BOLIVAR – Southwest Baptist University celebrated the inauguration of Eric A. Turner, Ed.D., as its 25th president in a ceremony Friday, April 26, in Mabee Chapel on the Bolivar campus. The inauguration formally commemorates the beginning of Dr. Turner’s leadership at SBU, while celebrating the University’s rich history and reaffirming the University’s mission of being a Christ-centered, caring academic community preparing students to be servant leaders in a global … [Read more...]
SBU Board of Trustees affirms strategic planning progress
BOLIVAR — Southwest Baptist University’s Board of Trustees voted to affirm a status update on the progress of the University’s strategic planning process that was presented to the Board during its April 16 meeting. “Rather than coming with a plan in hand, I came with an approach,” said SBU President Dr. Eric A. Turner. “Rather than prescribing a course of action, we are developing this together. Last fall, as I shared with you in this room, we embarked on an ambitious timeline for … [Read more...]
Landmark Heartbeat Bill advances in Missouri Senate
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s “Heartbeat Bill” may provide the most expansive restrictions to abortion in the state’s history, if it passes the state Senate before the end of the legislative session, May 17. House Bill 126, sponsored by Representative Nick Schroer (R-O’Fallon), was passed by the Missouri House of Representatives in February and was advanced by committee to the Senate earlier this month. If approved by the Senate and signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson, HB 126 will implement … [Read more...]
Real Encounter’s Brad Bennett to serve MBC as interim Making Disciples director
JEFFERSON CITY – Many Missouri Baptist churches around the state already know Brad Bennett as the founder of Real Encounter Outreach, a ministry that blends motorcycle and bike stunts as well as other action sports with a passion for proclaiming the gospel and making disciples. Earlier this month, the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) announced that Bennett will now serve churches as the MBC’s interim director for Making Disciples. “Sometimes the Lord has a way of interrupting the way you … [Read more...]
Revival brings ‘new enthusiasm’ to Blue Springs church
BLUE SPRINGS – A recent revival generated a new spirit in Calvary Baptist Church, Blue Springs. “We have a new anticipation of what can happen,” Lindy Reed, senior pastor, said. “There is a new enthusiasm and spirit.” The revival was a one-day event with Clyde Chiles, staff evangelist and senior adult minister for Calvary Heritage Baptist Church in Columbia. “Clyde sent us a packet,” Reed continued. “The packet prepared us for attendance and to have a Spirit-filled revival. We wanted … [Read more...]
Collegiate groups join together to foster ministry at UMKC
KANSAS CITY – “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” With over 15,000 students on the liberal, urban campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), the harvest is too plentiful for any one church or ministry to reach. That’s why from March 9-13, two college ministries, a local church, and the Collegiate Impact network partnered together on an MB Collegiate Spring Break Trip to bring more laborers to UMKC. Eight students from the BSU at Southeast Missouri State … [Read more...]
Wife’s support lets bivo planter pastor full-time
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is an excerpt from the book, Why Not Me?: You Could Be A Bivocational Pastor. To learn more about the book, visit http://www.lulu.com/shop/richard-nations/why-not-me/paperback/product-23933632.html?ppn=1. CAPE GIRARDEAU – April Garner is the hero of this story. Her husband, Billy, is a pastor of a unique church reaching a segment of the population, some would dismiss. But he is able to minister to The Church of the Rescued and Redeemed in Cape Girardeau because … [Read more...]
Mission in Mexico: Canaan Baptist trains leaders to ‘be the Church’
ATECINGO, Mexico — The lack of true discipleship at Primera Iglesia Bautista had been heavy on Pastor Alejandro’s heart for a while. “He told us they were a congregation that has tried one event after another, hoping something would happen,” said Mike Self, pastor of discipleship and church administration at Canaan Baptist Church in St. Louis. “By the end of the third day of the conference, Pastor Alejandro explained to his members that he saw this as a holistic approach to how the church … [Read more...]
DOMs gather to hear about rural, multi-site church planting
JEFFERSON CITY — When the Missouri Baptist directors of missions and their wives gathered for their spring retreat in March, they heard Andy and Kathy Addis, of Hutchinson Kansas, speak of planting multi-site churches in Kansas. Usually when the term “multi-site” church plant is spoken of it is in an urban context. A “mother church” begins to branch out and sends video of their pastor to another campus which may have their own worship team and a “campus pastor.” Andy Addis graduated … [Read more...]
Truman State BSU invites non-Christians to participate in mission
MINNEAPOLIS – Sixteen students from the BSU at Truman State University in Kirksville served on mission here during their spring break last month. During the trip, they packaged food that was sent to Sierra Leone, cooked and served meals for the homeless in downtown Minneapolis, painted several rooms in one of the largest homeless shelters on the north end of the city, packed and shipped medical supplies to help people in Africa, and helped to organize a food pantry for African … [Read more...]
SBU presidential inauguration events begin April 22
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University’s Board of Trustees invites the public to the inauguration of Eric A. Turner, Ed.D., as the 25th President of SBU at 10 a.m. Friday, April 26, in Mabee Chapel on the Bolivar campus. A reception will be held in the Mabee Chapel lobby after the ceremony. The inauguration formally commemorates the beginning of Dr. Turner’s leadership at SBU, while celebrating the University’s rich history and reaffirming the University’s mission. Dr. Turner was … [Read more...]
Revitalization effort brings hope to Neosho church
NEOSHO – The people at New Salem Baptist Church were upset at the news and, quite frankly, Pastor Philip Martin was surprised they didn’t fire him right then and there. “I said, ‘Look guys the hard truth is that financially we are not doing well and the numbers have been stagnate for a while,’” said Martin, who has served at New Salem for nine years. “I told them if we continued to go on like we have been we would not make it more than five or six years.” The congregation, which consisted … [Read more...]
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