RAYTOWN – Librarians are matchmakers. Debbie Atwood, media director at Spring Valley Baptist Church in Raytown, quoted S.R. Ranganthan’s Five Laws of Library Science, “Books are for use,” she said. “Every reader has a book, and every book has its reader.” “A library is only as valuable,” Atwood continued, “as the ability to find what’s in it.” Atwood has 17 years of library experience and when she became the volunteer librarian at Spring Valley, she could see that it would take a lot of … [Read more...]
Football player advances Kingdom
MARSHALL – When Texas born-and-raised Cedric Davis arrived at Missouri Valley College here on a football scholarship in the fall of 2019, he didn’t know a soul. He just knew he was supposed to be in Missouri. A year-and-a-half later, the answer to why is clear, and it has little to do with football or his degree. Davis didn’t grow up going to church but became a Christian his junior year of high school while singing “No Longer a Slave to Fear” at a winter youth retreat. “I burst out in … [Read more...]
Conway pastor balances ministry, Air Force duties
CONWAY – Everyone has heard of bi-vociational pastors, but James Beall aimed higher. He’s not just Pastor James of Crossing Over Southern Baptist Church here, or just a worker at the Tracker boat factory in Lebanon – he’s now tri-vocational, with his newest title being Airman First Class James Beall of the United States Air Force Reserves. “There’s one way to sum it all up,” Beall said. “Very busy.” In many ways, Beall was the typical bi-vocational pastor (if there is such a … [Read more...]
The road not traveled
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. – Psalm 119:105 (NKJV) It seems that many are truly frightened to enter 2021. Some believe that 2020 was so bad that they dread going into a new year not knowing whether the coronavirus will still be a big problem. Recently, it was reported that Bible sales are up throughout the country as people seem to be searching for answers. As we read our Bibles, we learn of many times throughout history when there were plagues, wars, … [Read more...]
Twenty-one saved through Springfield church’s young adult, collegiate ministry
SPRINGFIELD – Like many youths growing up in church, Jared Bone’s understanding of his personal role in discipleship and evangelism ended at the doors to the church building. “I brought a friend to church, so my job is done,” he says of his mentality as a youth. That all changed during college. Today, Bone, the young adult and outreach pastor at High Street Baptist in Springfield, is passionate about helping other young adults recognize that inviting friends to church is just one small … [Read more...]
John’s witness to Christ’s deity
This is another in a series of excerpts from “What Every Christian Should Know About the Trinity,” available through Amazon and other booksellers. Previously, we saw that Jesus claims to be God. Further, He proves His deity through divine acts that only Yahweh can perform. But is there corroborating testimony? What do those who know Jesus best – the disciples who walk with Him – have to say about the issue? The pages of the New Testament ooze with the deity of Christ – and most of the … [Read more...]
Holt church members share love through snowplow ministry
HOLT – In the winter there is a task to be done when it snows. For some it is not a problem to get out and shovel the snow off of a sidewalk or a driveway. Some have snow removal equipment. Others hire someone to do the job. But for senior adults or those with disabilities, illnesses or single parents it can be a difficulty to deal with. So the Northern Hills Baptist Church decided to offer snow shoveling to those who need it during the winter storms. A team of men fire up their garden … [Read more...]
MBC to launch stewardship journal in January 2021
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention in January is launching a weekly e-newsletter called The Stewardship Journal to equip ministry leaders to help their churches achieve higher levels of financial security. The free journal is being sent to pastors and other church leaders as part of a year-long emphasis on biblical stewardship. Each edition features articles from MBC Executive Director John Yeats and other state missionaries. It also provides readers with weekly “offering … [Read more...]
Camp reaches out to deaf youth
WARSAW – Hugs and laughter usually signal a fun reunion, but this is especially true of the campers attending the Deaf Youth Camp. This Missouri Baptist Camp serves deaf and hard of hearing children and teens from Missouri, Oklahoma and Illinois. “Because they come from a wide geographical area,” Vivian Crowley, business manager and assistant director, said, “they love to be reunited when they see their friends from previous years.” The Deaf Youth Camp was established in 1982 after Leslie … [Read more...]
LifeWay Donates Nearly 30,000 Spanish Bibles to Struggling Venezuelan Communities
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Somewhere in a Venezuelan prison, *Luis, a 26-year-old inmate, recently received new life after placing His trust in Christ. And his newfound faith has been bolstered in large part due to a new Bible he received through a partnership with LifeWay and an organization that has been mobilized to distribute copies of God’s Word throughout the country. In August 2020, LifeWay Christian Resources donated nearly 30,0000 copies of Spanish “Reina Valera” (RVR) Bibles of nine … [Read more...]
Christ’s deity in the New Testament
This is the 20th in a series of articles, excerpted from “What Every Christian Should Know About the Trinity,” available through Amazon and other booksellers. While the Old Testament offers glimpses of a second Yahweh figure – a visible manifestation of the one true God – the New Testament presents a more complete picture of the second person of the Godhead. Let’s begin with Jesus Himself. Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and atheists often argue, “Jesus never claimed to be God.” They assert … [Read more...]
FBC Sikeston presents ‘Quarantine Christmas’
SIKESTON – In this COVID-19 era, the annual Christmas show, to borrow the maxim, must go on. First Baptist Pastor Mathew Vroman said the church normally does a Christmas program, but the real and perceived threats of the coronavirus seemed to curtail it. “I told them I could write a play. I wanted to write something quality, funny and relevant. There are three audiences: those who are not saved, but know something of the Bible; those not saved who know nothing of the Bible or God, and the … [Read more...]
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