BOLIVAR – As the search for Southwest Baptist University’s 25th president moves forward, the C. Pat Taylor Annual Scholarship Fund has been established for individuals wanting to make a gift in honor of Taylor, who will retire as president of SBU on Aug. 31. Success in fundraising has been one of the hallmarks of Taylor’s service to SBU. While those efforts are visibly seen through the many building projects made possible through fundraising, he has most enjoyed raising money to help meet … [Read more...]
SBU, HLGU students can earn MBC scholarship
JEFFERSON CITY – Who wants free money for education? In 2017, Southwest Baptist University student Draden Michael Davis of FBC, Butler won a $2,000 scholarship from the Missouri Baptist Historical Commission. Students do not have to meet GPA or economic requirements. They simply must submit an essay about Mo. Baptist history. The April 1 deadline for applicants to submit their application for the Missouri Baptist Heritage Scholarship is quickly approaching. So any student attending or … [Read more...]
MBTS service for Milton Ferguson set for March 22
KANSAS CITY – A memorial service for Milton Ferguson, the second president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, is scheduled for March 22 at 11 a.m. in the Daniel Lee Chapel at the school’s Kansas City, Mo., campus. Presiding over the service will be Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Seminary, Tom Wiles, executive minister for the American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island, and Bob Hill, minister emeritus of Community Christian Church in Kansas City. Ferguson, 89, died on Dec. … [Read more...]
Considering the tax code and charitable giving
You more than likely have heard at least something of the recent Tax Code changes. While there was much in the media about the potential changes, the final bill was not as dramatic as some predicted. However, it does not mean there were not some significant changes that could affect you and may warrant a conversation with your tax professional. Some of these changes include some adjustments to the tax brackets, repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in 2019, a cap on … [Read more...]
Board permits staff to participate at Windermere; ‘Windermere Wilderness’ sale considered
JEFFERSON CITY – During their March board meeting here, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Executive Board permitted the convention to investigate the possible sale of 970 acres of Windermere Wilderness Property owned by the MBC and, in another recommendation, gave MBC staff permission to participate in events hosted by other groups at the Windermere Baptist Conference Center (WCC). In the first recommendation, board members authorized Executive Director John Yeats, alongside the Properties … [Read more...]
CP begins year ahead of budget
JEFFERSON CITY – Celebrating a recent increase of Cooperative Program (CP) giving within the state, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board members set the CP goals for 2019 during their board meeting, March 5-6. In other business, they created a task force to study the issue of “single alignment” with the convention and recommended that, during their annual meeting in October, Missouri Baptists take up an offering to support the Springfield-based Freeway Ministries. 2019 … [Read more...]
‘The Branches’ adult home MBCH’s newest effort
SPRINGFIELD – For Greta Bradley, there is no difference between a Christian’s job and a Christian’s ministry. They are one and the same. So it’s no stretch that she would see her role as the “Qualified Developmental Disability Professional” for The Branches at Brookline, a Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) residence for developmentally disabled adults, as a way to show God’s love. “Some ministers are called to the pulpit, and others are called to The Branches,” Bradley said. The … [Read more...]
MBCH, Sports Crusaders partner for missions
JEFFERSON CITY – Through a series of God’s workings, three organizations are partnering for a mission trip in Ukraine in July. The three include the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, Sports Crusaders, and New Hope Ukraine. “It had to be God’s perfect plan. It’s almost miraculous,” said MBCH President Russell Martin about the joint effort. Martin said Sports Crusaders is marking 25 years bible-based, evangelistic athletic camps for children and youth. Sports Crusaders held a camp at … [Read more...]
Graham a ‘hero’ to MBC’s vocational evangelists
JEFFERSON CITY – Following the death of the renowned vocational evangelist Billy Graham, Feb. 21, members of the Fellowship of Missouri Baptist Evangelists (FMBE) commended Graham for the positive influence he has had on the ministry of all vocational evangelists. But few of them have felt the impact of Graham’s ministry as much as Missouri Baptist vocational evangelist Clyde Chiles. “I was saved at a Billy Graham crusade service in Ocean City, N.J., when he was a Youth For Christ … [Read more...]
Southwest Baptist University faculty, students grieve after professor’s wife shot, killed by son
SPRINGFIELD — Faculty members and students at Southwest Baptist University (SBU) are grieving alongside and praying for an SBU faculty member, Terry Cox, whose wife was killed at her home on Tuesday evening, Feb. 27. On Wednesday, the Greene County prosecutor filed charges against their son, Connor Cox, 21, in the shooting death of his mother, Angela, 53. According to a probable cause statement from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Connor Cox told investigators that he shot his … [Read more...]
MBTS’s Allen: Faith ‘more than behavior modification’
KANSAS CITY (BP) – Jesus came "for more than behavior modification," Jason Allen noted upon the release of his book "Being a Christian," Feb. 1. "As we apply the Gospel to every area of our lives, the life of Christ pulsates through us," Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, said in an interview. "We live a more joy-filled, satisfied life ... [when] we experience the joy and wholeness that only Christ can give." In Being a Christian, Allen addresses multiple areas … [Read more...]
HLGU offers biblical interpretation course at new Jefferson City extension campus
JEFFERSON CITY – Hannibal-LaGrange University is offering a high-quality, affordable Bible course at its new Jefferson City campus in the Missouri Baptist building. HLGU’s administration met with leaders from Jefferson City and from the Missouri Baptist Convention to celebrate the opening of the new extension campus here, Jan. 23, with a ribbon-cutting. The 8-week course, titled Biblical Interpretation for the 21st Century, will be held on Thursdays from 6 pm to 8 pm starting March … [Read more...]
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