DE SOTO — Missouri Baptist youth and college students joined other believers around the nation, calling for a move of God within schools. More than a million across the U.S. and 63 other nations gathered around school flagpoles, Sept. 28, to pray. The annual See You at the Pole (SYATP) was accompanied this year by the launch of the, “I Am Hope,” outreach. “I Am Hope” is an outreach program leading up to the Oct. 21 release of the film, “I’m Not Ashamed.” This film depicts the testimony of … [Read more...]
Oldest Baptist Hispanic church in state hits 100
KANSAS CITY – For a century, First Westside Baptist Church here has set the pace for outreach to the Hispanic population within the state of Missouri. Founded in 1916, the church is Missouri’s oldest Hispanic Baptist church. “They’ve persevered,” Ken McCune, multiethnic church planting catalyst for the MBC, said. “They’ve kept the light of Christ shining for a long time in that part of Kansas City. … They’ve been the pioneers, paving the way. The fact that they’re celebrating 100 years is … [Read more...]
A ‘High-tech and high-touch’ way to share the gospel
LENEXA, Kan. – Every Christian has a story to tell, and now there is one more way to spread that story far and wide. Steve Barnes, a minister on staff at Lenexa Baptist Church (a Missouri Baptist Convention-affiliated church, despite their west-of-the-border geography), is the brains behind 1millionstories.org, a website that helps people share the story of how Christ changed their lives. The site is free, available to churches and individuals, and is quick and easy to use for both the … [Read more...]
Letters to the Editor: Conservative icon, intergalactic missions
Remembering an American conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, who recently died at the age of 92, authored the bestseller “A Choice Not an Echo,” which sold 3 million copies. Phyllis was not just a conservative activist but, as the Wall Street Journal reported, she was “the conservative activist.” I was honored to have been a regular guest of her nationwide radio program. The Journal said political elites called her a “gadfly” but she was more like a “bull in their china shop.” Her … [Read more...]
‘Buckets of love’
“Elsy’s Buckets of Love,” a Tri County mission project, offers a new dimension of love for the Phillip Shuford family. As director of missions for the Tri County Baptist Association, he was quick to respond to a food crisis in Venezuela, the native home of his wife, Elsy. “Her home church, Central Baptist Church of Caracas, Venezuela, sent us a letter and asked if we could help with their food shortage,” he said. Shuford went on to explain that the country of Venezuela is experiencing a … [Read more...]
Ratliff to deliver Missouri Baptist Convention sermon
TRENTON – Ron Ratliff, the pastor of Tenth Street Baptist Church in Trenton, will preach the “Annual Sermon” at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s annual meeting Oct. 25. Ratliff and his wife, Iva Gail, have been in ministry together for more than 30 years. They live 18 miles west of Trenton and run a cow/calf operation. Involved in the horse and cow business most of their lives, Ronnie and Iva Gail have a deep love for the land and the people of rural America, as well as the lifestyle. … [Read more...]
Calling down the fire
ST. CHARLES – The 2016 Missouri Baptist Pastor’s Conference will highlight the need for “calling down the fire” of God for powerful preaching and ministry. The conference is scheduled to take place at the St. Charles Convention Center here Oct. 24, preceding the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting. According to Pastor’s Conference President Tom Bray, pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Warrenton, pastors are responsible to study and exegete the word responsibly and to preach it … [Read more...]
‘Never alone:’ 2016 MBC Annual Meeting
ST. CHARLES – Messengers representing churches affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) are gathering Oct. 24-26 at the St. Charles Convention Center for their 182nd annual meeting. The theme is “Never Alone,” taken from Deut. 31:6, where Moses assures the Israelites, “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” (ESV) Neil … [Read more...]
Eight ways to promote CP in October
JEFFERSON CITY – October is Cooperative Program Month, and here are eight simple ways to help your church members learn more about the eternal impact of CP. All resources are free and available for ordering or downloading at mobaptist.org/cp, or by calling 800.736.6227 ext. 303. 1. Show a video. Choose from more than a dozen videos, including “We do more … together,” “CP Rant,” and a “CP worship countdown timer.” The videos are easy to download, share via social media, and show in your … [Read more...]
John Yeats: Baptist pastors and the ‘parent card’
It was one of those “youth events.” My friends and I loaded up in our family vehicle—all eight of us. We were going to the next town to eat pizza after Sunday night church. I climbed into the driver’s seat just like I did when my family all rode in from the country for worship that evening. But this time my mom said, “John, I’d better drive.” She said it as she looked straight into my eyes as if to say, “There is no dispute about this; move over.” Wow. Right in front of my friends, my mom … [Read more...]
‘Semper Gumby’ defines mission efforts in Canada
DESLOGE, Mo. — Once they arrived in Burnaby, Canada, the First Baptist Church of Desloge mission team had two clear goals. The first was to assist the leadership of Zendeh Church and its pastor, Amin, with anything he needed. The second? Semper Gumby. “I was trying to communicate to our team that we needed to be fluid while we were there and Pat Kahn, one of our mission team members and former military captain, said what we need is to be Semper Gumby,” said Bradford Laubinger, senior … [Read more...]
FBC Buffalo to host apologetics confab
BUFFALO, Mo. – Ted Cabal, general editor of The Apologetics Study Bible, is the keynote speaker at the “Shield of Faith” Apologetics Conference Oct. 7-9 at First Baptist Church of Buffalo. Cabal, professor of applied apologetics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has collaborated with such renowned apologists as Norman Geisler, Ravi Zacharias, and Lee Strobel. He has engaged in numerous campus talks and debates with atheist philosophy professors, and currently he is completing a … [Read more...]
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