Following is another in a series of columns on the Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Article I of the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 reads: “The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God … [Read more...]
Potosi Community Church reaches into community to share God’s love
POTOSI – For Keeli Singer, missions is homegrown and local. She’s a member of Potosi Community Church in southeast Missouri and a public school art teacher. When she heard a minister say that missions was every Christian’s responsibility, she came up with His Hands and Feet, a local compassion ministry for her community. The church is currently in a pastor search, so Keeli says a visiting preacher mentioned that “as members we need to not wait for someone else to do something. God wants us … [Read more...]
FBC Jackson to hold celebration of faith at Old Bethel Church
JACKSON – The Old Bethel church site will be the location for a “Celebration of Faith” on Sunday afternoon, June 5th. Organizers plan an afternoon of worship, some recognitions of historical figures, singing and refreshments at the church site located just outside of the city of Jackson. It begins at 2 p.m. Old Bethel is the site of the first non-Catholic church building established west of the Mississippi soon after the Louisiana Purchase was completed. The log church was established in … [Read more...]
Romanian family with Mo. ties opens home to refugees
BUCHAREST, Romania – The Cristi and Michelle Harlea family serving here tripled their household recently by opening their home to Ukrainian refugees. “In our home, we have two (Ukrainian) families. The first family is 10 people, with grandparents, parents, and their six children ranging in age from 24 to six. They left Ukraine hours before a law was enacted that would have prevented their sons from leaving. The second family is a young mother, age 22, and her five-month-old son,” said … [Read more...]
For 50 years, Morgan serves as Poplar Bluff church secretary
POPLAR BLUFF – Celebrating the Golden 50th Anniversary of Saralie Morgan as the church secretary at Second Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff, Missouri is a fitting tribute. Morgan has woven the golden thread of her life through the history of the church. “She truly loves her church,” Terry Glidewell, best friend, and office manager at First Baptist Poplar Bluff, said. “She will do anything servant-wise to meet the needs of the church.” Glidewell continued by listing just a few of Morgan’s … [Read more...]
Consequential realities
Everyday people make decisions. Some decisions are more consequential than others. When it comes to the big decisions in life, the time between age 16 and the early 20s has a huge impact on the trajectory of a person’s life. As a person emerges from adolescence to early adulthood, many decisions are made about the people you choose to spend time with. Who has your best interest at heart to help you fulfill your purpose in life? Reality check: from a Christ-follower’s perspective, the life … [Read more...]
‘Be the type of people God can bless’: MBTS president keynotes state’s National Day of Prayer event
JEFFERSON CITY – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Jason K. Allen challenged citizens of Missouri and of the United States to be the “type of people God can bless,” in his keynote address during the National Day of Prayer event in the Missouri Capitol Rotunda, May 5. “That refrain, ‘May God bless America,’ gets used a lot these days, ... but merely saying that phrase as an incantation does not mean that God will be pleased to bless America,” Allen said. Reading Psalm … [Read more...]
HLGU to remain open this fall
HANNIBAL – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) Transitional President Rodney Harrison told faculty, staff and students, May 2, that the university will remain open for the fall 2022 semester. Gifts have also poured into the university from its supporters, he said. Only eight weeks after fiscal exigency measures were enacted at HLGU, gifts from local churches and individuals have surpassed $1 million, including a record $227,815 from HLGU’s 2022 Day of Giving. Harrison’s announcement came … [Read more...]
Don Currence to be nominated for SBC registration secretary in Anaheim
NASHVILLE (BP) – Don Currence, administrative pastor at First Baptist Church in Ozark, Mo., will be nominated for a one-year term as Southern Baptist Convention registration secretary during the SBC’s June 14-15 annual meeting in Anaheim, Amy Whitfield has announced. Whitfield is the executive director of communications at The Summit Church in Durham, N.C. “It is my honor to nominate Don Currence for registration secretary at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting,” Whitfield said in a Monday (May … [Read more...]
Have it your way
I recently sat down with some pastor friends for lunch. It was a place they had taken me to before, but this time I was ready. It was one of those “choose your own pizza toppings” place. Sort of like the old Subway concept where you can point out the ingredients you want to have added to your sandwich, but this time with pizza. Last time, I was not prepared for all the options, and I opted for the traditional Meat Lovers equivalent. But this time, I was ready: four size options, three … [Read more...]
WMU Missions Celebration participants encouraged to ‘be relentless’ for Christ
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists attending the recent Missouri WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting enjoyed two days of activities and encouraging messages on being relentless by living an authentic faith through prayer and sacrificial giving, by witnessing and being on mission. Connie Dixon, president of National WMU and keynote speaker at the annual Celebration, helped guide the WMU theme Relentless by delivering several messages to empower and encourage the 163 men and women … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist leaders blessed to ‘experience God’ through classic Bible study
NEOSHO – When Alan Brock went through the “Experiencing God” discipleship study for the first time he said it shifted his focus from “me” to “God and His activity.” He was pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church, Neosho, and he led five groups through the study in the early 1990s. He and his groups were discovering that God is at work all around them and was inviting them to be part of His work. Brock is now the director of missions for the Shoal Creek Baptist Association in Neosho (located in … [Read more...]
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