JEFFERSON CITY – “Back to the Future” could have been the theme for a historic meeting on Sep. 28 of a new board of trustees for the Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF). It was held at the Baptist Building here. For the first time since 2001, 12 trustees elected by the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) were back in the boardroom of the foundation that was established in 1946. New Board Chairman Floyd Gilzow, a layman from Concord Baptist Church here, called the meeting to order by thanking … [Read more...]
CCCU adopts new membership policy
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) – The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities has adopted new guidelines to address evolving differences among member schools on the definition of marriage. “We believe that this document rightly articulates both the core and the breadth of the CCCU in a way that will make us the most effective witness and advocate for Christian higher education,” board chairman Charles Pollard, president of John Brown University, wrote to CCCU presidents in a letter dated … [Read more...]
Baptist Builders help FBC Bevier raise profile in community
BEVIER – Just because the town of Bevier only boasts 723 people doesn’t mean things aren’t happening. “God has really blessed us,” said FBC pastor Scott Dalrymple. More than a dozen volunteers from Baptist Builders along with volunteers from the church – three of whom have worked on other Baptist Builder projects – constructing a new 50 ft x 132 ft multipurpose building for the congregation. “We’re out here in the country, so this is a big deal in our town and has caused a lot of … [Read more...]
Mo. Baptist students join 1 million across nation in prayer at schools
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...]
‘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...]
UPDATE: Missouri Supreme Court returns Foundation to MBC
The Missouri Baptist Foundation is coming home to the MBC. The Missouri Supreme Court has declined to hear the Foundation’s appeal of a May 24 decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals – Western District, ordering the Foundation to return governance to board members elected by the Missouri Baptist Convention. By letting the Appeals Court ruling stand, the Supreme Court ended 14 years of litigation that began in 2002, when the Foundation’s board broke away from the MBC in 2001, … [Read more...]
Pro-gay ‘shame list’ features HLGU, SBU, MBTS
NASHVILLE (BP) – Nearly a third of the 102 institutions of higher education on a pro-homosexual activist group’s list of “the absolute worst colleges for [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] youth” have Southern Baptist ties – including Missouri’s own Hannibal-LaGrange University, Southwest Baptist University and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. All schools on the list, which was published Aug. 29 by the college-focused organization Campus Pride, have a religious affiliation, with … [Read more...]
HLGU welcomes four of famed septuplets
HANNIBAL – In 1997, Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey made history when seven children were born to them, a result of fertility drugs. On August 25, 2016, another chapter of the family began when four of the siblings were among the new students at Hannibal-LaGrange University. After moving in, Natalie, Kelsey, Nathan, and Joel McCaughey (pronounced ‘McCoy’) and their father Kenny spoke at a press conference. In birth order of the seven, they are numbers three, four, five, and seven. Adding an … [Read more...]
HLGU’s Anthony Allen: Merging Higher Education with a Biblical Worldview
HANNIBAL – In this radio interview with Harold Hendrick, Anthony Allen, president of Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) here, shares his passion for making HLGU a place of both higher learning and a Biblical worldview. “HLGU blends faith with education in every discipline,” says Allen. “We help students discover, develop and demonstrate God’s purpose in their living.” Listen to more of Harold Hendrick's great interviews at haroldhendrick.com. … [Read more...]
Midwestern student uses IMB’s Fusion training to reach Middle East, refugees
KANSAS CITY – When they heard news of an emergency request put out by the International Mission Board (IMB), 19-year-old Sara Patterson* and her friend lived among a Bedouin people group who are scattered throughout the Middle East and North Africa Patterson and her friend ventured to the Middle East/North Africa on their own in January 2016, travelling from village to village and sharing with people who had never heard the gospel before. But it was not Patterson’s first time to the … [Read more...]
CCCU board considers membership requirements
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BP) – The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) board of directors is considering recommendations for new membership and affiliate guidelines during meetings this week, amid differences over same-sex marriage hiring policies. The regular July board meeting – taking place at the council’s Oxford study abroad location – comes after a special task force spent nine months exploring CCCU’s categories of affiliation. The task force has submitted its final … [Read more...]
MBC board recommends governing docs update
BRIDGETON – The MBC Executive Board on July 11 accepted recommended changes in certain MBC governing documents, culminating a two-year effort by a Board-appointed task force to review, simplify, and update them. The Board is scheduled to present these documents to messengers at the MBC Annual Meeting Oct. 24-26 in St. Charles. If accepted, Missouri Baptists have one year to review the documents and then vote on them at the 2017 annual meeting. To help Missouri Baptists prepare for this … [Read more...]
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