EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes additional reporting by Pathway Associate Editor Benjamin Hawkins. LVIV, Ukraine (BP) – Baptists in Western Ukraine have made plans to shelter fellow believers in the case of a Russian invasion at Ukraine’s eastern border, a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate who now leads a Baptist seminary in Ukraine told Baptist Press. Meanwhile, a Missouri minister who has worked closely with him and other Ukrainian Christians is calling fellow … [Read more...]
WMU missions celebration to be held in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY – Location, location, location! The Missouri WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting will be centrally located this year at Concord Baptist Church in Jefferson City, April 1-2. Women and men are encouraged to register now. The purpose of the Celebration is to conduct the business of Missouri WMU, and to unite with one another in a relentless pursuit of Christ. Missouri WMU President Jan Turner said that the event theme and program emphasis, Being Relentless, will help … [Read more...]
Durham pastor honors God by coming home
DURHAM – Patrick Wilson’s winding road brought him home, physically and spiritually. Wilson, 55, became pastor of Durham Baptist Church in January 2021, eight miles from Emerson, where growing up was rough. “My father left when I was four. I was a bad high school student in Philadelphia, Mo., just getting grades high enough to let Mom know I was trying,” he said. Wilson was raised in a now-closed Disciple of Christ Church in Emerson. “I went forward when I was 12 or 13, but there … [Read more...]
Jesus Film shown in Zambian village
Behind the Lens: IMB photographer shares story from photo collection ZAMBIA – I recently came back from an assignment in Zambia. It was very special to me. This was my first overseas assignment since the COVID-19 pandemic halted opportunities to travel abroad. Having taken photos mostly in Asia and Europe, Africa is an exotic land for me. I was able to capture images that, I believe, captured the reality of life in these remote African areas: dirt roads, run-down villages, children playing … [Read more...]
Central Baptist, Eureka, proclaims healing grace
EUREKA – The congregation of Central Baptist Church, Eureka, focuses on partnership and relationships to reach people for the Lord. For that reason, Central has several ministries to meet needs in the community and around the world. “Healing Grace Clinic is a partnership with St. Luke’s Hospital,” Dennis Gard, lead pastor, said. “Central started it in 2009 with Dr. Lori Utech to provide medical care to those in the community who could not afford it. We use a house next to the church; it … [Read more...]
HLGU to host Pastor Appreciation Day, March 2
HANNIBAL – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) is hosting a Pastor Appreciate Day on campus here from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., March 2. The event features keynote speaker Kenny Qualls, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Arnold, as well as a variety of breakout sessions led by HLGU faculty members. Breakout sessions include: • Robert J. Matz, acting president and professor of theology and preaching – “Raising the need in preaching”; • Eric Turner, associate professor of New Testament and … [Read more...]
Things that are free
There are few words that capture the attention of price-conscious shoppers more than the word FREE. Buy-one-get-one-free has its own acronym, BOGO. Even my healthcare provider has gotten into the act, with a “free digital thermometer” when one comes in for a checkup. Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries is not giving away free thermometers. However, we do have some great resources for you and your church that are free. • Pulpit supply. Our leaders and campus pastors are available to … [Read more...]
DR welcomes new collegiate leader
NEOSHO – Aaron Werner is the new collegiate ministry leader for the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Disaster Relief (DR) ministry. A resident of Neosho, Werner is also a campus missionary at Crowder College Baptist Student Union (BSU), which is affiliated with the Shoal Creek Baptist Association and MBC collegiate ministry. He and his wife, Mary, have three children: Grace, Sarah and Jacob. Werner will continue serving the Crowder College BSU and will lead a team of student interns to do DR … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists host retreat for Montana church planters, pastors
ANACONDA, Mont. – Montana is changing. Regal mountains and boundless horizons still welcome visitors, but with people moving to the Big Sky State in droves, the human landscape has shifted. In 2020, Missouri Baptists partnered with our sister churches in Montana to hold up their arms as they reach out to native Montanans and now, new arrivals. As part of that partnership, Missouri Baptist Pastor Lane Harrison of LifePoint Church, Ozark, Mo., led a team of Missouri Baptists to host a … [Read more...]
CBMW’s Denny Burk warns Bible’s ‘vision of manhood, womanhood, sexuality is under assault’
BOLIVAR – Denny Burk serves as professor of biblical studies at Boyce College, located on at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and as president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW). Burk will speak in Bolivar, Feb. 19-21, at Southern Hills Baptist Church and Southwest Baptist University, in conjunction with a conference highlighting biblical views of marriage, gender and sexuality. To learn more about the conference – called “The Gender Choice: Whose is it?” – … [Read more...]
‘Good things happen when God says go’
International Mission Board celebrates 48 new Southern Baptist missionaries GLEN ALLEN, Va. (BP) – Neither John nor Serena Tail grew up as believers. “We routinely just lived for ourselves,” John explained. As a young person Serena often heard that church was full of hypocrites. But one day, as a married couple, a neighbor invited them to church. On the same day, they both made professions of faith. After participating in several short-term trips, their “faith in Christ’s plans, … [Read more...]
Antioch Baptist builds on 150-year legacy
HANNIBAL – Antioch Baptist Church here is adding new ministries to existing programs, building on a 150-year-old ministry legacy. The church’s ministry grows despite setbacks in recent years. Five years ago, Antioch Baptist overcame a disastrous fire, and has plunged forward through the COVID-19 pandemic to add ministries. Pastor Jack Emmite said a Grief Share ministry, taken on by one of the ladies in the church, has been helpful to those in mourning. “Most of the folks who have come … [Read more...]
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