BOLIVAR – During a May 19 meeting here, Southwest Baptist University (SBU) trustees set a schedule for finalizing changes to the university’s governing documents. The board submitted a draft of the revised governing documents to the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Board in February. SBU trustees who are part of the governing documents work group and MBC leadership are meeting June 1 to review the revisions requested by the MBC. The full board will meet in a special session on … [Read more...]
MBC’s Yeats points Missouri Baptists to gospel opportunities amid decline in CP giving
JEFFERSON CITY – As the state begins to reopen and as churches redouble their efforts to make disciples, multiply churches and develop leaders, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Director John Yeats encouraged them to trust the Lord for gospel opportunities in days to come. “I would encourage our churches to focus their ministries on the essentials. Build up one another in the faith,” Yeats said. “Challenge one another to good works. Tend to the needy and above all be attentive to … [Read more...]
MBC building to open, May 4
JEFFERSON CITY – The Baptist Building will open to Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) state missionaries, May 4, as soon as statewide stay-at-home orders are lifted. The building, however, will remain closed for the time being to the public, and MBC staff members with weakened immune systems have been encouraged to return a week later. During the past month, the Baptist Building has been operational, according to MBC spokesperson Rob Phillips, director of ministry support. “We especially … [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...]
Missouri Baptist Nominating Committee seeking profiles
JEFFERSON CITY – Volunteers are needed to fill vacancies on Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) boards and committees, said nominating committee chairman, Daniel Carr. Carr, who serves as the senior pastor of Canaan Baptist Church, St. Louis, urged anyone who might be willing to serve to fill out the profile form on the MBC’s website at https://mobaptist.org/executive-office/nominating/. A printed copy of the form can also be obtained by calling Carla Stegeman at 573-636-0400, ext. 301. … [Read more...]
Cooperative Program Day set for April 26
JEFFERSON CITY – What do your tithes and offerings do? Through the Cooperative Program, they support campus missions, help senior citizens, start new churches, feed the hungry, advance Christian education, provide disaster relief, rescue women from human trafficking, keep nearly 9,000 full-time missionaries in the field … and much more. April 26 is Cooperative Program Day for the 50,000 churches and church-type missions of the Southern Baptist Convention. It is a day to celebrate the … [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...]
Missouri college students are called, sent as gospel ambassadors at 2020 MBCollegiate Conference
COLUMBIA – Nearly 200 college students from Missouri campuses gathered at Woodcrest Chapel, Feb. 21-23, to be called and sent on mission wherever God is asking them to go. Through worship led by modern hymnist Matt Papa and teaching by several different speakers at main sessions and breakouts, the students were challenged to see themselves as ambassadors of Jesus everywhere they go – to their classes, to their families, to their communities, and to the nations. This call changed the way … [Read more...]
Baptist Building to close week of March 23
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention is closing the Baptist Building the week of March 23 in an effort to better safeguard the state missionary staff and guests from the spread of the coronavirus. The MBC continues to provide support to its clients who operate in the building, including the Missouri Baptist Foundation, the Missouri Baptist Credit Union, and the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, as well as individual business tenants. Most of the MBC’s state missionaries are … [Read more...]
CP Vision Team to plan for 2023 and beyond
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Convention President Jeremy Muniz has appointed a team to formulate a vision of the future of Cooperative Program allocations in Missouri. A similar taskforce has just wrapped up its work, integrating Missouri Baptist University and The Baptist Home back into the CP budget after nearly two decades of absence. This new team will look beyond the immediate needs and trends as they consider funding ministry in 2023 and beyond. Muniz announced the group at the … [Read more...]
Executive Board rescinds Windermere prohibition
JEFFERSON CITY – During their March 3 meeting here, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) executive board members rescinded a previous board decision that prohibited MBC staff from using the Windermere Baptist Conference Center (WBCC). The board also encouraged churches to consider using the campground for ministry. The board’s decision comes nearly three months after the WBCC was restored to the Missouri Baptist family, after a subsidiary of the Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) last December … [Read more...]
The Baptist Home enacts visitor restrictions amid COVID-19 outbreak
IRONTON – Since the first reports of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) came out in early January, The Baptist Home has been monitoring the situation. In early March, The Home issued its first response by recommending that all visitors and staff stay home if they were sick or experiencing flu-like symptoms. A temporary sick leave policy was put in place to allow staff more flexibility to miss work in order to seek treatment. Campus administrators attended webinars on COVID-19 to learn how to … [Read more...]
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