EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes additional reporting from Hannibal-LaGrange University. HANNIBAL – Hannibal-LaGrange University’s (HLGU) financial crisis came as a jolt to many, but the families of faculty and staff bore the full force of impact. Amidst the uncertainty, those most invested in the school began to look for a sign that God was still with them. Immanuel Baptist Church here has proven true to its name by providing just such a sign in the form of a $100,000 donation. But … [Read more...]
Baptists gear for decades-long trauma care response to Ukrainian refugees
WARSAW, Poland (BP) – Years after Russia’s bombs stop exploding and loved ones are eulogized, displaced Ukrainian refugees may still need counseling and intervention to deal with the loss. Southern Baptist churches, ministries and entities are already on the ground in Europe training churches and ministers in trauma-informed care, leaders told Baptist Press. “Typically on average, we’ve heard it may take two to three generations to find some deeper levels of healing and restoration,” … [Read more...]
Brazilian village church grows stronger despite persecution
BRAZIL – It came down to choosing a job or Jesus for new believers Leo and LouAnne from the Indigenous KDD tribe in northeastern Brazil. They worked as schoolteachers in their community when they were summoned to a meeting with 60 community leaders. They gave Leo and LouAnne an ultimatum – either recant and abandon their faith in Jesus or lose their jobs. The leaders said they could not follow Jesus and continue to work at the school. “They were angry and hateful toward us,” LouAnne … [Read more...]
Broken for Bucha: Southern Baptist response teams overflow with compassion
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story contains descriptions of war violence that some readers may find disturbing. The descriptions are from one refugee’s account to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Team volunteers. We do not have a way to contact him further. BUCHA, Ukraine (IMB) – Overcome with emotion, Iaroslav covered his face and the torrent of tears with one of his hands. His other held a piping-hot cup of coffee. At the border of Romania and Ukraine, Southern Baptist volunteers provided this … [Read more...]
Churches now able to withhold funds from SBC entities in MBC’s new ‘Plan B’ giving option
New giving plan responds to churches’ concerns about SBC JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board recently authorized a new “Plan B” method of cooperative giving. The plan allows churches to withhold funds from selected SBC entities without withdrawing from Cooperative Program (CP) support altogether. “Plan B” comes in response to concerns raised by Missouri Baptist churches and associations about actions taken by some SBC entities – for example, the SBC … [Read more...]
Ancient Hebrew language fragment uncovered near Israel’s Mt. Ebal
MOUNT EBAL, Israel (BP) – Further evidence of ancient Hebrew language, in the form of a lead tablet with a written inscription, has been discovered near Mt. Ebal in Israel. The finding has been hailed as a major boon to the case for an older Old Testament, but a Southern Baptist seminary professor urges caution. Mt. Ebal is mentioned in Deuteronomy 27 and Joshua 8, where it describes Joshua building an altar to the Lord. The inscription on the tablet, which measures only a few … [Read more...]
Florida church using sanctuary fire to bless its community
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was written by Barbara Denman of the Florida Baptist Convention. BARTOW, Fla. (BP) – The scorched remains of the sanctuary, buckled roof and blackened pews serve as a backdrop for the sign outside of Main Street Baptist Church in Bartow that reads, “God is Still God and God is Still Good.” The church is hoping some good can rise from the ashes of its ruined sanctuary – including mental health assistance for the community and even help for the woman who set … [Read more...]
IMB, Kenya convention enter new era of mission partnership
NAIROBI, Kenya (IMB) – One of missionary Daren Davis’s favorite African proverbs is, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” It is the perfect adage to describe the new partnership between the International Mission Board and the Baptist Convention of Kenya. Representatives of the two entities recently signed an agreement that they will walk forward side by side as they seek to accomplish the Great Commission in Kenya and beyond. On March 18, Davis and … [Read more...]
MBU appoints associate vice president for spiritual formation
SAINT LOUIS (MBU) – Aaron Lumpkin has been tapped to serve as Missouri Baptist University’s first Associate Vice President for Spiritual Formation. “I’m hopeful to see this position cast vision for a vibrant student experience that is driven by the Great Commandment and focused on the Great Commission,” Lumpkin said. “I hope that through my work at MBU, I’ll be able to point people to Christ so that they might know His steadfast love, abounding mercy and magnificent … [Read more...]
Gunned down seminary dean in Ukraine was trying to walk to safety, friend says
BUCHA, Ukraine (BP) – Evangelical seminary dean Vitaliy Vinogradov was fleeing Russian occupation of Bucha, attempting to walk 10 miles to safety in Kyiv, when Russian forces killed him and left his body on a local street, a close friend and ministry associate told Baptist Press. Vinogradov had been missing since March 6 when he left his Bucha home attempting to walk to the office of All Together!, a Christian pro-family ministry in Ukraine where he served as a board member, said All … [Read more...]
Kimbrough writes book about what the church was designed to be
BOLIVAR, Mo. – The desire to know and share about what the church is supposed to be was the inspiration for Southwest Baptist University Matt Kimbrough’s book: “Reclaiming the Church Family: A Solution to the Corporate-Church Crisis.” “During my time in vocational ministry, over a decade, I never found a source that really helped me think through, biblically speaking, what God designed the church to be: How do we relate to one another? Why do we really exist?” said Kimbrough, assistant … [Read more...]
Series on Baptist Faith & Message coming to Pathway, April 26
JEFFERSON CITY – A series of articles outlining the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 is coming to The Pathway, beginning with the April 26 print edition. The series is designed to help Missouri Baptists better understand and teach this historic Southern Baptist confession of faith. During the 2021 MBC Annual Meeting in Branson, messengers affirmed a resolution encouraging all Missouri Baptist pastors “to consistently provide instruction to their congregations on the content of the Baptist … [Read more...]
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