BRANSON – “We profess sufficiency of Scripture, but do we really believe it?” Matt Kimbrough, assistant professor theology and head of the Division of Christian Ministry at Southwest Baptist University and lay pastor at Springhill Baptist Church, asked the messengers and guests at the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting. “Jesus tells a parable in Luke 16:19-31 about Lazarus and the Rich man,” Kimbrough said. “Jesus was rebuking the Pharisees for their attitude toward money. Jesus … [Read more...]
State-to-state mission opportunities highlighted in convention’s exhibit hall
BRANSON – MBC convention attenders were drawn to the booth of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention (MWBC) because they were giving away samples of cheese and apples, favorite food products of those two states. Representatives of that convention shared mission opportunities with Missouri Baptists as they munched on cheese and apples. At the Montana Southern Baptist Convention (MSBC) booth a man with a big brown cowboy hat greeted convention attenders with a broad smile and a warm … [Read more...]
Evans: ‘To fix the issue, look at Scripture’
BRANSON – Chaos, conflict, and confusion in the United States today parallel the state of Israel recorded in 2 Chronicles 15:3-6 according to Tony Evans, nationally known pastor, and author. He is the senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas and president of The Urban Alternative. “We are looking at the devolution of a nation,” Evans told those attending the annual meeting. “It doesn’t matter if we throw social, government or religious solutions at it, we must get to the root … [Read more...]
Ministers’ wives receive advice on trusting God
BRANSON – “We will seek only to the extent we trust” – wise words delivered by Laura Lacey Johnson, guest speaker at the Ministry Wives Luncheon, which was held at the recent Annual Meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention in Branson. Women in attendance were treated to a beautifully prepared lunch, and then they joined together in worship music. Johnson followed with encouraging remarks centered around the Meeting’s theme verse from Matthew 6:33, “Kingdom Focus.” Several personal … [Read more...]
Sudanese church in KC finds new home
KANSAS CITY – Just north of the river in Kansas City, Randolph Baptist Church (RBC) was dying. Since 2005, it’d lost 80 percent of its membership and split. Twice. When their pastor retired in 2019, the church consisted of only five members. It was essentially a home without a church. A few miles away in Gladstone, Sudanese Community Church had been meeting in Linden Baptist Church, but was looking for a more permanent place to worship and be a gospel light to the northern African … [Read more...]
IMB’s Chitwood: 7,317 people groups remain unreached
BRANSON – Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board (IMB), thanked the Missouri Baptist messengers for their prayers and financial support during their annual meeting, Oct. 25. “We have 3,635 missionaries serving around the world because of this support,” Chitwood said. “This has been the best financial year in the history of the organization. Southern Baptists gave 177 million dollars to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Because churches support the IMB with the … [Read more...]
China asserts more control over clergy through new rules
WASHINGTON (BP) – Regulations issued this year by China have intensified the communist government’s control of clergy among the five state-authorized religious groups and have effectively prohibited the work of pastors and leaders of unregistered churches and other entities, according to a new report. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan panel appointed by the president and congressional leaders, released a fact sheet Oct. 29 on Chinese rules that … [Read more...]
Jesus transforms lives, conference speakers say
BRANSON – Ministers at the Missouri Pastors’ Conference here, Oct. 25, were reminded of Jesus’ power to change people's lives. Jason Allen, President of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, told of a 15-year-old girl kidnapped from her home in 1981 and secretly held in a church attic for 119 days, until two church maintenance people held an all-night stake out, catching the culprit and freeing the girl. The girl left clues of her plight at the church when she and her abductor … [Read more...]
Nelson encourages Missouri Baptists to focus on the Kingdom of God
BRANSON – Missouri Baptists should become “laser-focused on the Kingdom of God,” Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) president Jon Nelson told messengers attending the MBC annual meeting here, Oct. 25. “So many times, we would rather secure our own fiefdoms than the Kingdom of God,” Nelson, pastor of SOMA Community Church, Jefferson City, said. “God’s Kingdom is a gift to us, one we should never squander. ... The thing we need most is the Kingdom of God.” Referring to Matthew 6:33, … [Read more...]
Southern Baptist TEXAN’s Ledbetter named senior editor of MBC’s High Street Press
JEFFERSON CITY – High Street Press, the publishing imprint of the Missouri Baptist Convention, has named Gary Ledbetter its project manager and senior editor, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Ledbetter is a seasoned Southern Baptist journalist and denominational leader with extensive writing and editing experience. He currently serves as editor of the Southern Baptist TEXAN, the official publication of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. As editor of the TEXAN since 2001, Ledbetter has … [Read more...]
‘Here I stand’: Martin Luther’s stand for Bible’s authority inspires Missouri Baptists after 500 years
WORMS, Germany – Martin Luther was as good as dead. In fact, soon after he testified before the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V on April 17, 1521, many people believed he actually was dead. This man, who took his stand on the authority of Scripture and defied Europe’s most powerful rulers, had suddenly disappeared. Controversy begins: Luther’s 95 Theses A few years earlier, on Oct. 31, 1517, Luther unintentionally rocked the foundations of the European church and its leadership in Rome … [Read more...]
God the Son as Creator
This is another 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). In the last column, we explored God the Father as creator. Now, let’s consider the first of several passages that reveal the Son as creator. John 1:3 – “All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.” After establishing that Jesus is both eternal and divine, as well … [Read more...]
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