SPRINGFIELD – All women – ministry wives or not — are invited to attend the Ministry Wives Luncheon during the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting here. The luncheon will be at noon, Oct. 27 at the University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center and will feature author and Bible teacher Jennifer Rothschild. She will be speaking about how God’s unfailing love changes everything. Rothschild is a “recovering perfectionist” who has learned to live beyond limits since her life drastically … [Read more...]
Conference to challenge Missourians to pray
SPRINGFIELD – Speakers at the Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference, Oct. 26, will challenge Missouri Baptists to pray for revival and spiritual awakening. The conference, which precedes the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting, is open to the public and will take place at the Springfield Expo Center here. The conference will open at 8:50 a.m. on Oct. 26, with musical worship led by the worship team from The Church at Pleasant Ridge. The Pleasant Ridge worship team will also lead … [Read more...]
‘CORE’ conference to challenge messengers to make disciples
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri Baptists will be encouraged and exhorted to take the gospel out into the world and make disciples during two “CORE” sessions as part of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) annual meeting here. The two sessions – Oct. 27 at 2:45 and 6:30 p.m. – will be led by Alvin Reid, professor of evangelism and student ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Greg Stier, popular Christian author and speaker who equips teenagers to relationally share the … [Read more...]
Executive Board, entity trustees to gather in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board members will meet immediately prior to – and immediately after – this year’s annual meeting here, Oct. 26-28. During a 1 p.m. meeting on Oct. 26, the board is scheduled to deal with committee recommendations and to finalize its report and recommendations to messengers at the annual meeting. Immediately following the annual meeting, Oct. 28, new Executive Board members will also gather alongside new MBC entity trustees – from … [Read more...]
Forward with the gospel
There is a passion burning in the heart of Missouri Baptists of every generation to make a difference in Jesus’ name. We are commissioned to take the gospel to our communities, the nation, and to the ends of the earth. Acting on that commission is a deliberate step of faith we make daily. One observant Missouri Baptist pastor noted recently that Satan doesn’t need to attack a ministry sitting still; he attacks those making an impact for Christ. Recent attacks on the churches, our … [Read more...]
‘Forward’: Theme for MBC annual meeting, Oct. 26-28
SPRINGFIELD — Messengers representing churches affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) will gather Oct. 26-28 at the Springfield Expo Center for their 181st annual meeting. The theme is “Forward,” taken from Philippians 3:13-14, where the apostle Paul writes, “But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” MBC Executive Director John Yeats and MBC … [Read more...]
Partnership Missions luncheon focuses on Mexico, N.Y.
RICHARD NATIONS/contributing writer OSAGE BEACH – MBC Partnership Missions lunch attendees heard reports from a pastor in Puebla, Mexico, and a church planter in upstate New York. Stirring stories of fields wide open for spiritual harvest captivated the hearts of Missouri Baptists. Sergio Rebollar Oropeza, the president of the Puebla/Tlaxcala Regional Baptist Convention of Mexico, spoke of the gratitude that the churches in his region of southern Mexico feel for the partnership that … [Read more...]
Live in fear or in faith, Yeats tells ministry wives
OSAGE BEACH – Strawberry salads with crumbled feta cheese were placed on tables to greet the women as they entered the Crystal Ballroom at Tan-Tar-A Resort. Candlelight flickered as part of the centerpiece and a framed keepsake message served as a reminder of what Christ calls His followers to do: “In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven” (Matt 5:16). The 2014 Ministry Wives Luncheon was held on Oct. 28 … [Read more...]
CLC honors Bott Radio, Hobby Lobby lawyer
OSAGE BEACH – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC) honored a media legend and an attorney involved in a landmark religious liberty case during their report to the MBC Annual Meeting here Oct. 28. The CLC voted to present its first Outstanding Service award to Joshua Hawley, a Missouri University Law School professor and an attorney who helped secure a victory in the Hobby Lobby case before the United State Supreme Court. “You see the threats to religious … [Read more...]
2014 Annual Meeting: worshiping through music, poetry
OSAGE BEACH – Though her heart and mind were lifted up to the Lord in worship, Amelia Holder’s ears couldn’t help but appreciate the sweet notes that filled the Grand Ballroom at Tan-Tar-A Resort. “Oh my goodness, I couldn’t stop listening to her,” she said, referring to singer Candi Pearson Shelton, one of the vocalists who led worship during the Oct. 28th CORE: Leadership Development Conference at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). “One of the guys near … [Read more...]
Pastor’s Conference speakers encourage MBC pastors
OSAGE BEACH – Six speakers encouraged church leaders at the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Pastor’s Conference here Oct. 27. Addressing the theme, “Fanning the Flames Without Flaming Out,” the speakers reminded pastors that, while ministry can be lonely and discouraging, there is still hope. Matt Kearns, MBC Leadership Development Team Leader with pastoral experience – including opposition, false allegations, and misinformation – shared how ministry issues he had once buried later … [Read more...]
MBC officers elected at Tan-Tar-A
OSAGE BEACH – During the MBC annual meeting here at Tan-Tar-A Resort, Oct. 27-29, four Missouri pastors were elected to serve as officers of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) for the next year. David Krueger, who presided as recording secretary during the 2014 annual meeting, cast the convention’s ballot to elect Neil Franks as the new MBC president. Although three of the MBC offices were contested during the annual meeting, Franks was the only person nominated to serve as … [Read more...]