BELLE – The theme this year for the Gasconade Valley Baptist Association (GVBA) mid-year meeting on April 16 was “Being Together Matters.” The GVBA made effective use of this time together by including break-out sessions and teaching time. In addition to this time of learning, the GVBA recognized two faithful servants, Alma Moman, member of Faith Baptist Church in Belle, who served as GVBA treasurer for 36 years as well as David Krueger who served as pastor of First Baptist in Linn for … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists grieve death of Gene Austin, MBC director of collegiate ministry
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists are grieving the loss and celebrating the life of Gene Austin, director of collegiate ministry at the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). Austin, 65, died on May 23 after a battle with cancer. “Gene leaves a legacy of disciple-making across Missouri campuses, where he led an army of collegiate missionaries and epitomized servant leadership,” MBC Executive Director John Yeats told The Pathway. “Gene was a trusted colleague, friend, and confidant, a dad … [Read more...]
Fellowship of Wildwood’s Living Water Academy aims at academic education, spiritual growth
WILDWOOD – Waiting lists can be a sign of growth and success, but they can also reveal a need. This was the experience of Living Water Academy (LWA), a ministry of Fellowship of Wildwood (FOW). “At the end of last school year,” Ryan Bowman, lead pastor, said, “we had a waiting list of new students at historic levels. The only way to admit these new students was to add classes. Thankfully a local school district had two classroom buildings for sale. These new buildings provided us with … [Read more...]
Running the race: Jefferson City pastor finishes Boston Marathon
BOSTON – The Bible instructs Christians to “run the race with endurance,” but even the writer of Hebrews would have to admit that even the thought of running 26.2 miles is enough to make one’s legs sore. A physical marathon may not have some grand spiritual significance for the Hebrews metaphor, but Taylor Whitmore, lead pastor of Southridge Baptist Church in Jefferson City, crossed the finish line at the April 17 Boston Marathon and ran that race with endurance: all 26.2 miles up and down … [Read more...]
LIFE Outreach cultivates gospel-centered disciple-making, Bennett says
JEFFERSON CITY – For many years, Brad Bennett has used motorcycle and bike stunts to open doors for gospel witness, first through the Real Encounter evangelistic ministry and now in his role as Making Disciples director for the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). Bennett and other members of the MBC’s Making Disciples team now take ministry to Missouri Baptist churches through the LIFE Outreach Initiative, like the recent outreach in Sikeston that drew 1,700 people and resulted in more than … [Read more...]
New CP bulletin insert now available
JEFFERSON CITY – A new bulletin insert from the MBC helps Missouri Baptists better understand how their support of the Cooperative Program benefits the local church. The insert is titled, “7 Ways Your Gifts Go Around the World and Come Back Home.” Samples were mailed earlier this month to each MBC-affiliated church, and additional copies are available at no cost from the MBC. The Cooperative Program (CP) is the funding process Southern Baptists have used since 1925 to carry out the … [Read more...]
Missourians teach book of Revelation to pastors in Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – When Missouri pastors Lane Harrison and Chris Williams signed up to teach and train pastors in Nicaragua, they didn’t know they’d be signing up for one of the more challenging books of the Bible to understand and preach through: Revelation. But all Scripture – including each part that takes effort to understand – is God-breathed, so the Missouri pastors committed to teach Revelation during a mid-March trip to the Central American nation. Harrison, lead pastor of … [Read more...]
Missouri WMU celebrates 100 years
POPLAR BLUFF – On Oct. 15, 1923, Missouri Baptist women met at First Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff, and officially began Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union (MWMU). On April 14-15, 2023, over 300 men, women, students and children gathered at First Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff, once again to celebrate the past 100 years of Missouri WMU. Sandy Wisdom-Martin, national WMU executive director, was the keynote speaker during the three worship celebrations as we experienced and heard about our Hope … [Read more...]
‘Our job isn’t finished,’ Missouri Baptists tell Midwest March for Life participants
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists – including three keynote speakers – joined a crowd of some 700 pro-life advocates during the Midwest March for Life, April 26, on the lawn of the State Capitol here. Brandy Meeks, president of the Vitae Foundation and member of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC), put a spotlight on the abortion industry’s efforts to convince young people to support abortion. “Friends, parents, grandparents that are out there, … [Read more...]
‘Get Clean’ ministry offers physical, spiritual cleansing
SPRINGFIELD – A common daily habit for many people – a hot shower – is a tremendous luxury and Gospel tool in Southwest Missouri. Freeway Ministries in Springfield recently began offering Get Clean, a shower trailer that serves those without access to regular cleanliness. “Get Clean is an opportunity for unsheltered and underserved people in our community to take a hot shower,” says John Stroup, executive director and co-founder of Freeway Ministries. “When you live on the streets, a … [Read more...]
MBC Executive Director search committee accepting nominations through month of May
EDITOR'S NOTE: A new video update about the MBC Executive Director search was posted, May 22, at https://mobaptist.org/executive-director-search. JEFFERSON CITY – Until the end of May, the Missouri Baptist Convention's (MBC) Executive Director Search Committee is taking recommendations for potential candidates to serve as the MBC's next Executive Director. Recommendations can be made online at https://mobaptist.org/executive-director-search. Members of the MBC Executive Director … [Read more...]
Bethel Baptist Association on mission in El Salvador
AHAUCHAPAN, El Salvador – Eight people from Northeast Missouri’s Bethel Baptist Association worked on mission in Ahauchapan, El Salvador, in March. It was the ninth year, and this involved college students and one soon-to-be college student. Bethel Director of Missions Al Groner said usually it has been retired or senior people making the trip. “We had seven in out team and one joined us there. We had a construction team and an evangelistic team,” Groner said. The construction team … [Read more...]
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