HANNIBAL – Christians must base their understanding of marriage and family—as well as all those issues facing the church today—on a worldview shaped by the Word of God, Anthony Allen, president of Hannibal-LaGrange University here, said during the opening of the Worldview Conference, April 14. “From a Christian worldview, we understand God has created,” Allen said. “After so much was good with creation, God found it was not good for man to be alone. Marriage was designed for companionship … [Read more...]
Wilcox: Marriage makes a healthy community
HANNIBAL – Families based upon healthy marriages make for healthy communities, Brad Wilcox said during the first of two presentations at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Worldview Conference, April 14. “I’m sure you’ve heard this idea, this phrase, that it ‘takes a village to raise a child,’” said Wilcox, who is director of the National Marriage Project and serves as an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. “I would just add to that, ‘It takes a married village … [Read more...]
Yeats: Orphan care displays gospel
HANNIBAL – Missouri Baptists can display the power and truth of the gospel by caring for orphans and foster children, John Mark Yeats said during the Worldview Conference at Hannibal-LaGrange University here, April 14. “If we will be those Christians who follow the biblical care mandates, we will profoundly disrupt secular worldviews, and we will powerfully demonstrate the truth of the gospel,” Yeats, dean at Midwestern Baptist College, SBC, on the campus of Midwestern Seminary in Kansas … [Read more...]
MBTS begins ‘Preaching & Preachers’ podcast
KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Seminary announced the addition of a new element to JasonKAllen.com, a podcast entitled, “Preaching & Preachers.” The podcast launched on April 18 and will serve as a platform for President Jason K. Allen to interview special guests on topics and issues from the sphere of preaching and beyond. The first in the series, posted on April 18, is an interaction between Allen, Timothy George and Christian George entitled, “Great Preachers in Church History.” In … [Read more...]
MBTS trustees rejoice in gift to school
KANSAS CITY (MBTS) – Assembling for its spring meeting on April 4-5, members of Midwestern Seminary’s Board of Trustees celebrated the announcement of a significant gift to the school, received reports of strong enrollment growth, passed the upcoming year’s budget, and affirmed faculty elections and promotions. During his President’s Report, Jason Allen announced to the board an anonymous gift of $500,000 toward the institution’s student center. “A while back, a supporter of Midwestern … [Read more...]
HLGU trustees hold spring meeting
HANNIBAL – Hannibal-LaGrange University’s Board of Trustees visited campus for their annual spring meeting March 17 and 18. This year’s spring meeting saw some reformatting in an effort to inform the trustees and engage them more fully. After attending a special Carroll Missions chapel service with Dr. Keith Eitel of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on Thursday morning, the trustees visited classes and had lunch with students. Thursday afternoon, President Anthony Allen gave a … [Read more...]
Demand for MBCH services rising
BRIDGETON – Booming business for the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home means that more children are experiencing a crisis at home, but if someone has to take care of children in need, MBCH is happy to be a safe, positive Christian landing zone. Trustees for MBCH met Jan. 26 at the main campus here to review 2015 and plan for the future. The Children’s Home’s Children and Family Ministries (CFM) saw requests for therapeutic group homes skyrocket in 2015, totalling 470. This is more than … [Read more...]
Legacy of SBU’s First Lady, Judy Taylor, celebrated
BOLIVAR – About 1,000 students, alumni, staff and friends of SBU gathered March 30 in SBU’s Mabee Chapel to honor the life of Judy Taylor, wife of SBU President Dr. C. Pat Taylor. Together, they are the longest-serving president and first lady in the University’s 138-year history. She passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Bolivar, leaving behind a legacy of dedicated service to the kingdom and the University. The celebration of life service included remarks from speakers such as Dr. … [Read more...]
SBU’s First Lady, Judy Taylor, leaves legacy of service to University
BOLIVAR — Southwest Baptist University’s First Lady, Judy Taylor, passed away Saturday, March 26, in Bolivar, leaving a legacy of nearly two decades of service to the University. Judy served as SBU’s First Lady alongside President Dr. C. Pat Taylor since October 1996. Together, they have worked tirelessly for the greater good of SBU and are the longest-serving president and first lady of SBU in the university’s 138-year history. “Ever since Judy and Pat stepped on campus in 1996, she … [Read more...]
Evangelist Adrian has heart for sharing gospel with others
BROOKEFIELD – One of the newest members of the Fellowship of Missouri Baptist Evangelists is Ron Adrian. But long before he joined the group, he was sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. “I’ve been with the Fellowship about a year, but I’ve been doing evangelism for a lot of years. I’ve been a pastor for a lot of years and evangelism has been a part of it all the time,” Adrian said. “Now I’ve gone into regular evangelism.” For about two years, when Adrian moved to Springfield after … [Read more...]
Haitian orphans get love, hope from Red Bridge, KC
KANSAS CITY – Red Bridge Baptist Church, Kansas City, owns and operates the Haiti Home of Hope for impoverished Haiti children. In January, they celebrated their 13th anniversary. But the orphanage does more than feed, clothe and educate the children. The ministry also reaches out and serves the entire community. “In addition to the directors, Bill and Jennifer Campbell, who came out of our church and live on site,” Victor Borden, senior pastor, said, “we employ about 25 locals. We are the … [Read more...]
LGBT activists target HLGU, SBU
WASHINGTON (WNS) – An LGBT activist group has singled out 56 Christian colleges – including two Missouri Baptist universities – in a recent report, claiming they use religious liberty as a “guise for discrimination” against LGBT students. Since 2013, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), these 56 colleges have applied for partial exemptions to Title IX of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, citing views on transgenderism and homosexuality. Among the institutions singled out are 23 U.S. … [Read more...]
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