Just a few days ago, I met with a media leader from the Kansas City area to discuss our goals for the organizations we lead. Part of our time together included a tour of the unique building that Missouri Baptists own as part of its missionary strategy. The building is just four blocks from the Missouri State Capitol, which makes it convenient for fulfilling one of the primary roles of a state convention, namely public policy engagement that protects the religious liberties of individuals … [Read more...]
In Jesus’ embrace: Family feels Christ’s comfort in their sorrow
TRENTON – Sunday morning services at Coon Creek Baptist Church had just ended, and Mike Knapp wanted to get the cattle fed before the family gathered together for lunch. His teenaged son, Malachi, got into his truck and decided to lend a hand. “He was always worried about me and wouldn’t let me go anywhere without him checking up on me,” Mike said. A quarter-mile from the house, a white car came zooming down the hill, fast enough that Mike swerved his tractor off the road, thinking, … [Read more...]
Pastor’s Conf. to feature Kearns, Reid, and Stier
RAYTOWN – The 2017 Missouri Baptist Pastor’s Conference, Oct. 23 at Connection Point Church in Raytown, will feature three names familiar to Missouri Baptist pastors. Conference President Christian Abernatha, next generation pastor of First Baptist Church, Macon, has announced a slate of speakers including Matt Kearns, making disciples catalyst for the Missouri Baptist Convention; Greg Stier, founder of Dare 2 Share Ministries; and Alvin Reid, professor of evangelism and student ministry … [Read more...]
Proposed governing docs to be considered
RAYTOWN – Registered messengers attending the MBC Annual Meeting Oct. 23-25 in Raytown have a historic opportunity to adopt revised and updated MBC governing documents. These documents were formally received at last year’s annual meeting and, since then, have been open to review and comment to all Missouri Baptists. They have been available online, printed in The Pathway, and discussed at numerous regional listening sessions. The final version, which includes minor edits made by … [Read more...]
Daigle again tops list of Dove Award nominees
NASHVILLE (BP) – Lauren Daigle again tops the list of artist nominees at this year's GMA Dove Awards with five nominations. Daigle was named last year's Artist of the Year and 2015's New Artist of the Year, after topping the charts with her song "How Can It Be." She is nominated for this year's Song of the Year for "Come Alive (Dry Bones)" and four other awards. Daigle is joined in the top nominee spot by newcomer Zach Williams, whose first solo single "Chain Breaker" reached No. 1 on … [Read more...]
Amid Charlottesville turmoil, Baptists active in outreach
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (BP) – As alternative-right white supremacists and others flooded Charlottesville, Va., to protest the removal of a Confederate statue, Southern Baptists were already actively promoting racial harmony in the small community where former mayor Alvin Edwards has pastored 36 years. Edwards, pastor of Mount Zion First African Baptist Church and a member of the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV), had already organized the multidenominational Charlottesville … [Read more...]
‘The Faith of Donald J.Trump: A Spiritual Biography’ to hit booksellers next year
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Pathway columnist Scott Lamb has joined journalist David Brody, the Chief Political Correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network, to write The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography (HarperCollins, 2018). Lamb is a graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and the "Jesus in the Public Square" columnist for The Washington Times. Other biographies that he has written or co-authored include Huckabee: The Authorized … [Read more...]
Pathway’s Rhea, daughter debut first novel
TROY, MO—St. Louis-area author, Rhonda Rhea, has teamed up with her daughter, Kaley Rhea, for a humorous Christian novel of quick and growing acclaim, “Turtles in the Road.” Babbie Mason, Gospel Music Hall of Fame member, singer/songwriter and TV host said, “Applause! Applause! Turtles in the Road is heart-warming, inspirational and entertaining.” Award-winning author of the bestselling Too Blessed to be Stressed series, Debora M. Coty, also said, “I couldn’t give this book higher kudos. … [Read more...]
Wife’s devotion leads husband to salvation
CLEVER – Leading up to the point of his salvation, Brian Jump was living a lie. “If you would have asked me if I was a Christian, I would have said yes,” said Brian, pastor at First Baptist Church Clever. “I was a kind of pseudo Christian. I just blended in and did what everyone else was doing. I convinced myself that my lack of passion was because I hadn’t been properly discipled. I felt convicted after every sermon but didn’t want to respond because I was so concerned about what other … [Read more...]
South Creek rejects ‘Sunday morning segregation’
SPRINGFIELD – Despite official positions and best intentions to the contrary, the racial makeup of many Missouri Baptist churches does not accurately reflect the communities they serve. In its appointment of new discipleship pastor and elder, Brandon Taylor, South Creek Church in Springfield is taking one small step toward flipping the script, beginning with its leadership. Taylor, an African American, is the first new elder of the mostly white congregation since it was planted 14 years … [Read more...]
Study: Morality on the decline?
NASHVILLE (BP) – Most older Americans say right and wrong never change. Younger Americans -- not so much, according to a new study released today (May 9). The study by LifeWay Research found a significant generation gap in how Americans view morality. More than 6 in 10 of those older than 45 say right and wrong do not change. For those 35 and younger, fewer than 4 in 10 make that claim, according to the study that was conducted Sept. 2–Oct. 1, 2016. That's a huge shift between … [Read more...]
Lottie on pace for historic drop
RICHMOND, Va. —The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee has released data showing relatively stable Cooperative Program giving but a flagging Lottie Moon Christmas Offering that is trending toward a record single-year fall. Comparing receipts from Oct. 2016 through Mar. 2017 with totals for the same period a year ago, gifts through the Cooperative Program, Southern Baptists’ primary channel for funding all national causes, are down less than one percent, or about $967,597 below … [Read more...]
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