KANSAS CITY – In the fall of 2013, five members from Norfleet Baptist Church here set out to East Africa in their first effort to reach a people group thirsty for the living water of the gospel. Since that time church members have reached hundreds of people and have helped to plant five churches. When they return this fall, they expect to witness 200 baptisms. “It’s a Gideon thing for us to do this,” said Scott Flippin, pastor of the small congregation in Southeast Kansas City. With … [Read more...]
Religious freedom battle about to heat up
Last summer Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Director John Yeats asked me to organize a statewide effort to strengthen Missouri’s religious freedom laws following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that redefined marriage. For four months I had the privilege of leading discussions about the matter with lawmakers, State Capitol staffers and First Amendment scholars and attorneys. I am pleased to say that through hard work and much prayer a bill has been crafted and is being sponsored … [Read more...]
First Baptist Lebanon ‘glazes over’ donut debacle
LEBANON – Forget the worship wars, unwavering biblical stances on changing social issues or King James vs. more modern Bible translations; First Baptist Church here found itself in the creamy center of the most Baptist of Baptist controversies: donut loyalty. First Baptist Church here jumped at the opportunity to host Hurts Donut, a Springfield-based donut chain, for a one-time, food truck donut sale in the church’s parking lot Feb. 4. It was a simple plan that got more complicated than … [Read more...]
New booklet on MBC reorientation now available
JEFFERSON CITY – A new booklet explaining the reorientation of the MBC staff is now available as a free downloadable file at mobaptist.org/transform. “Reorient: The Vision, Mission & Values of the MBC Missionary Staff” begins with a message from Executive Director John Yeats. “The vision of the MBC staff is both simple and compelling: Transforming lives and communities with the gospel,” he writes. “The mission of the MBC staff explains how your state missionaries strive toward this … [Read more...]
Scalia’s death clouds abortion, religious liberty cases
WASHINGTON (BP) – The death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia not only brings about a battle over replacing him and elevates the Supreme Court as an issue in the presidential election, but it likely will affect two important cases in this term, including one involving pro-life laws that Missouri Baptists have supported and another about religious liberty. A third case, also involving religious liberty and with direct ties to Missouri, may not be impacted by Scalia’s absence immediately, … [Read more...]
MBC joins fight at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC) filed a friend of the court brief Feb. 3 with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving Texas abortion laws, the first case since 2007 that the high court as agreed to hear regarding statutory regulation of abortionists. The MBC filed its brief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which the Supreme Court has agreed to hear March 2. The brief addresses two provisions of the law that the U.S. Court … [Read more...]
FBC Ozark aims to ‘magnify God’
OZARK – From Town Square to busy highway, First Baptist, Ozark continues to serve the community. FBC Ozark, established in 1868, met on the town square until the new building was constructed near the highway in 1993. The mission for the church is to share the gospel with the entire area. “We use the Sunday School as the foundation of our ministry,” Chuck Ross, minister of education, said. “We believe that the Sunday school system accomplishes the five tasks of the church.” Ross outlined … [Read more...]
Each MBC church receiving voter registration packets
JEFFERSON CITY— Just days before Missouri’s presidential primary election registration deadline, the Christian Life Commission (CLC) of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) is embarking on an aggressive campaign to ensure Missouri Baptists’ voices are heard. “Estimates are there are 100,000 Christians in Missouri who are not registered to vote,” said CLC Chairman David Krueger, pastor, First Baptist Church, Linn. “Obviously some of those are Missouri Baptists. Our job is to encourage … [Read more...]
Haitian orphans get love, hope from Red Bridge, KC
KANSAS CITY – Red Bridge Baptist Church, Kansas City, owns and operates the Haiti Home of Hope for impoverished Haiti children. In January, they celebrated their 13th anniversary. But the orphanage does more than feed, clothe and educate the children. The ministry also reaches out and serves the entire community. “In addition to the directors, Bill and Jennifer Campbell, who came out of our church and live on site,” Victor Borden, senior pastor, said, “we employ about 25 locals. We are the … [Read more...]
‘Desperate for Jesus,’ hundreds gather for evangelism conference
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri Baptists from across the state packed Crossway Baptist Church here Feb. 4-5 in a corporate declaration of their desperation for Jesus and a desire to serve Him even in their brokenness. Jimmy Scroggins, lead pastor of Family Church in West Palm Beach, Fla., kicked off the event by looking at how to renew passion for sharing the gospel and brining the lost to Jesus. “As Southern Baptists, we like to look back to the 50s when baptisms and church planting was an all … [Read more...]
MBC releases new Apologist’s Tool Kit
JEFFERSON CITY – The MBC has just released The Apologist’s Tool Kit 3rd Edition, a significantly revised and expanded version of the popular resource launched in 2013 and updated in 2014 to equip Missouri Baptists to defend the Christian faith. The first two editions of the Tool Kit have been used in dozens of apologetics conferences across the state, as well as in church-wide and small-group studies. The 485-page 3rd Edition, written by the MBC’s Rob Phillips, addresses some of the most … [Read more...]
Graham sets date for Missouri visit
JEFFERSON CITY – Franklin Graham, son of the renowned evangelist Billy Graham, is expected to visit Jefferson City May 17 as part of his “Decision America Tour.” During this nationwide tour, Graham – who serves as president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) – will visit every state capital in an effort to proclaim America’s only hope, Jesus Christ. “I want to challenge Christians to boldly live out their faith and to pray for our nation and its leaders,” Graham … [Read more...]
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