SPRINGFIELD – Five years ago Jennifer Rothschild was ready to quit ministry and hide in her bedroom. “I want to be gut-honest with you, Sisters. I was defeated and depressed,” she said to a packed ballroom of more than 200 Missouri Baptist women at the University Plaza Hotel here. “My system for managing my blindness was failing me … but I am so thankful that God never fails me. In that moment I preached to my soul, ‘I Am.’ That’s when you realize what can change everything. There is a … [Read more...]
Gospel at the CORE of making disciples
SPRINGFIELD – While the unifying theme for this year’s two-session CORE conference was Making Disciples, the takeaway inspired messengers to share the gospel more. Organized by Matt Kearns, Leadership Development Team Leader for the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), the CORE conference took place Oct. 27 in the Springfield Expo Center as part of the 181st annual meeting of the MBC. “While the gospel will change others as we share it, it should be changing us,” said Alvin Reid, professor of … [Read more...]
‘To the ends of the earth’: Riverview carries gospel to Thailand
THAILAND – As soon as the mission team from Riverview Baptist Church in Osage Beach finished their presentation in the school, a line of children eager for autographs formed. “The only other Americans these children had ever seen are on TV, so they were excited,” said Spencer Plumlee, pastor at Riverview. “Each guy on our team had at least 30 students lining up around him. It was a great time to connect and encourage them.” During their recent mission trip, Riverview’s team and Paissons … [Read more...]
KC ministry reaches trafficking victims
KANSAS CITY – Christine McDonald knew she needed help, but once again the system failed her. She didn’t have insurance and the pimp had her ID. “They also said they wouldn’t admit me to the treatment center unless I was obviously addicted to alcohol,” she said. “But I didn’t drink. I was addicted to crack cocaine and had been arrested multiple times for prostitution, but I didn’t drink. My mother was a drunk and I swore I would never be like my mother.” So, after being denied at the … [Read more...]
St. Louis church works to bridge racial divide
ST. LOUIS – Delmar Boulevard, also known as The Delmar Divide, crosses St. Louis from east to west and features million-dollar mansions directly to the south and poverty-stricken areas to its north. The neighborhood is also racially divided; south of Delmar is 70 percent white and north of Delmar is 98 percent black. But Missouri Baptist Convention Church Planter Todd Genteman believes that God can unite people divided by such natural barriers. That’s why Genteman, pastor of Apostles … [Read more...]
Puebla partnership more than a mission trip
ATLIXCO, Puebla, Mexico— It’s not a mission trip. It’s a partnership. “We’re not randomly going into different parts of the world on a fly-by mission,” said Fred Broome, pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Washington (FBC), a growing church located 50 miles west of St. Louis. “Our goal is to be a resource and a partner and help them in any way we can.” Broome and a team of seven from FBC recently returned from their third visit to Atlixco, Mexico, a city in the Mexican state of Puebla. FBC … [Read more...]
MBC church embraces Kansas City’s Bhutanese
EDITOR’S NOTE: * denotes name changed. KANSAS CITY – When the opportunity to leave the Bhutanese Refugee camp in Nepal presented itself in 2009, Raphael Dalton* and his family applied immediately. “We lived there for 18 years and it wasn’t a good life,” said Dalton, pastor and planter of the Bhutanese Nepali Church of Kansas City (BNCK). “We had no hope for a future there, but the United States is the land of opportunity for the gospel. We are very proud that we are now U.S. … [Read more...]
One generation declares God’s work to another at TGE Conference
BRANSON – Despite a snowstorm that blasted the area on Saturday, the Trust God in Everything Conference (TGE) took place as planned at the Camden Hotel Feb. 28-March 1 here. “We couldn’t guess the weather and most of the speakers arrived on Friday so we thought we’d go ahead and have it,” said Wanda Shellenbarger, women’s ministry and church strengthening consultant for the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). “And I’m so glad we did. It was certainly different than I expected, but it was a … [Read more...]
Former missionaries fish for men in Joplin
JOPLIN – Wendy’s is one of Charles Brock’s favorite fishing holes. As he and his wife, Dottie, entered the fast food restaurant, they prayed and glanced around the room. Who needed to receive the Good News today? He took out a bright red Bible study guide that has “Good News For You” in large letters on the cover. A family of six gladly received several copies. Then Brock noticed a group of young men, one wearing a jacket with “Kazakhstan” written on the back. “I assumed they were … [Read more...]
High flying tricks, stunts draw large crowd
AURORA – More than 1,800 students and adults packed Aurora High School’s Houn’ Dawg Gymnasium Feb. 4, and this time it wasn’t because of a Big 8 Conference varsity match-up. “Brad Bennett and his Real Encounter team do a great job with the whole program and about halfway through, when Brad gives his testimony and an invitation, we saw 128 decisions and 102 professions of faith,” said Wade Rogers, senior pastor at First Baptist Church Aurora and church coordinator for the event. The event … [Read more...]
Gail McWilliams: A story of faith and vision
HANNIBAL – Most people live life based on what they see. But Gail McWilliams, international speaker, author and radio host, says that that is a limited and disappointing view of life. “They don’t see the big picture, only a narrow view that leaves them feeling stuck and unexcited about the life they’ve been given,” McWilliams said. “My goal is to always give people a new vision that looks past the horizon where the sky is the limit. We are here during this time in history for a … [Read more...]
Small congregation gives to missions in a big way
JEFFERSON CITY – Like most Southern Baptist churches in Missouri, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (PHBC) is a small congregation with a huge mission: reach the world for Christ. “We may not be able to start a cowboy or biker church on our own, but through the Missouri Missions Offering (MMO) we can be involved in those things,” said Kenny McCune, pastor at PHBC, which averages about 40 people on Sunday mornings. “We can touch the world and though we are a small church, we can have a big … [Read more...]
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