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Doing the ‘greater work’ along Old Route 66

My Utmost for His Highest is a classic devotion written by Oswald Chambers. In the devotion entitled “Greater Works,” Chambers writes, “Prayer does not fit us for the greater works; prayer is the greater work.” As Missouri Baptists, if we want to see revival come to our hearts and for spiritual awakening to come to our state, we must begin with prayer. That is the purpose behind the Route 66 Prayer Tour. 
Missouri

MODR Collegiate interns take to the field

Since 2014, the Missouri Baptist Collegiate Disaster Relief (MODR) internship program has provided training to a group of college students who have signed up to spend their summer helping others. However, the goal of this training goes beyond learning how to meet physical needs, but spiritual needs, as well.
Missouri

St. Louis Metro Baptist Association elects Byrd as executive director

The executive board of the St. Louis Metro Baptist Association on June 30 elected Michael Byrd, Sr., as the association’s new executive director.
International

Churches can see and share Venezuela Send Relief update

International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood shows the widespread destruction from two deadly earthquakes and how Southern Baptists can help through a video released today through Send Relief.
National

MBTS mission team trains local believers, shares gospel in Ecuador

A team from Midwestern Seminary spent 10 days in Manta, Ecuador, partnering with a local church to train believers in evangelism and proclaim the gospel throughout the surrounding community. Led by Joe Allen III, assistant professor of missions, the team traveled May 29–June 7 with Midwestern students Jason Reyna, Adam Collins, and Tasha Vipond, along with Tim Hutchins, a member of Fellowship of Grace Church in Parkville, Missouri.
Missouri

MBC releases new study on God’s mercy and wrath

The Missouri Baptist Convention, through its High Street Press imprint, has released a new resource for personal or group study titled "Passing the Point of No Return: When God's Mercy Gives Way to His Wrath."
International

From Buddhist roots to bold witness

Mary grew up in a poor Southeast Asian province. As a young girl, she was sponsored through a humanitarian aid program where she was taught about the Lord. During her teenage years, God brought Mary to a place of needing Christ, and so she walked away from her family’s Buddhist faith.
Missouri

Kansas City counselors win reversal in 8th Circuit Court censorship case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has reversed key portions of a federal district court ruling against two Missouri counselors who are challenging counseling censorship ordinances adopted by Kansas City and Jackson County.
Faith

Review: ‘God of Liberty’ considers Christianity’s critical role in American Revolution

Though it was published 14 years ago, it’s hard to imagine a more timely read as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States. Thomas Kidd’s book, "God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution," cuts through rhetoric and digs far beyond his own denominational identity to deliver exactly what the title promises: a history.
Ethics

Women’s sports scores ‘9-Nil’ win at U.S. Supreme Court

In one of the most significant rulings of the decade for women and girls, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 upheld state laws protecting female athletes from male competition — and delivered an historic double victory for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the nation's leading religious-liberty legal organization.
International

Missionary risks rise as AI, data sharing, biometric technology proliferate

An era of heightened missionary security is upon us. This year’s SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando made that evident. A missionary commissioning service, as usual, did not show the faces of missionaries headed to high-security areas. But for the first time at an Annual Meeting, the service did not feature their voices either. Instead, voice actors told their stories.
International

Southern Baptists encourage prayer for persecuted church today (June 29)

Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) is honoring Perpetua and all persecuted Christians, June 29, as it recognizes the annual day VOM founded in 2019, spotlighting the martyr in its annual video and providing free digital resources to help Christians recognize those who risk their lives to spread the gospel. Southern Baptists are among many denominations that recognize the observance, encouraged by VOM vice president and spokesperson Todd Nettleton.

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