BOLIVAR (SBU) – Southwest Baptist University (SBU) announces a new Master of Education/Literacy degree aimed at helping children's academic success. "We are excited to provide educators with the opportunity to improve their instructional literacy skills. Literacy is foundational in any student's learning process, and this degree will provide teachers with the opportunity to grow as a professional and apply for special reading certification in the state of Missouri if they choose,” said … [Read more...]
Night to Shine: Kansas City churches host special needs prom
Event draws 1,000-plus guests, families KANSAS CITY – Union Station was jammed packed, Feb. 10, and it wasn’t a Super Bowl Pre-Party. It was Night to Shine, a “prom night experience” for people with special needs founded by the Tim Tebow Foundation, and in Kansas City hosted by Summit Point Church, here, and Pastor Charles Beeghley. Summit Point partnered with other local churches for the night of dancing, dresses and red carpet treatment. They served nearly 1,000 guests with special … [Read more...]
MBCH President Russell Martin announces intention to retire in June 2024
MBCH board prepares transitional timeline and will soon search for successor BRIDGETON, Mo. (MBCH) – Russell Martin has announced his intention to retire from the role of President and Treasurer of the Missouri Baptist Children's Home (MBCH), effective mid-year 2024. Martin will provide continued leadership and support throughout a time of transition until his retirement. Andy Helton, currently serving as Vice President, will assume the role of Executive Vice President and … [Read more...]
MBU to reduce tuition for Master of Science in Criminal Justice by 37 percent
ST. LOUIS (MBU) – Missouri Baptist University will offer a significantly reduced tuition for its fully online Master of Science in Criminal Justice program beginning next fall. The tuition rate for the program will be $455 per credit hour, which is approximately a 37% decrease from the current tuition of $718 per credit hour. The decision to reduce tuition is in response to the growing need for criminal justice professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), local … [Read more...]
Love for God, students, outdoors converge in ministry of MBC campus missionary
JOPLIN – Jon Smith’s favorite place to be is outside. From hunting and camping to kayaking and white-water rafting, he’s addicted to the outdoors. As a Missouri campus missionary planted far from snowy peaks, rushing rivers, and salty waves, being an outdoorsman is part of who he is, yet for many years, it felt incompatible with where he was. In the past few years, God has given him a platform to minister out of who he is—and being an outdoorsman is a part of himself he can’t escape, no … [Read more...]
Individuals can now invest in cash fund, Missouri Baptist Foundation announces
JEFFERSON CITY (MBF) – The Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) has announced that individuals may now invest in the MBF cash fund. "Many times, after placing an ad in The Pathway promoting our church and ministry cash fund rate, we received calls from individual Missouri Baptists interested in investing themselves,” Neil Franks, MBF president, said. “I never liked saying no, and today, I am so excited to announce that I can say, ‘Yes!’ "Our mission remains the same,” Franks added, “to … [Read more...]
Super Summer 2023 to build up students with ‘Truth’
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s 2023 sessions of Super Summer will equip students to stand firmly on God’s truth in a relativistic culture filled with false worldviews. “You do not have to look far to see that our world is attacking the very idea of truth,” said Dan Gibson, Next Generation Strategist for the Missouri Baptist Convention. “Teens today are bombarded with ideologies that would have been unimaginable even a generation ago. Students are constantly inundated … [Read more...]
HLGU gets $100,000 gift prior to Day of Giving
HANNIBAL – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) received a $100,000 challenge gift from an anonymous donor as HLGU was preparing for its Day of Giving Efforts. The Day of Giving will run for the 24-hour period between noon on April 20 and noon on April 21, 2023. HLGU has set a goal of 250 new gifts to the University in this 24-hour timeframe. Gifts received as a part of the Day of Giving may be designated toward HLGU student scholarships, Friends of the Arts (HLGU’s fine arts giving club), … [Read more...]
Member of Calvary Baptist, Hannibal, outlives hospice
LEWISTOWN – David Parrish’s health journey took him to eternity’s door, where he learned his time had “not yet” come. Since May 2022, health has been the proverbial roller coaster for him and Charlotte, his wife of almost 56 years, both age 76. They had COVID-19. He had six hospitalizations and four surgeries. And he was on hospice care. “In May 2022 we went to a family wedding in Oklahoma. The Thursday after we got home, we found we were both COVID positive, and had to call everyone. He … [Read more...]
MBC executive board sets 2024 CP, missions offering goals
EDITOR'S NOTE: Read more news from the latest Missouri Baptist Convention executive board meeting here: "Yeats asks MBC executive board to begin search for new executive director." JEFFERSON CITY – During their meeting here, March 6-7, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) executive board recommended 2024 goals for the Cooperative Program and other statewide offerings. The board set the 2024 CP goal at $15 million, while setting statewide offering goals as follows: $760,000 for the … [Read more...]
MBCH Coleman House now named Martin Youth Center
BRIDGETON (MBCH) – At their first meeting of 2023, the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) board of trustees voted unanimously to rename the Coleman House to the Martin Youth Center, named after current MBCH President Russell Martin. The board came to this decision as a way of honoring Martin’s passion for this project. “If you ask Russell (Martin) about the repurposing going on, you'll see his eyes light up and a big smile; he can hardly contain himself to talk about it,” Ron Baker, … [Read more...]
‘God is on the move’: Two years in, HLGU prison program sees lives transformed
JEFFERSON CITY – Since July 2020, Hannibal-LaGrange University’s Freedom on the Inside has taught and ministered to incarcerated men in the Jefferson City Correctional Center, offering college credit classes to help inmates develop a biblical worldview and represent Christ. God is using Freedom on the Inside’s unique approach to change inmates’ lives. Freedom on the Inside is much more than a self-help program. “The goal is to reduce recidivism with the life-changing power of the gospel,” … [Read more...]
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