RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – International Mission Board trustees approved 92 fully funded missionaries for appointment during their May 17-18 meeting in Richmond, Virginia. Missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on Tuesday, June 13, at 9:50 a.m. CDT in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event will be livestreamed on sbcannualmeeting.net. Trustees gave a warm welcome to IMB … [Read more...]
Loving the lost
There are a lot of things that call for our attention in this world. A few things that come to mind are family, friends, vocation, health, and hobbies. Life is full of good things that we should give time and attention to, however I have found that the bulk of our time and attention tends to drift towards the things that we love the most. If one loves to fish (and I do!), that person will be intentional in finding time for it. If one loves his family, that person will make time to be … [Read more...]
Disaster Relief crews minister after tornado
LINNEUS – Significant damage was caused by a tornado that hit in the night of May 6, and Missouri Disaster Relief (MODR) crews responded. John Mohler of Bethany, who headed the MODR incident command, said city officials of the Linn County town of less than 300 people felt 90 percent of the properties were affected. There was damage to machine sheds and garages, and numerous trees were down. Power was out for two days, but there were no injuries or casualities. There were 14 chainsaw jobs … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists embark on island adoptions
by Tessa Sanchez/IMB CAMIGUIN, The Philippines (IMB) – Adopting an island sounds like something a millionaire or movie star might do, but that’s exactly what nine Southern Baptist associations in Missouri did. In partnership with Filipino Southern Baptist churches in North America, the associations adopted the island of Camiguin in the Philippines in a commitment to seeing the gospel permeate the island. Three years after the associations adopted Camiguin, new believers meet regularly to … [Read more...]
LIFE Outreach cultivates gospel-centered disciple-making, Bennett says
JEFFERSON CITY – For many years, Brad Bennett has used motorcycle and bike stunts to open doors for gospel witness, first through the Real Encounter evangelistic ministry and now in his role as Making Disciples director for the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). Bennett and other members of the MBC’s Making Disciples team now take ministry to Missouri Baptist churches through the LIFE Outreach Initiative, like the recent outreach in Sikeston that drew 1,700 people and resulted in more than … [Read more...]
Missourians teach book of Revelation to pastors in Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – When Missouri pastors Lane Harrison and Chris Williams signed up to teach and train pastors in Nicaragua, they didn’t know they’d be signing up for one of the more challenging books of the Bible to understand and preach through: Revelation. But all Scripture – including each part that takes effort to understand – is God-breathed, so the Missouri pastors committed to teach Revelation during a mid-March trip to the Central American nation. Harrison, lead pastor of … [Read more...]
‘Get Clean’ ministry offers physical, spiritual cleansing
SPRINGFIELD – A common daily habit for many people – a hot shower – is a tremendous luxury and Gospel tool in Southwest Missouri. Freeway Ministries in Springfield recently began offering Get Clean, a shower trailer that serves those without access to regular cleanliness. “Get Clean is an opportunity for unsheltered and underserved people in our community to take a hot shower,” says John Stroup, executive director and co-founder of Freeway Ministries. “When you live on the streets, a … [Read more...]
Latter-Day Saints temple coming to Springfield
by James Schurke EDITOR’S NOTE: James Schurke, who wrote this article, is a retired layman serving Missouri Baptists in Springfield. He is a member of the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network. SPRINGFIELD – The 192nd Semi-Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was held April 1-2 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference closed with an address by Russell M. Nelson, the 17th president of the LDS Church. Included in his address, Nelson announced plans … [Read more...]
Games wide open for gospel proclamation in Paris 2024 Olympics
PARIS, France (IMB) – In just a little over one year, it will be ‘games wide open’ for the Paris Olympics, with more than 10,500 athletes from countries spanning the globe and thousands of spectators descending on the French capital. International Mission Board missionaries, Southern Baptist volunteers, international Baptists and French Baptists will be poised and ready to engage the world with the message that victory is achievable for everyone. IMB missionary Jason Harris leads the … [Read more...]
Bethel Baptist Association on mission in El Salvador
AHAUCHAPAN, El Salvador – Eight people from Northeast Missouri’s Bethel Baptist Association worked on mission in Ahauchapan, El Salvador, in March. It was the ninth year, and this involved college students and one soon-to-be college student. Bethel Director of Missions Al Groner said usually it has been retired or senior people making the trip. “We had seven in out team and one joined us there. We had a construction team and an evangelistic team,” Groner said. The construction team … [Read more...]
Fusion Program commissions 12 missionary teams for overseas service
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MBTS) – Spurgeon College hosted a commissioning ceremony for their Fusion Cohorts on April 25, celebrating twelve missionary teams to Africa and high security locations throughout the Middle East and South Asia. Families and friends gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of cohort participants and commission them to serving overseas this summer. Since 2005, Fusion has existed to equip believers for a lifetime of Kingdom service by training students to make disciples … [Read more...]
More than 2,300 Kenyans profess faith in Christ
‘Ball of Many Colors’ proves an effective evangelism tool NAIROBI, Kenya – Evangelism doesn’t have to be complicated. It can be as simple as a conversation in the street, or even kicking around a soccer ball in the African plains. That was what Keith Vawter, director of missions for Wright-Douglas-Ozark Baptist Association, found out on a recent mission trip to Kenya. Joining with Alan David, pastor of First Baptist, Bonne Terre, and Jeff Everard, pastor of First Baptist, New Offenburg, … [Read more...]
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