BRANSON – Despite being “disappointed” with this year’s nominating committee process, Southwest Baptist University (SBU) leaders chose not to dispute a slate of new SBU trustee nominees presented to Missouri Baptist messengers at their annual meeting here, Oct. 28-29. “Last Wednesday (Oct. 23), we received information from the nominating committee that our entire proposed trustee slate was rejected,” SBU President Eric Turner said in his Oct. 29th report at the Missouri Baptist … [Read more...]
HLGU’s Israel trips let students ‘walk where Jesus walked’
HANNIBAL – Studying the Bible while seated in Old or New Testament Survey is one thing, but Hannibal-LaGrange University offers another way to help students appreciate Scripture. HLGU partners with Passages, a program sponsored by the Philos Project and the Museum of the Bible Foundation to help students experience nine days in the Holy Land at a fraction of the normal cost. Thirty-seven students traveled to Israel earlier this year with several HLGU faculty, each paying less than … [Read more...]
MBU’s business school seeks to be Christ-centered
ST. LOUIS – Karen Kannenberg, dean of the Missouri Baptist University School of Business, learned early lessons in faith as well as in business as a youth working in her family’s apparel business in rural Alabama. “I would watch my dad – he’s the one who would actually run the business day to day,” Kannenberg recalled. “He was a wonderful Christian and quick to witness to people – including shoplifters. “Rather than prosecute them, he would witness to them,” she said with a chuckle. “Some … [Read more...]
MBCH seeks to build up Missouri families
BY STAFF BRIDGETON – Because of privacy concerns, stories about the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home’s impact on the Kingdom must be told with changed names and without photos. That, however, does not lessen the impact made on thousands of children and families through the last 130 years. Whether it’s through adoption, foster care, training, rescuing sex trafficking survivors or offer pregnancy resources, Missouri Baptist Children’s Home is committed to serving God by responding to the … [Read more...]
Foundation strengthens Kingdom efforts of Mo. Baptists
REPUBLIC – Unlike many secular agencies, the Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) aims to help followers of Christ invest in ministry long after they’ve left this world. Mike and Mary Day, members of Calvary Baptist Church here, discovered this for themselves after they contacted MBF President Neil Franks this year. They had previously set up a trust through a secular agency, though they knew it needed some updates. “But then we heard a sermon that challenged us,” Mary told The Pathway. They … [Read more...]
SBU student-led Catalyst Team mobilizes university for mission
BOLIVAR – Thirty mission teams from Southwest Baptist University’s (SBU) Center for Global Connections (CGC) will share Christ’s love locally, domestically and around the world during the 2019-2020 school year. But one mission team working with the CGC is learning the importance of holding the ropes for SBU’s student missionaries. “Missions isn’t possible without the supporting roles, whether that be through prayer or financial partnership,” said Sarah Spurgeon, a senior pursuing a … [Read more...]
The Baptist Home cares for the aging across Missouri, around the globe
IRONTON – Best known for providing quality, Christian care to the aging, The Baptist Home ministers to approximately 262 residents in its four long-term care facilities and retirement communities in Missouri. The campuses are located in Arcadia Valley (Ironton), Chillicothe, Ozark and now Ashland. But perhaps fewer people realize that The Baptist Home is also building partnerships with mission organizations around the world. These global partnerships provide leadership, consultation and … [Read more...]
Dispute arises over dismissal of SBU trustee
BOLIVAR – After voting earlier this year to "censure and exclude" Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC)-elected trustee Kyle Lee, the Southwest Baptist University (SBU) board of trustees voted on Oct. 22 to "remove" Lee as trustee, followed by a request to the MBC for a replacement trustee. The MBC Constitution says only the convention messengers can remove and replace trustees. At least a majority of the board voted to remove Lee, despite a letter sent to SBU trustees and administration, … [Read more...]
SBU Trustees approve new strategic plan, remove board member
BOLIVAR (SBU) — Southwest Baptist University’s Board of Trustees met for its regular fall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Action items and discussion included approval of the new strategic plan, Peer Assessment Committee report and the removal of one trustee. Strategic plan approval Trustees approved the “Shaping Our Story Together” 2019-2028 strategic plan, guiding SBU toward the sesquicentennial in 2028. The planning process began in Fall 2018, and the board received a … [Read more...]
SBU trustees release Executive Summary of Peer Assessment Committee report
BOLIVAR (SBU) — After presenting Peer Assessment Committee findings to Southwest Baptist University’s full Board of Trustees on Oct. 22, the Executive Committee released its Executive Summary. The Peer Assessment Committee, chaired by Dr. David Dockery, chancellor of Trinity International University, conducted an external review of SBU’s integration of faith, learning and orthodoxy. In particular, the committee evaluated the key elements of Baptist distinctiveness that inform SBU’s … [Read more...]
SBU selects Kimbrough as theology professor
BOLIVAR – Matt Kimbrough, Ph.D., will join the faculty at Southwest Baptist University in January 2020. He will be an Assistant Professor of Theology in The Courts Redford College of Theology and Ministry. “I want to call students to the same Biblical faithfulness demanded of me as an undergraduate student,” Kimbrough said. “Deep down, I bleed SBU purple. I connected well with the students and faculty, and I have often prayed for an opportunity to return home to the SBU … [Read more...]
SBU Global Fest spotlights missions
BOLIVAR – Southwest Baptist University’s Center for Global Connections honored an SBU employee and an SBU alumnus with its annual Nations Award during the Global Connections Week Chapel service on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The award recognizes an SBU employee and alumnus who have made a significant impact in the area of missions and student development. Dwayne Walker, assistant professor of social work and director of the BSW degree program, was the employee recipient of the CGC Nations Award … [Read more...]
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