GLENDALE, Ariz. (Cultural Research Center) – Data released recently from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University revealed not only that America’s preteens are confused by the contradiction between their parents’ actions/lifestyles and their self-identified Christian beliefs, but a staggering disparity between the number of parents who claim to be Christian (67%) and those who actually possess a biblical worldview (2%). So, what do the parents of America’s preteens … [Read more...]
Fellowship, High Ridge, grows from 70 to 250 people during three-year period
HIGH RIDGE – Active outreach is having positive effects, bringing new people into Fellowship Baptist Church of High Ridge. Three years ago, the church of seventy people, invited Reggan Jett to become their lead pastor. Now, the church averages 250 with as many as 400 on “big” Sundays like Easter and Christmas. “We’ve experienced a true revitalization here,” Jett said. “It required the congregation to change and to take an honest look at our focus. We found that we had a selfish, inward … [Read more...]
Missouri DR volunteer team brings hope to refugees on Ukraine-Romania border
ROMANIA – Missouri Baptists Don and Diane Combs crossed the globe late last month to serve as Disaster Relief volunteers in an aid station at Romania's border with Ukraine. They served with Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR), in cooperation with the Southern Baptist Convention's Send Relief International. Don is a retired pastor and member of the Missouri Baptist Convention executive board. The Combs, attend Anthem Church in Columbia. In an e-mail exchange, March 23, they said they … [Read more...]
Christian witness to China camp horrors now in U.S.
WASHINGTON (BP) – A Christian who was imprisoned for 10 months in western China is now in the United States as a witness to the notorious “re-education” camps being operated by the Communist regime of the world’s most populous country. Ovalbek Turdakun, his wife and son arrived in the United States April 8 after a lengthy, successful effort to avoid deportation back to China that was aided by allies in the United States and other countries. Ovalbek is the first Christian to speak out … [Read more...]
Love of God, neighbor at the heart of creation stewardship, Christian climatologist says
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. – Gas prices across the United States hit a record high during the month of March, turning the conversation once again to the economic cost of the nation’s climate policies. So, on March 16, I reached out to a conservative Christian climatologist and asked him what Scripture has to say about the stewardship of natural resources, secular environmentalism and the latest rise in gas prices. David Legates is a senior fellow at the Cornwall Alliance on the Stewardship of … [Read more...]
Easter opens door for the gospel at schools in Taiwan
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan – Six small faces pressed up against the window into the fourth-grade classroom in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Their eyes danced with excitement, curious about what was going on inside. IMB workers setting up for a special Easter presentation turned to smile and wave at them, knowing they’d soon have a chance to see for themselves. After the class filed in and settled down, IMB worker Cambell Wood welcomed them and pointed to a vocabulary card with the word “Easter” written … [Read more...]
SEND Relief offers coaching to engage Afghan refugees
AFGHANISTAN – In response to the number of resettled Afghan refugees in communities in the United States, Send Relief, the combined compassion ministry of the International Mission Board and the North American Mission Board, is facilitating coaching to help churches engage their new Afghan neighbors. This coaching is a limited-time project and will only be offered for another five months. The United States has evacuated thousands upon thousands of Afghans to the U.S. The majority have … [Read more...]
Missouri DOMs hear about church planting efforts, dedicate Larry Lewis Strategy Room
JEFFERSON CITY – The Directors of Missions in Baptist associations gathered at the Baptist building March 29-30. They heard reports from the MBC Multiplying Churches group and the North American Mission Board SEND Missouri team on the subject of church planting in Missouri. In addition to the program, the directors of missions (DOM) and MBC staff dedicated the Larry Lewis Strategy Room on the 7th floor of the Baptist Building. The 7th floor was recently remodeled after a small fire … [Read more...]
Wisconsin church celebrates 50 years of outdoor Easter witness
MILWAUKEE (BP) – For Easter weekend 1972 Pastor Paul Becker decided to take advantage of Northwest Baptist Church’s location, adjacent to a main thoroughfare in the suburb of Wauwatosa. The result became a long-running witness to the community now spanning generations. “The observance of Holy Week prior to Easter is particularly significant in Milwaukee, where liturgical churches predominate,” says an excerpt of “From a Small Stream: A Forty Year History of Minnesota-Wisconsin Southern … [Read more...]
FBC Clinton puts feet to mission passion
CLINTON – First Baptist is noticeably on mission for Christ. According to Randy Shipman, with the title of pastor emeritus since January, the church in early April has marked 16 years with their program called ActsOne8. The flagship verse, in a nutshell, calls for reaching the world for Christ. “It has become the DNA of our church,” Shipman said. Shipman said it started when one man in the church wrote on a commitment card to avail himself to missions. “The last year or two he’s … [Read more...]
The Holy Spirit and Scripture
This is the last in a series of excerpts from “What Every Christian Should Know About the Trinity,” published by the MBC’s High Street Press (visit highstreet.press). The Holy Spirit is the primary agent through whom the Scriptures came to us. He superintended the thoughts and words of the prophets and apostles so that what they wrote were the very words of God. In a previous column, we looked at 2 Timothy 3:16-17 and 2 Peter 1:20-21. These two passages are key to our understanding of … [Read more...]
Goats and golf: farm animals, pro tourney help trafficking survivors in Kansas City
HARRISONVILLE – A ministry founded by Kansas City Baptists is using unusual tools to help survivors of human trafficking understand unconditional love: goats. Founded by Kansas City-Blue River Baptist Association in 2015, Restoration House of Greater Kansas City is now its own ministry and offers long-term, residential housing with faith-based restorative programs and services for adult women and minor girl survivors of human trafficking. One of the unexpected ways RH ministers to its … [Read more...]
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