September 15, 2002 CAMDENTON—W. Bart Tichenor probably wondered if he had found the right location when his amicus brief tour stopped at First Baptist Church in Camdenton Sept. 24. With the church serving as home to Frank Shock, director of the breakaway Windermere Baptist Conference Center, and some of the center's employees, Tichenor may have expected an audience 100 percent sympathetic to his plea for support. But such was not the case. Several attendees, identifying … [Read more...]
Crossover Springfield prayer walk training, registration set
September 15, 2002 SPRINGFIELD—Prior to the "seed sowing" of Crossover MBC/Springfield, a major prayer walk of the Springfield area is needed that will provide the prayer cover needed for the Oct. 26-27 community-wide events. Church prayer groups are being enlisted and trained to join together for a coordinated prayer walk to take place Oct. 19. An information and commitment letter is being sent to all of the churches of the Green County Baptist Association and surrounding … [Read more...]
SBC leaders Graham, Elliff to speak at the 168th session of the Missouri Baptist Convention
September 29, 2002 JEFFERSON CITY--Messengers to the 168th annual session of the Missouri Baptist Convention will hear messages from the current and a past president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and music from a local and international cast of vocalists and musicians. The convention, to be held at the University Plaza Convention Center in Springfield, begins at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and concludes at noon Oct. 30. The theme of this year's meeting is "The Joy of the Lord is our … [Read more...]
Tichenor’s legal tour ends, few bother to attend, minuscule number sign on
September 29, 2002 COLUMBIA—W. B. (Bart) Tichenor has finished his statewide "friend-of-the-court" tour, saying he is pleased with the number of people who have joined his effort to oppose the Missouri Baptist Convention's (MBC) legal action against five breakaway institutions. The tour concluded Sept. 26 with stops in Rolla, Farmington and Cape Girardeau. Tichenor made presentations at Camdenton, Joplin and Ozark on Sept. 24. The previous week's schedule included … [Read more...]
Plans call for Pathway to become a newspaper 2003 subscriptions available
September 1, 2002 JEFFERSON CITY--A $400,000 budget for The Pathway to begin publishing as a biweekly, 16-page newspaper in January will be recommended to the Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board when it meets just prior to the state convention's annual meeting Oct. 28-30 in Springfield. The MBC Executive Board's newsjournal committee is expected to recommend an annual individual subscription rate of $10, but will offer a discounted rate of $6 for churches that order in … [Read more...]
MBC Executive Board overwhelmingly approves David Clippard as executive director
September 1, 2002 Jefferson City--Southern Baptists in Missouri got a new executive director for their state convention Aug. 27 when the Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board voted 48_2 (96 percent) to call Cape Girardeau native David Clippard to fill the post. With his high school sweetheart and wife of 32 years, Suzanna, by his side, the 53-year-old Clippard grinned and responded with a simple "yes" when MBC President Bob Curtis, pastor of Ballwin Baptist Church, … [Read more...]
Missouri missionaries go to Venezuela, help lead 205 to Jesus
September 15, 2002 LEBANON— Six Missouri missionaries arrived in Venezuela recently with some basketballs and baseball equipment. When they departed a week later, more than 200 souls had been added to God's kingdom. Team leader Paul Dudley, an assistant baseball coach and teacher at Lebanon High School, said they used a simple strategy to reach urban neighborhoods: each morning they arrived at a playground and started shooting baskets. "A few simple drills, a pickup game … [Read more...]
MBC files court petition against 5 breakaway agencies, moves to safeguard $200 million in assets
September 1, 2002 JEFFERSON CITY (BP)–A petition for declaratory judgment was filed in a Missouri state court here Aug. 13 by the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) asking a judge to rule on the MBC’s right to elect trustees to five breakaway agencies that have repeatedly rejected offers of Christian arbitration. The petition also asks for an injunction to protect nearly $200 million in Missouri Baptist ministry assets connected with the five agencies, MBC leaders said. … [Read more...]
David Clippard nominated as new MBC Executive Director
August 21, 2002 JEFFERSON CITY -- A Cape Girardeau native who serves as an associate executive director for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) is the recommended choice for executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). David Clippard, 53, will be presented as the unanimous choice of the MBC search committee to the 52-member MBC Executive Board when it meets in a special called session Tuesday at the MBC building in Jefferson City. "Finding … [Read more...]
Hufty, HLG students are on a mission
September 1, 2002 Hannibal -- Hufty takes that prayer to heart, hoping his own ministry will continue beyond his life by impacting students at Hannibal-LaGrange College, as well as his own children. Tom Hufty wears many hats at Hannibal-LaGrange including administrator over college-church relations, chapel, missions and campus ministries. He is also a part-time professor. Though his jobs range from signing purchase orders to training student missionaries for overseas trips, his … [Read more...]
No guarantee judge will accept amicus brief
September 1, 2002 JEFFERSON CITY – There is no guarantee that a state judge will accept an amicus curiae brief by a Missouri lawyer opposing the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) in its declaratory judgment petition case with five MBC agencies where trustees voted to become self-perpetuating. Michael Whitehead, MBC legal counsel, said the trial judge has discretion to say "no" to such amicus briefs if the judge believes the real parties in the case can adequately … [Read more...]
Federal regulations make hospital visits tricky for Missouri pastors
August 7, 2002 JEFFERSON CITY — New privacy laws are interfering with the ministry of pastors in some Missouri hospitals. The regulations are part of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which is designed to protect patients’ confidential medical records. But as some Missouri Baptist ministers have discovered, the law has other consequences patients might not expect. Randy Miller, pastor of Second Baptist Church in Fredericktown, first … [Read more...]
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