Sharon and I have the unique honor of being part of a 5-year-old church plant that is a rooted in the cowboy church culture. I was fascinated to learn from a conference led by pastor Justin Taylor of the Bar-nun Cowboy Church in Tatum, Texas, that in the cowboy church world there are two words that mean everything. Those two words explain the cowboy church theological underpinnings for their unique missiological strategy. Those two words encapsulate the church’s mission statement and its … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Windermere leader arrested for attempted unlawful sex with an animal
COLUMBIA – Windermere Baptist Conference Center’s president and chief executive officer was arrested here Aug. 5 and stands accused of soliciting for -- and attempting to have -- sex with a dog. Boone County Sheriff’s Department Cyber Crimes Task Force detectives arrested Jerald (Jerry) Lee Hill, 56, of Roach, MO, following an investigation that began in late July when Hill posted an ad on Craigslist soliciting for an animal with which to have sex. A detective with the Boone County … [Read more...]
Even in the loss of a loved one, the Anchor holds
by David Tolliver MBC Executive Director Not long after I began my service with the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), I met Terry King, pastor to the First Baptist Church in Leasburg. He also is a member of CMA—Christian Motorcycle Association. As he was introducing himself, Terry told me that, through CMA, he knew my brother, Phil Tolliver. A couple of years later, after I had been named MBC interim Executive Director, my good friend, Pastor King and I talked again. This time he … [Read more...]