COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) – Joshua Hedger, a pastor and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary administrator, will nominate John L. Yeats for a 19th term as recording secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention at the June 16-17 annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio. As executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention since 2011, Yeats has demonstrated leadership and invested in pastors' lives, said Hedger, pastor of preaching and vision at Emmaus Church in the Kansas City, Mo., area and … [Read more...]
WMU celebration calls for surrender, sacrifice, service
ST. CHARLES – A challenge set the stage for the 2015 WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting held at First Baptist Church here, April 10-11. Cherri Crump, Missouri WMU president, issued the challenge in her welcome to the 360 plus participants. “We want to challenge you to go deeper,” she said, “deeper into your commitment and into your faith.” The theme for the 91st Annual Meeting was designed to accomplish that goal: “All for You: Surrender, Sacrifice, Serve.” Wanda Lee, National … [Read more...]
Pathway staff pulls in 7 awards
JEFFERSON CITY – Going up against media outlets like Christianity Today and agencies like the International Mission Board, the staff of The Pathway recently brought home seven awards for journalism excellence. The Evangelical Press Association (EPA) and the Baptist Communicators Association (BCA) both announced the winners of their annual competitions, and The Pathway took home awards for its design, writing and web site. The competitors in BCA include other denominational newspapers, as … [Read more...]
MBC apologetics network to help churches defend faith
The Missouri Baptist Convention is making it easier for MBC churches to train their congregations to defend the Christian faith. The MBC has launched the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network, a group of church leaders committed to the defense of the Christian faith and called to equip believers to more effectively share their faith. Each leader is an active member of a Missouri Baptist church and engaged in an apologetics ministry. Inaugural members of the network are Eugene Curry … [Read more...]
FBC Cameron sees eightfold MMO increase
CAMERON – Driven by a desire to reach their Missouri neighbors for Christ, the congregation at First Baptist Church, Cameron, dug deep and gave generously to the Missouri Missions Offering (MMO) in 2014. More than quadrupling their goal of $4,000 and increasing their 2013 offering by eightfold, the church of about 240 gave a total of $18,954 to missions efforts in Missouri. According to Pastor John Sconce (pseudonym used for security purposes), this outpouring is the fruit of a three-year … [Read more...]
Hobby Lobby’s court victory celebrated
HANNIBAL – For the second year in a row, figures from Hobby Lobby’s Supreme Court battle for religious freedom headlined the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Worldview Conference. Unlike last year, they were not merely waiting on a verdict. This time around they were rejoicing in favor before the court and God’s grace. Mike McAfee, director of faith initiatives for Hobby Lobby and the son-in-law of the company’s president, Steve Green, opened in a way that may surprise critics of the Supreme … [Read more...]
Culture decay is a heart issue
HANNIBAL – Pathway Editor Don Hinkle and Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) President Anthony Allen opened the 2015 Worldview Conference at HLGU here, April 2, by urging Missouri Baptists to witness faithfully to an unbelieving society. Reading from Jeremiah 23:16-17, Hinkle said that the secular media is much like the false prophets of old. “The media takes a moral position that flies in the face of biblical teaching,” he said. “There is open hostility to Christian teaching and biblical … [Read more...]
Baptists must defend liberty, expect persecution
HANNIBAL – If the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rules in favor of same-sex “marriage” this summer, Christians around the nation will face increased pressure to lay aside their convictions about traditional marriage. For this reason, churches must defend religious liberty and prepare for persecution, according to speakers at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Worldview Conference at Hannibal-LaGrange University here, April 2. Baptists have long defended religious liberty for all … [Read more...]
DR leaders recognized
JEFFERSON CITY – Volunteer leaders for Missouri Disaster Relief gathered for a DR Roundtable at the Baptist Building here, March 13-14. During the roundtable, these leaders were challenged and encouraged by Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Director John Yeats and MBC team leaders Matt Kearns (leadership development) and Rick Hedger (partnership missions), as well as DR specialists from around the nation—including Oklahoma Baptist DR Director Sam Porter and National DR Director … [Read more...]
Churches urged to call solemn assemblies on courthouse steps
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist pastors and church leaders are being called to conduct a solemn assembly on their county’s courthouse steps on May 7. It is timed with the National Day of Prayer, conducted the first Thursday of May each year. The call has been issued by Mark Snowden who serves Missouri Baptist as strategist for Prayer for Revival and Spiritual Awakening. “Followers of Jesus have a tremendous opportunity to pray anytime, but particularly on this special day for spiritual … [Read more...]
HIS Opportunity
Looking for a summer mission project? It is not too late to jump on board with the HIS project this summer in Fargo, ND, June 19-22. You could join the HIS ride! The Baptist Bikers and their friends are starting at Midwestern Seminary with a BBQ. If you are biking, you need to register at mobaptist.org. As they go north, they are stopping in several I-29 cities to pray, to witness and distribute Bibles. Remember, you don’t have to have a bike to make the ride. I am personally planning … [Read more...]
No small thing when a pastor dies
One of the most difficult changes to deal with in life is when death comes to someone near us. The death of a family member is the most profound. Certainly the death of a friend impacts our lives, particularly when that friend is our pastor. Pastors touch our lives in so many ways. We share many of life’s most important events with them. They were there when we were sick, praying for healing. They were there when we got married, leading us in our sacred vows before God. They were there … [Read more...]
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