JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC) has created resources to help churches defend life by speaking out against Amendment 3 – a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would codify extensive abortion rights. The CLC is the public policy arm of the MBC. The CLC’s website (https://mbcclc.org/) provides a downloadable trifold brochure that churches can give to their church members, as well as a document with talking points about … [Read more...]
Three MBC officer nominations announced
ST. CHARLES – According to recent announcements, Brian Jump will be nominated at the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) annual meeting, Oct. 28-29, to serve as MBC first vice president, Justin Perry will be nominated to serve as MBC second vice president, and Richard Young will be nominated to serve as MBC recording secretary. Pastor Eddie Bumpers of Crossway Baptist Church, Springfield, has expressed his intention to nominate Jump as MBC first vice president. Jump serves as lead … [Read more...]
‘Ties That Bind’: Ministry Wives Luncheon scheduled for Oct. 29
ST. CHARLES – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s 2024 Ministry Wives Luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 11:30am in the St. Charles Convention Center here. The luncheon’s theme is “Table Talk: Ties That Bind.” A Ministry Wives Network panel will walk with luncheon guests through the theme passage, Colossians 3:12-17. Luncheon panelists include Adrianna Anderson, Cynthia Walker, Lyndsay Cullum, Patty Culbertson and Yvonne Hanson. The luncheon costs $25, and registration is … [Read more...]
MBC’s Christian Life Commission hosting pastors’ dinner, Oct. 27
ST. CHARLES – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission is hosting a pastors’ dinner, Oct. 27, before the MBC annual meeting in St. Charles. The dinner for MBC ministers and their wives will be followed by presentations from MBC President Chris Williams, pastor of Fellowship Church, Greenwood/Raymore, and Bev Ehlen, state director of Concerned Women for America of Missouri. The event takes place at 6 p.m. at Waypoint Church, located at 4075 S. Old Highway 94, in … [Read more...]
Missouri DR workers to provide childcare at annual meeting
ST. CHARLES – Trained volunteers from Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) will provide childcare on Monday and Tuesday of the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting here, Oct. 28-29. Registration is free, but required. The deadline for registration is Oct. 13. Childcare is being offered for children from birth through 7 years of age. It begins at 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, and ends after the close of the meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Although children will have snacks in childcare, … [Read more...]
Vance to be nominated as MBC president
ST. CHARLES – Pastor Ken Parker of First Baptist Church, Kearney, has announced his plans to nominate Wesley Vance for the post of Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) president during the MBC annual meeting here, Oct. 28-29. Vance currently serves as MBC first vice president. “Wesley Vance is well-respected, having faithfully served as an associate pastor and senior pastor among our convention of churches for several years,” Parker told The Pathway. “After serving as executive pastor … [Read more...]
Cultural Impact Conference calls churches to stand for freedom, life of unborn
SPRINGFIELD – A slate of well-known speakers, including Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, best-selling author Bill Federer and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, urged participants at the Cultural Impact Conference, Sept. 7, to engage biblically in politics, standing firmly for freedom and the sanctity of life. The day-long conference was hosted by First Baptist Church, Ozark. “The gospel of Christ touches every area of life, and if (for you) it doesn’t, you’ve got a neutered, … [Read more...]
MBC executive board approves 2025 budget
MBC’s Fowler shares developing vision JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board members meeting here, Aug. 26-27, approved the convention’s 2025 spending plan and recommended that MBC messengers gathered for their annual meeting in October take a special offering to support a Christian school in St. Louis. During the meeting, MBC Executive Director Wes Fowler also highlighted his developing vision for the convention, which included a renewed emphasis on serving … [Read more...]
Missouri Missions Offering supports prison ministry, cares for refugees
JEFFERSON CITY – The Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering supports more than two dozen ministries in Missouri. This year’s theme is taken from 1 Chronicles 16:23: “Sing to the LORD all the earth. Proclaim his salvation from day to day.” The MMO Eight Days of Prayer are Sept. 8-15. Following are two short stories about how the gifts of Missouri Baptists support missions projects throughout the Show Me State. Freedom on the Inside: From Incarcerated to Equipped Rodrick Sweet … [Read more...]
‘My Story for His Glory’: MBC’s 190th annual meeting set for Oct. 28-29 in St. Charles
ST. CHARLES – Messengers representing churches affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) are gathering Oct. 28-29 at the St. Charles Convention Center for their 190th annual meeting. The theme of this year’s meeting is “My Story for His Glory,” taken from Isaiah 48:10-11, which reads, “Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act; For how can my name be profaned? And I will not give … [Read more...]
MBF board of trustees meets, Aug. 16
JEFFERSON CITY (BHHM) – The Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) met for its Aug. 16 board meeting at the Baptist Building in Jefferson City. The 12-member board, elected by the messengers at the MBC annual meeting, approved the 2024-25 budget, appointed a task force to review its policy and procedures manual, and set its annual dividend rate for its long-term funds. Ross Roggensack, founder and lead institutional advisor for Oak City Consulting, the outsourced chief investment officer for … [Read more...]
‘Consider Christ’: Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference set for Monday, Oct. 28
ST. CHARLES – The Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference is set to take place at the St. Charles Convention Center here, Oct. 28. The conference, which precedes the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) annual meeting, begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 2:20 p.m. The theme of the MBC Pastors’ Conference is “Consider Christ,” based on Hebrews 3:1-2. Featured speakers during the conference include Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Hershael York, Pastor Josh Boley and Midwestern Baptist … [Read more...]
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