JEFFERSON CITY – Kendra* never ventured outside of St. Louis. A victim of human trafficking, her life to this point was little more than one harrowing experience after another. So the trip to Branson to see “Samson” at Sight and Sound Theatre was a game changer. At every stop – the theater, a restaurant, a hotel – she experienced a more welcoming world and the love of caring Christians, thanks to Human Trafficking Rescue, a ministry of the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home. Thanks to this … [Read more...]
FBC Troy’s Hayashi named to Human Rights Commission
TROY – There’s another voice promising to bring a biblical perspective to cases that come before the Missouri Commission on Human Rights. Gov. Mike Parson appointed Jonathan Hayashi, music and worship pastor of First Baptist Church, Troy and a Pathway columnist, to the commission, June 17. He was also named the vice chair of the commission. The ten-seat commission fields discrimination complaints in matters of housing, employment, and places of public accommodation based on race, … [Read more...]
Member of non-MBC church named to SBC nominating committee
BIRMINGHAM (BP) – Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention have elected the 68-member Committee on Nominations for 2019-2020 to represent the 34 states or territories qualified for representation on the committee according to SBC Bylaw 30. The committee, with at least one layperson from each qualified state or territory, was elected during the June 11-12 SBC annual meeting in Birmingham. The committee will make nominations to messengers at the June 2020 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando, … [Read more...]
Missouri churches invested in new missionaries
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two men baptized in Missouri churches were among 26 new missionaries appointed by the International Mission Board during a sending celebration at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, June 12. Lev Fields*, along with his wife Elsie* and their daughter, will be serving in Northern Africa and the Middle East with the IMB. Although they were sent by a church in North Carolina, Lev was baptized in Missouri. He and Elsie shared with Southern Baptist messengers … [Read more...]
‘We need prayer’: Fort Leonard Wood chaplains call Southern Baptists to intercede for military
FORT LEONARD WOOD – Capt. Jose Rondon of the U.S. Army huddled in prayer alongside fellow military chaplains on the stage of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, June 11, in Birmingham, Ala. Rondon was one of multiple chaplains representing all Southern Baptist affiliated chaplains in a “Celebrating Freedom” portion of the annual meeting. As Rondon and other chaplains prayed on stage, Southern Baptist messengers called out to God to bless these chaplains and bring spiritual … [Read more...]
Billy Paul Dudley, son of longtime Mo. pastor, dies
LEBANON – Billy Paul Dudley, son of Billy (Bill) Wayne and Lillie Marie Mills Dudley, was born January 21, 1964, in Bartlesville Oklahoma. He departed this life Friday, June 28, 2019, at his home, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of 55 years, five months, and seven days. On June 8, 1985, he was united in marriage to Mary Beth Nevils, and to this union one daughter and two sons were born. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; William (Bill) and Hester Dudley and Edvun (Ed) and … [Read more...]
Forty-one students saved at MBC’s Super Summer
BOLIVAR, HANNIBAL – Forty-one students from around the state professed faith in Christ during two separate weeks of Super Summer, organized by the Missouri Baptist Convention and hosted by Southwest Baptist University and Hannibal-LaGrange University, June 10-14 and June 17-21. Additionally, 52 youth surrendered to the ministry, and 43 recommitted their lives to Christ. Registration for both weeks of Super Summer totaled 1,075 – up by about 50 or 60 from last year’s attendance. In … [Read more...]
MBC resolutions due 60 days prior to annual meeting
JEFFERSON CITY – Resolutions must be submitted in writing to the Committee on Resolutions at least 60 days prior to the first session of the Missouri Baptist Convention's Oct. 28-29th annual meeting. Persons submitting resolutions must certify that they are messengers. The Christian Life Commission may submit resolutions directly to the Committee on Resolutions. The author of any resolution may address the Committee on Resolutions during its deliberations. Resolutions recommended by … [Read more...]
Judge: St. Louis abortion clinic can stay open without license
ST. LOUIS – Missouri has become the first state since 1974 – the year after Roe v. Wade was decided – with no licensed abortion facilities. And yet, thanks to an ongoing and ever-changing legal fight, the Planned Parenthood facility still provides abortions, without a license. For now. Missouri’s health department declined to renew a license to perform abortions for the state’s lone abortion clinic June 21 citing patient complaints and inspection concerns, but St. Louis Circuit Judge … [Read more...]
Shuford family ministers in very diverse association in southwest Missouri
NIXA – Director of missions Philip Shuford said he has four kinds of churches in his diverse Baptist association, which spans three counties in southwest Missouri. The Tri-County Association has: suburban churches near Springfield, tourism-oriented churches in the city of Branson, lake churches which tend to attract retirees and small rural Ozark mountain churches. He and his wife Elsy and their two children, minister as a director of missions and wife in this diverse set of … [Read more...]
Central Mo. WMU leaders better equipped for missions
JEFFERSON CITY – If selling the streets of gold reaches the lost then Sharon Paris says, share it! Paris, recently appointed Missouri WMU Central Region Consultant, held a successful training event this Spring in Eldon for leaders of mission-related programs serving in this region. The theme for the event, “Unshakeable Pursuit of the Pot of God,” helped to create a sense of urgency among the attendees to share the gospel message. The MWMU Discipleship Equip Training was the first … [Read more...]
MBCH offers free abuse prevention training
LEBANON – Sexual abuse in the church is a topic no one wants to discuss, but it’s one the people of God must address in a sinful world, said David Burch, church engagement strategist for Missouri Baptist Children’s Home. Stewards of Children is an abuse-prevention training offered by MBCH. It’s a comprehensive awareness training that not only teaches people what signs and symptoms they need to be looking for, but it also helps them see as a church where the threats really are coming from. … [Read more...]
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