JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri may not seem like the hotspot destination for internationals wanting an American education. Yet even on campuses in small rural towns, Missouri colleges and universities are home to over 22,000 international students. In 2019, Missouri ranked 15th of all states in the number of international students studying in the state, according to the 2019 Open Doors Report from the Institute of International Education. Hosting so many students from all over the world on our … [Read more...]
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HLGU trustees hear update on prison ministry, increased giving in fall meeting
HANNIBAL (HLGU) – Hannibal-LaGrange University's Board of Trustees visited campus for their annual fall meeting Friday, Oct. 8. “It is always a time of encouragement when our trustees are on campus,” said Anthony Allen, HLGU President. “HLGU is grateful for the continued support of the Missouri Baptist Convention and the trustees that serve us so faithfully. We had a very productive meeting. Our trustees are engaged in the work of the university and committed to promoting our … [Read more...]
Brownfield Baptist gives food backpacks to school-aged kids
RICHLAND – Brownfield Baptist Church provides the food for fourteen backpacks that go home with students at their local school every weekend. Brownfield Baptist is a small church in rural Laclede County near Richland. They run about 25-30 on a good Sunday. But they decided five years ago to be a blessing to the kids in their school district. Stacy Herrill was talking to one of her clients at the nail salon where she works. The lady who attends the Christian church asked her to help … [Read more...]
SBU president to trustees: ‘I believe our greatest days are ahead’
University’s endowment grows to $45 million BOLIVAR (SBU) – Southwest Baptist University (SBU) President Rick Melson presented a “State of the University” address during the fall SBU Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, Oct. 19, providing a current picture of enrollment trends at the university as well as optimism for the future and exciting highlights at SBU. One of the highlights is growth of the University’s endowment to $45 million, up from $34 million a year ago. With financial gifts … [Read more...]
WMU Missions Celebration reflects on relentless endeavors to pursue God
JEFFERSON CITY – Listen to God. Missouri Baptists attending the recent Missouri WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting received two days of encouraging messages to be relentless in reaching the lost for Christ. Sandy Wisdom-Martin, guest speaker and executive director-treasurer for National WMU in Birmingham, AL, emphasized the importance of listening to God for direction in our daily walk, putting aside negative self-talk and past failures that can hinder our pursuit of God’s plan … [Read more...]
Twin Rivers Baptist Association makes plans for Montana church partnerships
HELENA, Mont. – Under a broad vista of Montana sky with mountains for a backdrop live people with a spirit of self-reliance, self-determination, and individualism. Missouri Baptists who recently visited the state to explore missions partnerships heard those comments repeatedly. They also heard that Montanans suffer the same hurts, heartaches, and addictions as people everywhere – and have the same need for Christ. Pastors there look to Missouri Baptists for reciprocal missions activities. … [Read more...]
In their own words: Missouri’s EC trustees explain how they voted, why they did so
NASHVILLE – After the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee (EC) decided in a 44-31 vote, Oct. 5, to waive attorney-client privilege and move forward on a third-party investigation of the EC, The Pathway asked EC trustees from Missouri for comment. In his role as SBC recording secretary, Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Director John Yeats serves as a voting member of the EC. His comments can be found here, and other background regarding the EC’s decision can be found … [Read more...]
Churches merge in ‘ministry adoption’
HAWK POINT – A declining congregation of less than a dozen members in a small, rural community in eastern Missouri faced a terrible option a year ago – should it close the church? That church, Hawk Point Baptist (HPBC), answered with a bold step of faith to continue its 150-year-old evangelistic mission in a new way. The Hawk Point community has less than 700 souls. It’s barely one-third of a square mile in area. There are two gas stations, a bank branch, and a handful of small … [Read more...]
Historical Commission releases profile about SBU’s beginnings
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second article in a series of historical profiles written by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Historical Commission. The profiles will feature the histories of Missouri Baptist educational institutions. The author of this article is Robbie Smith. BOLIVAR – The history of Southwest Baptist University began with two circuit riding preachers visiting churches, homes and farms. Bro. Abner Smith Ingman and Bro. James Rogers Maupin were the two southwest … [Read more...]
Amid uncertainty, veteran finds hope in God’s Word
SPRINGFIELD – Life is anything but certain, especially amid conflict. But, for one Missouri Baptist church member and Marine Corps veteran, the truth of God’s Word provides certainty during tumultuous days. Tim Garrison, member of Second Baptist Church in Springfield, has already experienced tremendous and unique changes in his life. As a federal prosecutor and major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR), in 2013 Garrison was recruited to be a Marine Corps judge advocate to help train … [Read more...]
Mo. Baptists to celebrate CP throughout October
JEFFERSON CITY – When you give to your church, you provide foster homes for children, rescue women from human trafficking, support survivors of disasters, start new churches, advance Christian education, offer compassionate care to the elderly, keep roughly 9,000 full-time missionaries on the field, train the next generation of Southern Baptist leaders … and that’s just for starters. Through the Cooperative Program, your tithes and offering extend beyond the reach of your local church. … [Read more...]
Messengers able to pre-file motions, amendments
BRANSON – If messengers have a motion they plan to submit at the 2021 MBC annual meeting, they are welcome to pre-file that motion with the recording secretary at recordingsecretary@mobaptist.org. However, the messenger must appear at a microphone during time for introduction of miscellaneous business (Oct. 25 at 3:55 p.m. or 6:35 p.m.) and introduce their motion to the messengers attending the annual meeting. If a messenger wants to amend a motion, they may also file the amendment with … [Read more...]
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