JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) executive board members meeting here, March 3-4, approved 2026 goals for statewide offerings, recommended an amendment to the MBC Nominating Committee’s rules and procedures, and created a Credentials Committee Guidelines Task Force. 2026 offering goals The board once again set the 2026 Cooperative Program goal at $15 million, and it set an $825,000 goal for the 2026 Missouri Missions Offering (MMO), to be distributed in 2027. The board … [Read more...]
WMU Mission Celebration, R.A. Congress set for April
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri WMU is getting ready for two mission events and registration is open online at mowmu.org. WMU Mission Celebration Mission Celebration will be April 4-5 at First Baptist, Kirksville. Everyone is invited to this two-day conference focused on hearing what God is doing in Missouri, North America and around the world, as well as equipping individuals, groups and churches to make disciples. This year Lindsay Wineinger, President of Illinois WMU, will be our keynote … [Read more...]
2024 MMO receipts set record, exceeding $1 million
JEFFERSON CITY – Receipts for the 2024 Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering exceeded $1 million, crossing that threshold for the first time and setting a record for giving by Missouri Baptists to state mission projects ranging from foster care to disaster relief. MMO receipts in 2024, which are disbursed in 2025, totaled $1,072,207, far outpacing the goal of $760,000 and shattering the previous record of $990,740 set in 2022. Assisted by an estate gift totaling $136,000, the … [Read more...]
Christian counselors, Missouri Attorney General defend free religious speech, oppose censorship in Kansas City, Jackson County
‘Conversion therapy’ bans in KC, Jackson County a 'dangerous overreach,' AG Bailey says KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A new federal lawsuit takes aim at local ordinances in Kansas City and Jackson County that censor the free religious speech of licensed professional counselors who counsel minors struggling with gender identity or same-sex attraction. Two licensed professional counselors, Wyatt Bury and Pamela Eisenreich, have filed a federal lawsuit against Kansas City, Mo., and the Jackson County … [Read more...]
MBTS’s Wilson releases ‘Lest We Drift: Five Departure Dangers from the One True Gospel’
KANSAS CITY (MBTS) – Midwestern Seminary celebrated the Feb. 4 release of Lest We Drift: Five Departure Dangers from the One True Gospel, the 27th book by Jared C. Wilson. In Lest We Drift, Wilson, who serves as assistant professor of pastoral ministry and author in residence at Midwestern Seminary, warns ministry leaders against the dangers of drifting from gospel-centrality, identifying several temptations toward such drift facing the church today. “Though the momentum of … [Read more...]
WMU expands Royal Ambassadors to include young men through 12th grade
by WMU Communications staff BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WMU) – Boys in first grade can be a part of Royal Ambassadors and now continue their RA journey in missions discipleship through their senior year of high school. National WMU board members approved a recommendation on Jan. 13 for Royal Ambassadors to be the missions organization for boys and young men in grades 1–12, rather than just boys in grades 1–6. Challengers, which has been the name of the WMU missions organization for young men in … [Read more...]
Son of Missouri Baptist church member returning to lead role in film, ‘I Can Only Imagine 2’
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (PRNewswire) – Fresh off the holiday hit The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company are in preparation for production on I Can Only Imagine 2, a sequel to the breakout hit I Can Only Imagine. The 2018 film I Can Only Imagine took in over $83 million in domestic box office. The sequel will be directed by Brent McCorkle and Andrew Erwin from a screenplay written by McCorkle. I Can Only Imagine 2 will continue the inspirational true story of … [Read more...]
MBCollegiate Conference set for Feb. 7-8
COLUMBIA – MBCollegiate, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) ministry to college students and young adults, is hosting a conference at Parkade Baptist Church here, Feb. 7-8, 2025. The theme of the conference is “Marked,” based on Rom 12:9-21. The conference will feature guest speaker Bob Ingle, lead pastor of Waypoint Church in St. Charles, as well as GO worship, a team of musicians whose goal is to lead groups of believers to the throne of God in praise. The conference is free, … [Read more...]
MBF assets grew by $16.5 million in 2024
JEFFERSON CITY (MBF) – Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) trustees met in Jefferson City, Dec. 13 for its triannual board meeting. The board heard reports from its portfolio manager, one of its investment managers, its auditors, and Missouri Baptist Convention officers. The board received and approved its end-of-the-fiscal-year audited financial report. The MBF’s auditors, CLA, provided a “clean audit” for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2024. MBF assets under management increased … [Read more...]
Ministry Wives Network launches 2025 teaching cohort, webinars
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s Ministry Wives Network (MWN) this year is launching a teaching cohort, as well as webinars that will discuss topics requested by ministry wives. The 2025 teaching cohort will take place online on Feb. 4, 11, and 18, and it will end with an in-person meeting on Feb. 28. Ministry wives can register for the cohort or learn more at https://mbcministrywives.org/cohorts/. The registration cost for the cohort is $20 per person. The 2025 live … [Read more...]
Statewide prayer initiative announced ahead of Jan. 8 Legislative Prayer Service
JEFFERSON CITY – Lawmakers and citizens will gather for what has become a Jefferson City tradition when Concord Baptist Church, in conjunction with the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC), hosts the 21st annual Prayer Service for Missouri government leaders, Jan. 8, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. The event always marks the first day of each new session of the General Assembly. The featured speaker for the prayer service is Wes Fowler, executive director for the Missouri … [Read more...]
MBC’s Bennett to join Silver Dollar City as chaplain
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Director of Making Disciples Brad Bennett will be leaving the MBC staff at the end of the year to pursue another ministry venture in Branson. According to an Oct. 7 memo to MBC staff, Bennett will become, in January 2025, the chaplain for Silver Dollar City, White Water, Branson Showboat Belle, and the Silver Dollar City Campground. This news was also announced to MBC messengers during their annual meeting, Oct. 28-29, in St. Charles. “In … [Read more...]
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