JEFFERSON CITY – Ten years of baptism reporting by Missouri Baptist churches revealed some bright spots in the midst of overall declines. “Some tend to think that children are all that are being reached for Christ in Missouri,” said Mark Snowden, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Evangelism/Discipleship Strategist. “This report gives us reason to celebrate otherwise. At nearly 55 percent, children make up a big chunk, but it’s not overwhelming.” Data from the Annual Church Profile … [Read more...]
Call to prayer Aug. 21
Pastors and church leaders, please accept my personal invitation to a Heartland Prayer Summit Aug. 21. Our facilitators are SBC President Ronnie Floyd and OneCry leader Bill Elliff. We are meeting at Crossway Baptist Church in Springfield from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Included is a light lunch. There is no cost for the event other than to arrive with an anxious heart to call out to the Lord. We do need you to register online or by calling Betty Benz Pulliam at 573.636.0400 ext. 302. I … [Read more...]
Faith, fun converge at Super Summer
Dan Steinbeck/contributing writer HANNIBAL – More than 20 students professed faith in Christ during two weeks of Super Summer at Hannibal-LaGrange University here, June 9-20. And, in keeping with Super Summer trends that have only developed during the past few years, another 84 students surrendered to ministry or missions. According to Matt Kearns, leadership development team leader for the Missouri Baptist Convention, Super Summer exists to help youth grow in their faith, although … [Read more...]
Ridgecrest Baptist team builds the kingdom
OZARK – The Kingdom Builders mission team from Ridgecrest Baptist Church (RBC) in Springfield erected the frame for a new 1600 square-foot training facility at School to the Nations here during the first week of June. Established and directed by Ridgecrest Baptist members Randy and Maureen Copeland, School to the Nations equips and mobilizes believers to proclaim the gospel around the world. Currently, School to the Nations sends groups to work among 13 unreached – as well as … [Read more...]
Pastor won’t quit day job
ROGERSVILLE – Pastor Winston Burton of the First Baptist Church (FBC) here won’t quit his day job. In fact, this nearly 300-member congregation has chosen to employ only bivocational and part-time staff members – a decision that, according to Burton, has its advantages for ministry. “Lots of doors have been opened as a result of my being bivocational,” Burton said, sharing how his work in the school system helped him to build relationships within the community. “I’ve had people come to … [Read more...]
Retired couple hits the streets with Bibles
TROY – “It’s easy to talk to people about Jesus.” That’s the advice from Jeanette Price, who, along with her husband, Bill, has led First Baptist Church, Troy, in distributing 3,000 Bibles in their community since the spring. The church’s project, a pilot for the statewide “Light Up Missouri” campaign to give away a million Bibles, is known as “528.” It’s a play on the prefix of Troy’s phone numbers and a reference to Acts 5:28, which is part of a passage where the disciples are spreading … [Read more...]
Bumpers lights fire at SBC
BALTIMORE, Md. – Southern Baptists must cry out to God in prayer as they seek revival in their churches and spiritual awakening across the nation, Pastor Eddie Bumpers of Crossway Baptist Church in Springfield said during a theme interpretation at the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) annual meeting in Baltimore, June 10. Bumpers delivered the first of three interpretations based on the annual meeting’s theme, “Restoration and Revival through Prayer.” He said that most Southern Baptists … [Read more...]
Despite ill health, Morris said ‘Yes’ to God’s call
CLAYCOMO – Although he faced health problems throughout his life, Harry Lee Morris, 93, could never resign from God’s call. “If God wants you to do something, you just don’t tell him, ‘I can’t do that,’” Morris said, May 23. That may explain why Morris has been a successful bivocational pastor for a number of Ray County churches and church plants for more than half a century. Morris, a Tennessee native, surrendered to the ministry and came to Missouri more than 60 years ago to study years … [Read more...]
LifeQuest Church reaches out on Easter
KANSAS CITY – LifeQuest Church reached out to various Kansas City communities during the Easter season, drawing several families to the church by the first week of May and leading 25 people to profess faith in Christ Jesus. LifeQuest Church, with campuses in the Belton and Pleasant Hill communities, hosted Easter Egg hunts and other events, April 18-19, that drew more than 4,000 people. They partnered with Parks and Recreation from the Raymore community to provide volunteers, candy, … [Read more...]
Anchor Church launches in downtown Sikeston
SIKESTON – Anchor Church launched publicly during a service here, April 13. The day was centered on the good news that Jesus gave His life on the cross and is risen so that man could be reconciled to the Father. The service was highlighted by seeing three people from Sikeston follow their spiritual conversion with New Testament baptism. There were 87 people gathered in the downtown Sikeston storefront to celebrate and hear the gospel. Anchor Church is led by Jason Davis, lead pastor, and … [Read more...]
Bumpers preaching at SBC
BALTIMORE – Missouri Southern Baptists will contribute widely to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC)annual meeting at the Baltimore Convention Center, June 10-11. Among those prominently appearing in Baltimore are Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Director John Yeats, who will again run for SBC recording secretary, and MBC Partnership Strategist Jim Wells, who will again run for SBC registration secretary. Yeats and Wells would give Missouri Baptists the distinction of having … [Read more...]
HLGU’s Allen to nominate Wells as registration secretary
BALTIMORE – Anthony Allen, president of Hannibal-LaGrange University, has announced that he is going to nominate Jim Wells, strategic partners team leader for the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), for his 13th term as registration secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) at the June 10-11 annual meeting here. Anthony Allen, president of Hannibal-LaGrange University, described Wells as a humble servant “deeply committed to the Lord Jesus Christ, to his local church, the MBC and … [Read more...]
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