BRANSON – Missouri Baptists were encouraged to share the gospel, show compassion, and convey Jesus in a biblical manner during the Missouri Baptist Pastors’ Conference here, Oct. 28. Guest preachers at the conference included Johnny Hunt, senior vice president of evangelism and leadership at the North American Mission Board; Jimmy Scroggins, lead pastor of Family Church in West Palm Beach, Fla.; and Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Cedric Dale Hoard also … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists’ Annual Meeting celebrates restoration of Baptist Home, Missouri Baptist University
BRANSON – Missouri Baptists gathered during their annual meeting at the Branson Convention Center here to celebrate restoration and renewed cooperation for transforming lives and communities with the gospel. Attendance for the Oct. 28-29 meeting rose considerably in comparison to the previous few years, drawing 1,277 messengers and 262 visitors from 499 churches. ‘We have come to celebrate restoration’ For the first time in nearly two decades, messengers welcomed to the annual meeting … [Read more...]
Dispute arises over dismissal of SBU trustee
BOLIVAR – After voting earlier this year to "censure and exclude" Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC)-elected trustee Kyle Lee, the Southwest Baptist University (SBU) board of trustees voted on Oct. 22 to "remove" Lee as trustee, followed by a request to the MBC for a replacement trustee. The MBC Constitution says only the convention messengers can remove and replace trustees. At least a majority of the board voted to remove Lee, despite a letter sent to SBU trustees and administration, … [Read more...]
SBU Trustees approve new strategic plan, remove board member
BOLIVAR (SBU) — Southwest Baptist University’s Board of Trustees met for its regular fall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Action items and discussion included approval of the new strategic plan, Peer Assessment Committee report and the removal of one trustee. Strategic plan approval Trustees approved the “Shaping Our Story Together” 2019-2028 strategic plan, guiding SBU toward the sesquicentennial in 2028. The planning process began in Fall 2018, and the board received a … [Read more...]
SBU trustees release Executive Summary of Peer Assessment Committee report
BOLIVAR (SBU) — After presenting Peer Assessment Committee findings to Southwest Baptist University’s full Board of Trustees on Oct. 22, the Executive Committee released its Executive Summary. The Peer Assessment Committee, chaired by Dr. David Dockery, chancellor of Trinity International University, conducted an external review of SBU’s integration of faith, learning and orthodoxy. In particular, the committee evaluated the key elements of Baptist distinctiveness that inform SBU’s … [Read more...]
Great Commission Conference ‘put on hold’ by MBC for 2020
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) announced last month its decision to put the Great Commission Conference on hold for 2020, according to a statement from MBC Making Disciples director Brad Bennett. “The Great Commission Conference, formally known as the Evangelism Conference, has been one the longest-standing equipping events in our state and we are evaluating its current effectiveness,” Bennett wrote in a statement released to The Pathway, Sept. 30. “I remember a … [Read more...]
Cooperative Program celebrated in October
JEFFERSON CITY – What do your tithes and offerings do? Through the Cooperative Program, they 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. October is Cooperative Program Month for the 50,000 churches and church-type missions of the Southern Baptist Convention. It is a month to celebrate the unique funding process that Southern Baptists … [Read more...]
Hannibal pastor to be nominated as MBC 2nd VP
BRANSON – Pastor Jeff Anderson of Calvary Baptist Church, Hannibal, will be re-nominated to serve as Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) second vice-president during the MBC annual meeting here, Oct. 28-29. Ted Middleton, pastor of First Baptist Church, Lewistown, announced his intent to re-nominate Anderson last week. “Pastor Jeff Anderson loves Jesus and His Word,” Middleton said. “His life reflects it. Pastor Jeff has been the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Hannibal, Mo., for … [Read more...]
Muniz to be re-nominated as MBC president
BRANSON – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) President Jeremy Muniz, pastor of Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Springfield, will be re-nominated for a second-term as president during the MBC annual meeting at the Branson Convention Center here, Oct. 28-29. Matt Kearns, pastor of Woodcrest Chapel, Columbia, and formerly the Making Disciples Catalyst at the MBC, announced his intentions to nominate Muniz earlier this month. “It is my honor to nominate Dr. Jeremy Muniz for the office of president … [Read more...]
IMB’s Chitwood: ‘Your state convention helps churches reach your state, our world for Christ’
EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Chitwood serves as president of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board. To learn about the Missouri Baptist Convention's state missions offering, visit https://mobaptist.org/mmo/. To learn about the Cooperative Program, visit https://mobaptist.org/cp. My first international mission trip took place on a farm in central Kentucky. As a new pastor in the community, I found myself interacting often with migrant workers from Central and South … [Read more...]
Global MBC partnerships ‘an answer to prayer’
VENEZIA MESTRE, Italy – Missouri Baptist partnership missions efforts continue to answer the prayers of missionaries and churches in northeastern Italy. So far, more than 15 Missouri Baptist churches have begun building partnerships in nearly 10 Italian cities. And the work continues to grow. Last month, Adam and Kristie Stoddard of Hope & Anchor Church, Springfield, joined Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Multiplying Churches Director Rick Hedger for a vision trip to Venezia Mestre, … [Read more...]
MMO supports State Fair evangelism, pastors
JEFFERSON CITY – The Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering supports 16 ministries in Missouri. This year’s theme is taken from 2 Corinthians 9:7 – “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” Following are two short stories about how the gifts of Missouri Baptists support missions projects throughout the Show Me State. A few minutes for eternity Every August, volunteers from across the … [Read more...]
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