has experienced a remarkable revival, as they have grown by more than 30 … [Read more...]
Preparing your church for a recession: Key steps
by Richard Baker & Kenneth Priest 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. What is a recession exactly? It is often defined as at least two consecutive quarters of declining Gross Domestic Product (all US sales) following a time of … [Read more...]