BRANSON – Trained volunteers from Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) will provide childcare on Monday and Tuesday of the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting here, Oct. 25-26. Registration is free, but required. The deadline for registration is Oct. 11. Childcare is being offered for children from birth through 7 years of age. It begins at 8 a.m., Oct. 25, and ends after the Tuesday evening session, Oct. 26. Although children will have snacks in childcare, parents are … [Read more...]
High Street Press releases new resource on Satan
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention, through its High Street Press imprint, has released a new resource for personal or group study titled What Every Christian Should Know about Satan. Written by the MBC’s Rob Phillips, the 400-page book explores more than a dozen biblical names and titles that reveal the evil one’s character, tactics, and ultimate destiny in hell. It’s designed for pastors and laypersons who desire a deeper study of Satan’s doomed campaign against God and … [Read more...]
Racial Reconciliation Task Force releases report to Missouri Baptist Convention
BRANSON – The Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board’s Racial Reconciliation Task Force has released a preliminary report, which will be presented to MBC messengers at their annual meeting here, Oct. 25-26. The full report follows: Missouri Baptist Racial Reconciliation Task Force: Taking steps toward biblical and practical advances in racial reconciliation Background In fulfillment of the responsibilities prescribed through a motion approved at the 2019 MBC Annual Meeting: I … [Read more...]
MBC Pastors’ Conference to spotlight ‘Power of Jesus to Bring Transformation’
BRANSON – The Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference will be held at the Branson Convention Center here from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Oct. 25. The theme for the 2021 conference is, “The Power of Jesus to Bring Transformation,” based on the Apostle Paul’s words in Romans 12:2. Featured speakers include Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Dallas, alongside Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Bob Ingle, lead pastor of Waypoint Church, which … [Read more...]
MBC’s Missouri Missions Offering supports campus, prison ministries
JEFFERSON CITY – The Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering supports 24 ministries in Missouri. This year’s theme is taken from 2 Corinthians 8:5: “They gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by God’s will.” Following are two short stories about how the gifts of Missouri Baptists support missions projects throughout the Show Me State. Sharing Christ on campus Evan, a high school student at Second Baptist Church in Springfield, had been praying for a classmate but wasn’t … [Read more...]
Seeing God in the storm
Missouri DR deploys to Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Ida EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written by Cindy Gladden, a member of Charrette Baptist, Marthasville, who serves as public information officer with the Marthasville Fire Protection District and as a Missouri DR Mass Care responder. MANDEVILLE, La. – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) volunteers were waiting and watching as Hurricane Ida surged into the Gulf Coast. They’ve seen it before and knew if forecasts were correct, … [Read more...]
MMO helps abused & neglected, fosters gospel work in Montana
JEFFERSON CITY – The Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering supports 24 ministries in Missouri. This year’s theme is taken from 2 Corinthians 8:5: “They gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by God’s will.” Following are two short stories about how the gifts of Missouri Baptists support missions projects throughout the Show Me State. Caring for the abused, neglected Missouri faces a foster-care crisis. No one knows this better than Ramona Conrad-Cooper, who leads … [Read more...]
Tickets on sale for HLGU banquet featuring Ken Bevel
HANNIBAL (HLGU) – Tickets are now on sale for Hannibal-LaGrange University’s 80th Annual Booster Banquet which will feature pastor, actor, and Marine Ken Bevel as the keynote speaker. The banquet will be held Friday, Nov. 19, at 7 pm. Tickets may be ordered online at hlg.edu/boosterbanquet, or by calling 573.629.3124. The Booster Banquet is sponsored by HNB Bank. Ken Bevel is a native of Jacksonville, FL. After 20 years of active service in the United States Marine Corps, Ken retired … [Read more...]
MBC’s High Street Press launches Audible version of afterlife book
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s publishing imprint, High Street Press, has just released an audio version of its popular printed resource, What Everyone Should Know About the Afterlife. Published in 2017 in print and ebook editions, Afterlife is now available through Audible, the premiere audio-book platform, which may be accessed at Audible.com. Written by the MBC’s Rob Phillips, the book explores key words and phrases used in Scripture to describe life beyond the … [Read more...]
MBC sued by SBU’s opponents
BOLIVAR – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) was named as a defendant along with Southwest Baptist University (SBU) in a lawsuit that was filed on Aug. 25 in Polk County, Mo., Circuit Court, in a pending case involving court approval of SBU’s amended articles of incorporation. Suing MBC and SBC directly as defendants is the latest tactic by critics who have been trying to block the approval process for the past six months by filing motions to intervene in a routine application … [Read more...]
SBU trustees vote to dismiss court proceeding
BOLIVAR – Eddie Bumpers, chairman for the board of trustees at Southwest Baptist University (SBU) and pastor at Crossway Baptist Church, Springfield, released the following statement after an Aug. 25th special session of the SBU trustee board: Board Chair Portal Announcement 8-27-21 Heading: Update from the SBU Board of Trustees The SBU Board of Trustees met in a special session on Wednesday, Aug. 25, to continue conversations around information received from the Higher Learning … [Read more...]
MBF sees $58 million growth in assets
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) has seen a $58 million growth in assets under management during the past four years, MBF trustees learned during their Aug. 13 meeting at the Baptist building here. This growth, from $127 million just four years ago to $185 million now, reflects a mixture of investment returns, new clients and existing clients entrusting more resources with the Foundation. "It has been a remarkable four years,” MBF President Neil Franks said. “As we … [Read more...]
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