WALNUT SHADE – Don Stenberg lives in a quiet “holler” in the Ozarks and works remotely for a Georgia-based construction company as an information services manager. But in addition to his data and Excel spreadsheet work, he has a real passion for Christian apologetics and research. As the newest member of the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network, Stenberg’s main focus is the field of creation science, with particular emphasis on the Genesis flood. While some Christians believe Noah’s flood … [Read more...]
St. Louis Metro Baptist Association partnering to start Christian school
ST. LOUIS – Tower Grove Baptist Church is the proposed location for a new Christian high school to be launched in partnership with the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association. The Tower Grove church has hosted Tower Grove Christian Academy for many years with classes for Kindergarten through 8th grade. At one time, several years ago they offered a high school also. Now Metro St. Louis Baptist Association is making plans to partner with them to expand classes and sponsor a new high school … [Read more...]
Historic Hannibal church celebrates with traditional Christmas activities
HANNIBAL – The Fifth Street Baptist Church is celebrating Christmas with a renewed sense of purpose and identity, but they recognize their traditional roots in Hannibal, which calls itself “America’s Hometown.” The historic Hannibal church has been in existence since 1837. They are celebrating Christmas this year with several traditional activities which may not seem particularly innovative or unusual – but that is the point. They are claiming their role in the Hannibal community as a … [Read more...]
MBC churches offer Christmas cheer in St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield
ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY, SPRINGFIELD – Churches in three Missouri cities are offering the gospel message of Christmas to people in their urban settings. The Christmas activities include dramas, music, cookies, decorations and an opportunity to process the gospel story. Christmas celebration in St. Louis In St. Louis nine churches are gathering in the North County region for a united Christmas celebration on Dec. 21. Calling it “North County Christmas,” organizers say it is a Christmas … [Read more...]
Vandalism damages Warsaw church amid holiday season
WARSAW – The New Home Baptist Church sits outside of Warsaw, just down the road from the Baptist Ridge Camp of Fellowship Baptist Association. In late November they were plagued by a series of increasingly drastic vandalism incidents. The damages from four separate incidents are estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars, according to church officials. Recently they had been experiencing a string of fairly minor incidents, but then damages were getting more severe. A church … [Read more...]
Moore faithfully pastors church for 50 years
LOUISIANA, Mo. – Fifty years as pastor in the same church is quite an accomplishment! Though some pastors have been in the ministry for 50 years, not many stay in the same congregation for half a century. Charles Moore, who is 87 years old, was honored on his 50 year anniversary by his church, association and friends earlier in August. Noix Creek Baptist Church, Louisiana, organized the celebration which was a surprise to Pastor Moore. Churches in the area and the Salt River Baptist … [Read more...]
Zellmer recalls lessons from early days of ministry
MOSCOW MILLS – Some pastors ask themselves, “If I had to look back on some things I would not do and would do in early seasons of ministry. what would those things be?” It seems like a lot of people experience regrets about their past as they become more mature. Those questions were raised in a series of blog posts by a NAMB church planting leader, Jason Zellmer, this past spring. Zellmer is the director of Send Network-Missouri. As the North American Mission Board’s point person for … [Read more...]
Four students awarded Missouri Baptist Heritage Scholarships
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Historical Commission awarded four scholarships to students in four Missouri Southern Baptist colleges and universities. In their spring meeting at the Baptist Building, April 18, the commissioners selected the winners of the scholarships from research papers the students had submitted. The commission was pleased that every MBC affiliated university, plus Spurgeon College at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, had entries. Students were asked to … [Read more...]
DOMs strategize on discipleship during March 21-22 conference
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri directors of missions (DOMs) gathered at the Baptist Building, March 21-22, to learn how to more effectively help their association churches implement discipleship strategies. The main speaker was Brent Longenecker, who is a member of the MBC Making Disciples Team. Longenecker spoke to the DOMs about the pathway of disciple making. He asked, “Why does making disciples seems so hard?” He followed up with the thought that there needs to be a change in the … [Read more...]
Missourians bless Montana Baptists during statewide MPACT conference
HELENA, Mont. – The annual MPact Conference of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention was again provided for their pastors and church leadership with the help of several Missouri Baptist volunteers. The conference was held in early March in a hotel conference facility in Helena. It aimed at training and providing fellowship for the Montana Baptist church leaders. The conference theme was “Walking in the Lord: Spiritual Health for Ministry Effectiveness.” The Crossway Baptist Church of … [Read more...]
Unionville church initiative challenges men to press forward in faith, without retreating
UNIONVILLE – The Putnam County Middle School was the site of a “men’s initiative” held in late February. Organizer Tom Rowland said, “Men have been retreating for far too long, so we decided to call it a men’s initiative instead.” So on a Friday night the area men and boys gathered to eat some barbecue and talk about what it means to be a godly and responsible man. Door prizes were donated, the chief one being a .22 caliber lever action rifle from the Henry Repeating Arms Company. They … [Read more...]
Kirksville church draws 177 children, parents to Hot Wheels race
KIRKSVILLE – As an event to connect the community with their church, the Rehoboth Baptist Church here holds an annual Hot Wheels race. This year was the largest attendance of the 20 years they have been doing this. There were 177 entries which included the children, some teenagers and a few adults. They had different race categories and there were trophies awarded. In addition to the races the church had carnival type games and an inflatable bounce house in their gymnasium. There was … [Read more...]
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