SPRINGFIELD – As the MBC Annual Meeting concluded, Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas, spoke to the messengers. His sermon was titled “Moving Forward in God’s Power.” Floyd said missions organizations, state conventions, associations can drift away from their central purpose. “The danger is they lose sight of their priorities and focus, drifting away from God’s mission and power,” he said. He told of the Great Prayer … [Read more...]
Luncheon highlights MBC partnership with Italy
SPRINGFIELD – MBC Annual Meeting participants heard Charles Worthy, Connecting Leader for Italy with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, as he spoke at the partnership missions luncheon here. Rick Hedger, team leader for the MBC Missional Evangelism/Discipleship Team, cast the vision for 15 Missouri churches to agree to partner with three regions of Italy: Veneto, Tentino Alto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. These are all in the northeastern part of Italy, and each region has … [Read more...]
Pleasant Valley lays groundwork to multiply God’s work
LIBERTY – It was a Saturday morning, and some of the people from Pleasant Valley Baptist Church were a little scared. Knocking on the front doors of homes in the area was taking them out of their comfort zones. That morning they went outside the walls of their church to several neighborhoods in the Kansas City Northland region to attempt to engage residents in a front doorstep conversation about God’s activity in their lives. The initiative, called “Multiply-Groundwork” is intended to … [Read more...]
Bullseye! One-armed man hits the mark in archery, witness
GREEN CITY – Carroll Walker hunted and fished like many Missouri men. He took up archery in order to extend the hunting season and spend more time outdoors. Then a tragic farming accident handed him a disability that threatened his way of life – if he didn’t find a way to overcome it. Walker, 65, has become a competitive archer and a good one at that. In fact he rarely misses his target. All this with only one arm. In 1978 Walker was operating a grain auger on his north Missouri farm. … [Read more...]
Branson’s Titanic free for pastors in October
BRANSON – Missouri Baptist pastors have been invited to tour the Titanic Museum attraction in Branson for free during the month of October. Normally a $24 admission fee, Titanic Museum spokesman Dale Grubaugh said they are providing the free tickets to clergy as a way to recognize the dedication and hard work of the spiritual leaders in Missouri communities. They invite pastors to be their guests from October 1-31. Additional guest tickets may be purchased at the regular admission rate. … [Read more...]
SBC Executive Commitee President visits Missouri
EWING – Frank Page was introduced as the “President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee” to the assembled crowd at the association annual meeting here. But Page was quick to point out he likes to consider his title “Chief Encouragement Officer” as he travels to churches across the Southern Baptist Convention. Page was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Mt. Salem/Wyaconda Baptist Association at First Baptist, Ewing, on a recent Friday evening. He preached to the messengers … [Read more...]
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