JEFFERSON CITY – According to MBC bylaws, resolutions for the MBC Annual Meeting must be submitted in writing to the Committee on Resolutions at least 60 days prior to the first session of the annual meeting. The deadline is August 27. The annual meeting is October 26-27 at the Saint Charles Convention Center. Persons submitting resolutions must certify that they are messengers. The author of any resolution may address the Committee on Resolutions during its deliberations. No person may … [Read more...]
SBU alumnus killed while helping stranded motorist
BOLIVAR – Southwest Baptist University (SBU) alumnus and Southern Baptist church planter John Powell, 38, was killed on July 18, while helping a stranded motorist on U.S. Highway 75 in Sherman, Texas. Powell graduated from SBU in 2005 with a degree in biblical studies, and at the time of his death he was serving as pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in New Caney, Texas. According to local reports from television station KXII, Powell was one of two men who stopped to help a motorist whose … [Read more...]
MBC-affiliated universities to open campuses in fall
JEFFERSON CITY – As of press time, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s three affiliated universities are planning to open their campuses for classes this fall. Each of the universities, however, are also taking steps to follow health guidelines that will protect students and give them a safe learning environment. Further information and updates from Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal can be accessed at https://www.hlg.edu/student-life/coronavirus-covid-19/. Further information and … [Read more...]
MMO promo materials coming soon
JEFFERSON CITY – Soon, inmates in the Jefferson City Correctional Center may pursue four-year biblical studies degrees. Hannibal-LaGrange University plans to train 20 men per year to minister to their incarcerated peers. HLGU leaders are planning to expand this ministry to other prisons, including women’s facilities, over the next decade. The HLGU Prison Extension Campus is one of 18 missions projects and ministries made possible through the Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions offering … [Read more...]
MBU trustees approve new graduate certificates, faculty appointments; extend president’s contract
ST. LOUIS – Missouri Baptist University Trustees approved new graduate programs, faculty appointments and extended President Keith Ross’ contract at their regularly scheduled meeting June 11. “The Trustees are pleased with MBU’s administration and faculty and their assistance this past 15 months in transitioning MBU back to a legal entity of the Missouri Baptist Convention,” said Jim Plymale, chairman of the board. “During that time, the Trustees have completed a comprehensive … [Read more...]
Resolutions due 60 days before annual meeting
JEFFERSON CITY – Resolutions must be submitted in writing to the Committee on Resolutions at least 60 days prior to the first session of the annual meeting. Persons submitting resolutions must certify that they are messengers. The Christian Life Commission may submit resolutions directly to the Committee on Resolutions. The author of any resolution may address the Committee on Resolutions during its deliberations. Resolutions recommended by the committee are the only recommendations … [Read more...]
SBC Executive Committee elects first African American chair
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee elected its first African American chair in a special called meeting June 16. Rolland Slade, pastor of Meridian Baptist Church in El Cajon, Calif., was unopposed as EC chair and was unanimously elected by ballot vote. Outgoing chair Mike Stone called for a ballot vote, he said, to mark the historic moment. "I think we all realize by what is going on in this country as well as in our convention, this timing is in many … [Read more...]
Robert Bowman to headline ‘Witnesses Now’ event
Robert Bowman, widely regarded as the leading evangelical scholar addressing Mormon and Jehovah’s Witness interpretations of the Bible, is the featured speaker at an upcoming conference focusing on the beliefs and practices of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Sonrise Baptist Church in Bonne Terre is hosting “Witnesses Now for Jesus – Midwest,” a regional apologetics conference that features sound Bible teaching and testimonies from former Jehovah’s Witnesses, July 24-26. The event is open to all, … [Read more...]
Resolutions due 60 days before annual meeting
JEFFERSON CITY – Resolutions must be submitted in writing to the Committee on Resolutions at least 60 days prior to the first session of the annual meeting. Persons submitting resolutions must certify that they are messengers. The Christian Life Commission may submit resolutions directly to the Committee on Resolutions. The author of any resolution may address the Committee on Resolutions during its deliberations. Resolutions recommended by the committee are the only recommendations … [Read more...]
Southwest Baptist adopts strategic changes for future sustainability
BOLIVAR – Southwest Baptist University President Dr. Eric A. Turner presented to employees on June 2 the University Sustainability Plan designed to guide the University through current and future disruptions to higher education. The University is nearly two years into a strategic planning process, Shaping our Story Together. The Sustainability Plan was formed by the process and works in tandem with the overall strategic plan. Changes will be implemented throughout the next two academic … [Read more...]
State’s sole abortion clinic can remain open, according to Missouri commissioner
ST. LOUIS – A decision issued May 29 by Missouri Administrative Hearing Commissioner Sreenivasa Rao Dandamudi means that a Planned Parenthood clinic here can remain open and perform abortions. The news came after a year-old legal fight that had pitted the Gov. Mike Parson – a member of First Baptist, Bolivar – and the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) against Planned Parenthood. The question was whether to renew the facility’s license. A March 11-13, 2019 annual … [Read more...]
Voter registration packs ready for churches
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention's Christian Life Commission has prepared a voter registration packet for churches. The packets include step-by-step instructions and materials that will be needed to conduct a voter registration drive on site. Churches are encouraged to hold these registration drives on the weekends of June 27 and July 4. Citizens must be registered to vote (or change their address if they have moved since the last time they voted) by July 8 in order to vote … [Read more...]
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