OZARK – The Baptist Home Corporate Office is pleased to announce that Rev. Ron Adrian has agreed to serve as the interim campus pastor at The Baptist Home-Ozark. Pastor Adrian is a familiar face on the Ozark campus having been a regular volunteer at The Baptist Home for some time. He and his wife, Barbara, currently reside in Clever, Missouri, where they moved after years of ministry in Arkansas, Delaware and Texas. Although he considers himself semi-retired, Pastor Adrian is also currently … [Read more...]
SBU plans online commencement ceremonies for May 16
BOLIVAR (SBU) – Southwest Baptist University will honor May 2020 graduates through online ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16. On-campus commencement ceremonies — one for graduates receiving associate degrees, one for bachelor degrees and one for graduate degrees — originally scheduled for May 15 and 16 have been moved online due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Typically, we would celebrate your extraordinary milestone with formal commencement ceremonies on the … [Read more...]
The Baptist Home headquarters relocating to Baptist Building
JEFFERSON CITY – The Baptist Home’s (TBH) Board of Trustees on April 3 authorized TBH President Rodney Harrison and the executive committee to develop a plan for moving the TBH corporate office from Ironton to the Baptist Building in Jefferson City. According to Harrison, the centralized location will better serve the TBH campuses statewide, which have increased from one to four since 1988. Harrison plans to establish his office at the Baptist Building as soon as the COVID-19 stay-at-home … [Read more...]
TBH shares gospel with family, friends of residents
IRONTON – During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Baptist Home is using technology to share the gospel with family and friends of residents. As widely reported in the news, senior adults are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus. As a response, senior living communities and nursing homes are strictly enforcing no visitor policies and the social distancing of residents. To address this need, The Baptist Home, the recently restored entity of the Missouri Baptist Convention, is now streaming … [Read more...]
Hannibal-LaGrange student leads online story time for children
COLUMBIA – When Sarah Hanson enrolled in her children’s literature course at Hannibal-LaGrange University this spring, she had no idea how God was preparing her. Now, with campus shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and students continuing their classes online, Hanson, a sophomore early childhood education major, is putting her training to good use by leading an online story time three nights a week. She originally read a book every night, but with the public library closed, fears of … [Read more...]
Disaster Relief, HLGU donate sought-after N-95 masks
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief – which uses N-95 masks and other personal protective equipment in flood recovery operations as a protection against mold – has donated its stores to local hospitals. All told, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief workers nationwide have donated more than 200,000 of the scarce N-95 masks. Additionally, The Hannibal-LaGrange University Nursing Department has donated supplies to the Hannibal Regional Hospital including all of their personnel … [Read more...]
Volunteering time and talents – SBU alumni make 3D-printable respirator masks
BOLIVAR – When he saw a Facebook post from someone with Citizens Memorial Hospital seeking help in trying to print 3D-printable respirator masks to combat COVID-19, Keith Kelly first enlisted the help of fellow SBU alum Matt Winder to go to work on the project. “We collaborated with physicians through video to show them several designs we found online, then we made design modifications based on their feedback,” Kelly said. “Within five days (and an entire bucket of rejects), we had two … [Read more...]
Midwestern Seminary expands summer live-video classes; offers new four-week online format
KANSAS CITY – Following the recent announcement that all summer classes will be offered in a synchronous technology format, Midwestern Seminary has expanded its total number of course offerings and added a new format of four-week long online classes. President Jason Allen explained that while the school is not currently able to offer its typical on-campus, in-class experience, it’s important to note that “Anyone desiring to pursue their theological education at Midwestern Seminary and … [Read more...]
Harrison confirmed as president of The Baptist Home
IRONTON – The Baptist Home board of trustees voted unanimously, April 3, to confirm Rodney Harrison as The Baptist Home’s next president, making him only the seventh president in The Home’s 107-year history. Harrison began serving as the transitional president for The Home late last December in preparation for former President Steven Jones’ retirement in January. The historic vote was made by the trustees during their April 3 board meeting, held online due to the COVID-19 crisis. Ken … [Read more...]
Midwestern Seminary offers online format for summer classes; cancels public graduation ceremony
KANSAS CITY – In moves directly related to the safety of the Midwestern Seminary community amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, President Jason Allen announced that all summer classes will be offered in a synchronous technology format and that the school’s May 1 public graduation ceremony will be cancelled. “First, and foremost, on our minds right now is the safety of our students, faculty, staff, and their families during this most unprecedented time in our nation’s history,” Allen said. … [Read more...]
Harrison emerges as candidate for Baptist Home presidency
JEFFERSON CITY - Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Rodney Harrison is the presidential search committee's recommended candidate to be the next president of The Baptist Home. Harrison, a registered nurse who has served as a transitional president for The Baptist Home for the past several months, will be voted on by the Home’s board of trustees at their April 3 meeting. … [Read more...]
MBTS Sizemore Lectures focus on early church fathers, recognition of biblical canon
KANSAS CITY (BP) – New Testament and canonical scholar Michael Kruger delivered Midwestern Seminary's annual Sizemore Lectures on Feb. 25-26, exploring the topic of "Were the Church Fathers Inspired in the Same Way as Scripture?" when selecting the biblical canon. Kruger, who serves as president and the Samuel C. Patterson professor of New Testament and early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary's Charlotte campus, focused his two-lecture series on the questions: "Were the church … [Read more...]
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