JEFFERSON CITY—John Yeats, executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC), was placed into the lineup for the March 27 Rally for Religious Liberty at the State Capitol as the leadoff speaker. His 14-minute message was more than enough to get the crowd energized. In fact, it was interrupted 17 times by applause. He also got several rounds of applause March 29 and a standing ovation when the fiery address was shown on the big screen to a fired-up crowd of Worldview Conference … [Read more...]
Lawmakers consider measure requiring multi views of life’s origin in classrooms
JEFFERSON CITY—Evolution won’t be the only theory of biological origin made available to public school students if the bill sponsored by Rep. Rick Brattin, R-Harrisonville, House Bill 1227, becomes law during the current session of Missouri’s General Assembly. “I feel there’s such a bias in the classroom,” Brattin said. “Certain sciences are being taught as fact when they are nothing but hypothesis.” Brattin’s proposal would require teachers to present information that has been verified … [Read more...]
Why I am pro-life
To the core I am pro-life because God’s Word is uncompromisingly pro-life. To wrench anything contrary from God’s Word is to commit one of the more violent crimes against Scripture, a crime which bears a very high penalty. And while God’s Word tells us over and over again, in many ways, the truth of the sanctity of human life – He uses both His creation around us, and within us, to confirm such truths. In a very special way the Lord prepared my heart for His truth long before I could … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists at forefront of state’s abortion battle
Efforts to end abortions in Missouri are working. Missouri women had 1,019 fewer abortions in 2010 than in 2009, a 9.4 percent decrease, according to Missouri State Health Department statistics. The 9,796 abortions performed in Missouri in 2010 represented the fewest since 1973. In the past decade, Missouri Southern Baptists have been at the forefront of attempts to save the state’s unborn. The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) has passed several pro-life resolutions at its annual … [Read more...]
Pregnancy center tax relief mulled
JEFFERSON CITY – Tax credits for pregnancy resource center and food pantry donations seemed to be one of the main focuses of Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) initial lobbying efforts as this year’s General Assembly session opened Jan. 4. Rep. Thomas Long, R-Battlefield, has filed House Bill 1278 (HB 1278) which contains several tax credit reauthorization measures, among them the two listed above. The pregnancy resource center credits will expire later this year and the food pantry … [Read more...]
CLC re-elects 1st Linn pastor as chairman, Yeats offers encouragement
JEFFERSON CITY—The Christian Life Commission (CLC) of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) re-elected David Krueger, pastor, First Baptist Church, Linn, as chairman and heard supportive remarks from the new MBC Executive Director John Yeats, during its Dec. 8 meeting at the Baptist Building. Other elected officers were Carol Wessel Boyer, member, First Baptist Church, Troy, as vice chairman, and Justin Mosher, pastor, Fifth Street Baptist Church, Hannibal, as secretary. Krueger … [Read more...]
Yeats cites key state convention functions
OSAGE BEACH – John Yeats, in his first address as executive director to messengers of the Missouri Baptist Convention, identified seven core functions of a state convention. Yeats said he had come to seek good, referencing Amos 5:14 (“Seek good and not evil so that you may live, and the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.”). “I want the Lord with me,” Yeats said on the opening night of the Missouri convention’s Oct. 31-Nov. 2 annual meeting at Tan-Tar-A Resort … [Read more...]
New Guard relationship showcases hope
OSAGE BEACH—Partners in Care, a bond between the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) and the Missouri National Guard, was celebrated Nov. 1 during the 177th annual meeting of the MBC here at Tan-Tar-A. Early in this year’s legislative session, Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, approached Kerry Messer, lobbyist, Christian Life Commission, MBC, at the State Capitol. Danner was looking to establish a connection with Southern Baptists regarding … [Read more...]
Lawmakers struggle with complicated bioethics fix
JEFFERSON CITY—In the current special session of the Missouri Legislature, pro-life lobbyists are being asked to participate in the amending of the Missouri Science Innovation & Reinvestment Act (MOSIRA). Two pro-life senators offered different amendments in the Senate, with one by Sen. Bob Dixon, R-Springfield, making it onto the final version of the act Sept. 14. It is expected that the Missouri Right to Life language that Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles (ch) unsuccessfully launched will … [Read more...]
Christian Life Commission targets porn, eyes resolutions on a variety of issues
LINN — The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) Christian Life Commission (CLC) took steps toward offering four resolutions at the 2011 MBC annual meeting and firmed up plans for the upcoming workshops to help churches battle pornography. The actions took place at their quarterly meeting July 16 at First Baptist Church here. The two workshops are aimed at training pastors, church leaders, and congregations to help those trapped in the all-to-easy sin of pornography. “Providing Moral … [Read more...]
20-week abortion ban becomes law
JEFFERSON CITY – The sanctity of human life gained another foothold in Missouri July 14 when Gov. Jay Nixon chose not to veto a pro-life law. The newly enacted law applies tighter restrictions to the abortion of viable unborn infants who have reached 20 weeks of gestation. The legislation resulted from bills sponsored by House Majority Floor Leader Rep. Timothy Jones, R-Eureka, and President Pro Tem of the Senate Rob Mayer, R-Dexter. Both bills were passed by overwhelming majorities … [Read more...]
National Guard, MBC form faith-based partnership
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri National Guard is reaching out to troops through the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) in an effort to provide yet another layer of support to the state’s citizen-soldiers and airmen. Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, signed a voluntary memorandum of understanding April 28 to implement the Partners in Care initiative. Also signing was MBC Interim Executive Director Jay Hughes, who was assisted on background by Kerry … [Read more...]
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