BOLIVAR – A new initiative of Southwest Baptist University is being established to provide for training and encouraging pastors and their wives. Called the Blair Center for Training and Pastoral Health, it is intended to help pastors and their families grow in resilience and overcome challenges in ministry. The director, Bill DuVall, said he hopes the ministries of the newly established center will help pastors avoid burnout and discouragement. DuVall is an associate professor of … [Read more...]
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DR holds valuable opportunities for Missouri Baptist ministry
JEFFERSON CITY – When Gaylon Moss is asked why people should be involved in Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR), he is always quick to point people to the ministry’s key vision statement: “Transforming lives and communities with the gospel by bringing help, hope and healing.” He is passionate about disaster relief (DR) ministry and was pleased to share that 20 persons asked Jesus Christ to be their Lord and Savior this past year through MODR. The group responded to 17 incidents in … [Read more...]
MBC student pastors, wives retreat fosters renewal, fellowship
BRANSON – Bob Caldwell, Mobilization Strategist for the Making Disciples Group of the Missouri Baptist Convention, says a recent retreat for student pastors and their wives helped refresh ministers and provided instruction in dealing with common ministry issues. The Dec. 1-3 invitation-only Retreat for Student Pastors and Wives at Chateau on the Lake in Branson was attended by 20 student pastors from across the state and their spouses. It focused on helping pastors remain spiritually … [Read more...]
HLGU begins 2023 with continuing accreditation, new 1+1 nursing program
HANNIBAL (HLGU) – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) here began 2023 with continuing accreditation, after the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) reviewed the school’s financial matters late last year. Meanwhile, the school continues to advance its educational mission – most recently by announcing a new program in its School of Nursing At the end of November, HLGU announced that the HLC changed the university’s status from financially distressed to Accredited (Probation) for a period of not … [Read more...]
Branson church finds freedom via million dollar debt payoff
BRANSON – Friendly Baptist Church here, a congregation with about 110 average Sunday attendance, had a debt problem – to the tune of $1.8 million. When Monty Dunn became pastor in 2014, the debt had been reduced to $1.35 million, but through practical and some unique circumstances, the church paid off the full debt 96 months later, in August 2022. By Dunn’s pastor anniversary month, the church was debt free. “We’re going to get used to a new normal, and we’re not exactly sure what that … [Read more...]
MBCollegiate conference scheduled for Feb. 24-25
FULTON – The Missouri Baptist Collegiate Conference is set to take place at First Baptist Church here, Feb. 24-25. Highlighting the theme, “Whom shall I send?” from Isaiah 6, the 2023 MBCollegiate conference is focused on training collegiate leaders and students to consider their role in making disciples of all nations. The special guest speaker will be Julius Tennal, who currently serves as International Missions Pastor of the Summit Church in Durham, N.C. Tennal has served in vocational … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists approach $1 million in MMO giving
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists gave more to state missions in 2022 than in any previous year, setting a new record of $990,740 for the Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering (MMO), according to just-released preliminary figures. Total MMO receipts for 2022, which are disbursed in 2023, outpaced the goal of $740,000 and shattered the previous record of $824,436 set in 2021. 2022 marked the 10th straight year of MMO receipts above $700,000. The number of churches contributing to … [Read more...]
Jennifer Rothschild awarded honorary doctorate from Southwest Baptist University
BOLIVAR (SBU) – Jennifer Rothschild, author, speaker, and podcast host, has been awarded an honorary doctor of Christian Ministry degree by Southwest Baptist University, an honor presented to her at the 2022 SBU Winter Commencement by President Rick Melson. “One of the highest honors of an academic institution is the awarding of an honorary doctoral degree. At SBU we are deliberate and judicious in the awarding of honorary degrees. A candidate is considered for an honorary degree based … [Read more...]
God had plans for bivocational pastor on court, behind the pulpit
WILLOW SPRINGS – From an early age, David Cox knew what he what he wanted to do when he grew up. But God had a different plan. “My original plan in life was to be a teacher and coach,” said Cox, now the pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, here. Growing up in Indiana, he had Hoosier Fever and was in love with basketball. “I thought nothing else would ever grab me like that,” Cox said. And yet, the Lord kept nudging Cox in a different direction. When he was around 16 years old, Cox began … [Read more...]
GEM event fosters passion for missions
JEFFERSON CITY – Girls Experiencing Missions (GEM) is a two-day event where girls think about missions and pursuing a living relationship with Jesus Christ. Girls experience hands-on missions in praying, giving, learning and doing, and meet with a missionary. This year 57 girls, leaders and staff met at Concord Baptist Church, Jefferson City, to do just that. The girls traveled through six different missions rotations, fulfilling the different objectives of Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) – … [Read more...]
Joyful Giveaway: FBC Kearney cheerfully serves community
KEARNEY – On Dec. 3, First Baptist Church, Kearney, held its annual Joyful Giveaway (a community outreach event) served 165 families, met over 780 people, and gave away more than 400 bags – or 3-1/2 tons – of groceries. The church has presented Joyful Giveaway since 2011. Ken Parker, senior pastor, said the idea came out of his noticing a similar event at First Baptist Church, Branson. “We want to do something that makes people feel really special,” Parker said, “and demonstrate that … [Read more...]
Live Nativity play presented in Springfield by Greene County Association volunteers
SPRINGFIELD – For their 40th year, Springfield area Baptists staged a play of the life of Christ in the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Held in early December, the play is a series of scenes of the life of Jesus Christ from birth to resurrection. This year about 2,000 people sat in bleachers to see the scenes enacted. At the end of the three evening run, the organizers discovered there were 84 people saved and 133 who asked for prayer. Local church volunteers will follow up on each of these … [Read more...]
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