SEDALIA – Hailing from 44 churches across Missouri, 400 boys flocked to the 2015 RA Congress at the Missouri State Fairgrounds here, April 17-18. Daniel Goombi was the highlight of this year’s congress. The Goombis serve as Missions Service Corps (MSC) missionaries through the North American Mission Board (NAMB). Self-funded MSC missionaries receive no financial support through NAMB or NAMB-generated partnerships as salary or to cover personal expenses. During an RA-led interview, Goombi … [Read more...]
‘Though the mountains be shaken’: Students see God’s faithfulness amid Nepal’s earthquake
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Midwestern College student Bethany Collier* kept watch in an open field on an April midnight here, surrounded by five companions, huddled together nearby in their sleeping bags. Participating in the college’s Fusion missions program, she and her friends arrived in Kathmandu four months earlier to multiply disciples among the women of Nepal. They never imagined that, during their trip, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake would shake the Himalayas, shatter cities and kill more than … [Read more...]
250 HLGU students celebrate graduation
HANNIBAL – Beautiful weather reflected the bright spirits of approximately 250 graduates as they walked across the stage in ceremonial regalia to shake the hand of HLGU’s President, Anthony Allen, and receive their diplomas on Saturday, May 9. “The greatest joy that I have as president is to see our students discover, develop, and demonstrate God’s purpose for their lives,” said Allen in his welcoming remarks. “For the graduating class of 2015, this day marks the achievement of goals set … [Read more...]
Bumpers preparing for SBC sermon
SPRINGFIELD – Crossway Baptist Church’s 1,800 attendance on a Sunday is nothing to sneeze at, but pastor Eddie Bumpers is preparing to preach to a crowd that could top 7,000 in Columbus, Ohio. Bumpers said he is still considering what the Lord would have him say to messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) June 17 when he preaches the “convention sermon” slated for 4:30 the final day of the meeting. “Either I’m going to be speaking about Elijah on Mt. Carmel or I’m going to look … [Read more...]
Neosho church sows the gospel in West Africa
WEST AFRICA – During a mission trip at the end of April, a small team from Calvary Baptist Church, Neosho, witnessed the long-term impact of sowing the gospel among a people group spread across three West African nations. The team included Calvary’s Pastor Roger Brumley and Missions Minister Tracy Guppy, as well as Brumley’s son, Berrik, who serves as a worship minister in Arkansas. Although they spent much of their time in regions where the church had worked before, the team of three … [Read more...]
Blunt challenges 571 SBU grads
BOLIVAR – Southwest Baptist University graduated 571 students at the spring commencement ceremonies held Thursday, May 14 and Saturday, May 16. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt delivered the commencement address at the undergraduate ceremony. Prior to being elected to the United States Senate in 2010, Blunt served as Missouri’s Secretary of State, in the U.S. House of Representatives, and as president of SBU from 1993 to 1996. He challenged students to cherish and protect the American right to … [Read more...]
Jason Allen to MBTS grads: ‘We cannot stop speaking’
KANSAS CITY – Graduates, families and friends gathered in Daniel Lee Chapel for Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s 57th commencement exercises launching newly trained gospel ministers into service. In all, 109 students graduated, encompassing five diplomas in Christian ministry and 27 undergraduate, 58 graduate and 19 doctoral degrees. Key moments in the May 8 ceremony included Midwestern President Jason Allen charging students in his commencement address that, “We Cannot Stop … [Read more...]
Macedonia Project targets state’s most unreached counties
JEFFERSON CITY — In 2016, Missouri Baptists will launch an initiative, called The Macedonia Project, with a vision for making disciples among the 2.3 million lost people in five counties near St. Louis and Kansas City. The lost population in these five counties—St. Louis County/City, St. Charles, Jefferson, Clay and Jackson – make up more than half of the 4.5 million Missourians who, according to a 2010 U.S. Religion Census, don’t claim to be born again. Moreover, these five … [Read more...]
Missouri disaster relief on the ground in Nepal
GHORKA, Nepal – Walking as many as 12 hours a day to remote regions still unreached by other aid, two Missouri Baptists are assessing needs and bringing in food and water on foot in this remote area of Nepal. Michael Updegrave of First Baptist, Wellington, and Kevin Bailey of Southern Hills, Bolivar, and a third volunteer from Virginia are part of a RAT team (Rapid Assistance Team) working with Baptist Global Response (BGR) in the wake of the April 25 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed … [Read more...]
Missouri pastor, church find small congregation can make large Kingdom impact in South Asia
SOUTH ASIA – The Missouri pastor scooted to the edge of his seat in anticipation. He could hardly contain his excitement as the IMB missionary described the unengaged, unreached people group his mission team would visit in South Asia. No known believers. Remote villages. No evangelical work of any kind. The missionary warned that reaching this group with the gospel was going to be hard and require endurance. The young pastor clapped his hands together and proclaimed, “That’s what we’re … [Read more...]
SBU receives monetary gift from MBC
BOLIVAR – Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Executive Director John Yeats presented a check from the MBC to Southwestern Baptist University (SBU) when the university’s Board of Trustees met, April 28. The monetary gift from the MBC will go toward the renovation and expansion of the Gene Taylor Free Enterprise Center. The estimated total cost of the project is $2.5 million, with more than $1.4 million raised. Expansion is necessary due to enrollment growth in the Robert W. Plaster College … [Read more...]
MBCH readies for camp, affirms training policy
BRIDGETON – Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH) trustees affirmed their policy of who can be trained as a foster parent, heard a clean audit report and issued a plea to help send MBCH kids camp at their board meeting here April 28. MBCH Children and Family’s Ministries fielded requests for 92 therapeutic group homes the first three months of 2015, more than half of the total for all of 2014. Requests for pregnancy services were also up for the first quarter, with 63 requests versus … [Read more...]
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