SPRINGFIELD – Missouri Baptists have a unique opportunity to see nearly 450 rare biblical and historical artifacts here at “Passages: Treasures of the Bible,” an eight-month exhibition of items from the Oklahoma-based Green Collection. This 30,000-square-foot, interactive exhibit opened in Springfield on April 12 and will remain until Jan. 3, 2015. Cary Summers, a member of Southwest Baptist University’s board of trustees, serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Museum of the Bible, a … [Read more...]
The gospel on the fast track
WHEATLAND – Baptists in the west-central region of Missouri want to steer people to the love of Christ. For this reason, they’ve joined hands in ministry, sharing the gospel and distributing Bibles and other “Find It Here” items at the Lucas Oil Speedway here, April 26. The Fellowship Baptist Association, Miller Baptist Association, Mid-Lakes Baptist Association and area churches cooperated with one another and with the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) to fund this ministry event. … [Read more...]
‘My dad’s the greatest’
Every child wants to be able to boast about his/her dad! Little boys may be heard to say, “My dad can beat up your dad!” The truth is that in our era of time, many dads are absent or confused about the roles they should play. Recently a dad was shown on TV taking his son to a marijuana festival in Colorado. He said he thought it was good for his son to see!?? What makes a great dad? The Bible tells us that the father should be the spiritual head of the home. Research tells us that dads, … [Read more...]
Millennials and evangelism – discipleship using Storying
When I led a Sunday School class for our church’s college students, I was astounded one Sunday when one long-time Christian and faithful attender blurted out, “Just tell us what to believe.” My Baby Boomer generation grew up doubting the Establishment with its political corruption, humiliated tele-evangelists, rampant inflation and unethical business practices. The Baby Boomer mantra was lifted straight from Karl Marx, “Question everything.” This was unique to me. I belonged to a youth … [Read more...]
Nigerian Christians hopeful amid persecution
William Bagsby/Baptist Press NIGERIA (BP) – The Nigerian church leader was secretly housing new followers of Jesus, former Muslims. When the time came for his second child to be born, he left his house to carry his wife to a clinic. “While he was away with her, his home was attacked and the group scattered throughout the area,” said Aaron Bryson,* an International Mission Board (IMB) worker in Nigeria, recalling the situation in 2010. One man was killed at the scene and the group … [Read more...]
Divine interruptions
MBC Executive Director John Yeats was part of a six-person team of Missouri Baptist volunteers on Gibitngil last month. He reflects on God’s sovereignty in the midst of uncertainty: “Divine interruptions are the handiwork of God and we have to learn to listen. For example, just prior to this trip, we learned that my wife Sharon will most likely have a surgical procedure when we return. The outcome will be huge and it could have derailed our participation on this mission. “Then we learned … [Read more...]
Missourians minister to typhoon survivors
GIBITNGIL ISLAND, Philippines – To many of the 451 families on the tiny Philippine island of Gibitngil, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Disaster Relief (DR) Specialist Dwain Carter is simply known as “Pastor Dwain.” To Mayor Ricardo Ramirez of nearby Medellin, who oversees Gibitngil, Carter is a welcome sight and a Facebook friend. To those on the island who have watched Carter lead four teams of disaster relief volunteers here since Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the central Philippines last … [Read more...]
Rhonda Rhea releases book for pastor’s wives
TROY – Rhonda Rhea, a writer, speaker and wife of Richie Rhea, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Troy, wants “p-dubs,” aka pastor’s wives, “to get comfy, to be encouraged and to be inspired” with her new book, Join the Insanity: Crazy-Fun Life in the Pastors’ Wives Club. Rhea described her book as “one of those ‘heart of my heart’ projects.” “I’ve spoken to ministers’ wives up one side of this country and down the other,” Rhea said, “and I have found so many who are feeling alone, … [Read more...]
SBU students commissioned for summer global projects
BOLIVAR – Nearly 80 Southwest Baptist University students who are participating in international projects this summer through SBU’s Center for Global Connections (CGC) were covered with prayer during a commissioning service the morning of May 12. Along with worship led by Zach Atchley and Nate Jones, students and leaders of the teams were prayed for by fellow students, as well as faculty and staff members. “Each project participant goes into this chapel service with someone who has … [Read more...]
What’s for dinner? A heavenly casserole?
“Stare into the pantry.” I ought to just go ahead and write that on my to-do list. You’ve probably heard me whine about it before. I hate it when I realize I’ve been standing, staring and pondering for 15 minutes and still have no idea what could possibly come together for a dinner. I recently found myself gawking at the pitiful assortment in there, drumming my fingers on the pantry door, trying to figure out what I could get from half a bag of macaroni, the creams from a box of assorted … [Read more...]
Sports Crusaders celebrates 20 years of ministry
Stacey Hamby/contributing writer HOLTS SUMMIT – Growing up in rural Mississippi in the 1950s and 60s, Bobby Shows of Union Hill Baptist Church in Holts Summit never could have dreamed God would use his love of sports to spread the gospel throughout the nation and the world. After leading him into a career in sports ministry in churches from Mississippi to Arkansas to Missouri, Shows founded Sports Crusaders – a ministry that shares Christ through sports camps – and launched the first … [Read more...]
Filipino village awakened to gospel by relief efforts
Jane Rodgers/Southern Baptist TEXAN AGOJO, Philippines (BP) – A small-scale spiritual awakening continues in Agojo, a Filipino fishing village devastated by Typhoon Haiyan last November. Nearly 80 Filipinos have made decisions for Christ followed by dozens of ocean baptisms and the start of multiple Simbalays, or Filipino home churches. Garry and Sherry McDugle of Bois d’Arc Baptist Church in Palestine, Texas, are disaster relief chaplains with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention … [Read more...]
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