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...]
Missouri WMU celebrates 100 years
POPLAR BLUFF – On Oct. 15, 1923, Missouri Baptist women met at First Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff, and officially began Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union (MWMU). On April 14-15, 2023, over 300 men, women, students and children gathered at First Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff, once again to celebrate the past 100 years of Missouri WMU. Sandy Wisdom-Martin, national WMU executive director, was the keynote speaker during the three worship celebrations as we experienced and heard about our Hope … [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...]
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...]
‘Good people, good workers’: Glenallen residents blessed by Missouri DR volunteers
GLENALLEN – In the early morning hours of April 5, a tornado touched down in the Southeast Missouri town of Glenallen, beginning its path of destruction on the farm of Stanley and Kim Long. It crossed fields, passing by cows with newborn calves, ripping out trees and destroying farm outbuildings before hitting the adjoining family farm. Brenda Kay Long, Stanley’s mother, was thankfully taking shelter at his home. The tornado, classified by the National Weather Service as an EF-2, … [Read more...]
BFM Article XI: Evangelism, missions
Following is another in a series of columns on The Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Article XI of The Baptist Faith & Message 2000 reads: “It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations. The new birth of man’s spirit by God’s Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others. Missionary effort on the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerate life, and is … [Read more...]
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