JEFFERSON CITY – What happens when you give to your local Missouri Baptist church? What do your tithes and offerings actually do? Your church voluntarily invests a portion of those gifts in the Cooperative Program, which in turn supports collegiate ministries on 26 campuses, helps senior citizens, starts new churches, advances Christian education, provides disaster relief, rescues young people from human trafficking, keeps nearly 9,000 full-time missionaries in the field and much … [Read more...]
BSU ministry connects students with local churches
SPRINGFIELD – It’s a simple idea, but a revolutionary one in the world of college ministry: group church visits. Starting this semester, MBCollegiate Apprentice Levi Springfield and his girlfriend, Kaelyn Denham are taking their group of Missouri State University college students on monthly church visits to help them find and plug in to a local church. Springfield has seen a trend in BSU ministries that he says has “been here since the age creation of the BSU”: students often find their … [Read more...]
SBU announces presidential search timeline
BOLIVAR (SBU) – Working in conjunction with executive search firm CarterBaldwin, Southwest Baptist University's Presidential Search Committee has established the following timeline for the presidential search: • Spring 2021 — CarterBaldwin is vigorously recruiting and identifying candidates for the position. • Summer 2021 — The Presidential Search Committee and CarterBaldwin will complete a systematic process of candidate vetting, interviewing, background checks, and references, with … [Read more...]
MBC executive board authorizes construction at Springfield BSU
Board sets CP goal, responds to MBC messengers’ motions JEFFERSON CITY – During their March 8-9 meeting here, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) executive board members set the 2021 Cooperative Program and offering goals, approved the progression of a Baptist Student Union building project in Springfield, and responded to two motions presented by messengers at the MBC annual meeting last October. 2021 CP, missions offering goals The executive board once again set the state’s Cooperative … [Read more...]
BSU student overcomes worry, graduates, becomes staff member
MARYVILLE – Beth Yarnell grew up in a solid Christian family in Liberty and accepted Christ at a young age. Though she understood the saving grace of Jesus, she found herself constantly worrying about the future. “I was prone to worrying and wondering if God liked me,” she says. “I felt like I had to do it all on my own.” When she started her freshman year at Northwest Missouri State University, the worry only intensified. “It was a big transition, going from having that family and … [Read more...]
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