ARNOLD – Adam Cruse, senior associate pastor at First Baptist Church here, says “one of the greatest ways to disciple people is to get them on an airplane.” “We have found that there’s a huge difference in people when they return from being on (a mission trip). Their faith grows by leaps and bounds and it impacts how they live and serve long term.” He says that growth then helps drive Christians “to see people come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, and see strong, … [Read more...]
IMB trustees appoint 46 new missionaries, celebrate reports of increased engagement
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 46 new full-time, fully funded missionaries, while also honoring the service of 87 missionaries and staff during their Feb. 1-2 meeting in Richmond, Virginia. Chuck Pourciau, trustee chairman and lead pastor of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana, presided over the two-day meeting. The new missionaries were honored during a Sending Celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 1, which included a … [Read more...]
Christ remains committed to the mission, but are we?
More than half of the world’s current population has little chance of ever hearing the good news that Jesus saves all those who place their trust in Him. Late last year, International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood reminded Southern Baptists of this heartbreaking reality. “More lost people will die today and enter hell,” he wrote, “than on any day in human history.” The exact figure numbers in the hundreds of thousands – every day. Chitwood explained that, out of 11,946 people … [Read more...]
Missouri DR partnering in Turkey following earthquake
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri Disaster Relief (MODR) has called Missouri Baptists to pray and give as they build relief partnerships in response to an earthquake in Turkey and Syria that has killed more than 35,000 people and injured many more. Last fall, Missouri Baptists voted to create a partnership between MODR and SEND Relief in Turkey and Central Asia. MODR is now working with a partner in Turkey to provide water purification and humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the … [Read more...]
Revival fires stir again at Asbury
WILMORE, Ky. (BP) – Revival fires may be stirring again at a small college in rural Kentucky near Lexington. Services, filled with preaching, singing and personal testimonies, have been ongoing at Asbury University and Theological Seminary since Feb. 8. According to university accounts, a similar 144-hour revival broke out at the campus in 1970. Alexandra Presta, a student at Asbury wrote in The Asbury Collegian, the campus newspaper, on Feb. 8, “Peers, professors, local church … [Read more...]
Missouri WMU to celebrate 100 years at annual meeting FBC Poplar Bluff
JEFFERSON CITY – One hundred years ago women gathered in Poplar Bluff to organize as Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union. Join us as we gather at First Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff on April 14-15, 2023 to celebrate our past, present and future of missions. The theme for the two-day event is “Hope in Christ” and will include hands-on mission projects, age-level training, women’s ministry leader training, missionaries from North American Mission Board and International Mission Board. There … [Read more...]
Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List shows persecution spiking in Sub-Saharan Africa
ORANGE, Calif. (BP) – Violence against Christians is spiking in Sub-Saharan Africa, driven by violence nurtured in Nigeria by Islamic and Fulani terrorists, Open Doors U.S. said Jan. 17 in its 2023 World Watch List tracking Christian persecution globally. Nearly 90 percent of the 5,621 Christians killed in the study period were in Nigeria, Open Doors U.S. said, verifying 5,014 such killings there. “Open Doors only records the events that we can verify. In reality much persecution, … [Read more...]
101-year-old Ky. Baptist recounts salvation story after meeting Corrie Ten Boom
by Hannah Julian/Kentucky Today LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – Eleanor Gorin, born March 5, 1921, grew up in the first house built on Cherokee Road in Louisville and received Christ after meeting the famous Holocaust survivor Corrie Ten Boom. It was the late 1960s, in the middle of the Jesus movement, when Gorin says “the Holy Spirit jumped across the water,” all the way to Bermuda, where she and her husband were living at the time. There, Gorin became involved in a seven-person prayer … [Read more...]
Lifelong passion for missions inspires Meeks’ pro-life efforts
JEFFERSON CITY – In the early 90s,14-year-old Brandy Meeks sat on a church pew on a Sunday evening and listened to a medical missionary share their experiences of serving Christ overseas. Meeks says she instantly connected to the stories about meeting physical and spiritual needs that showed Christ’s love and mercy. After the presentation she felt called to serve in medical missions. However, years later in a high school biology class the sight of blood while dissecting frogs caused her … [Read more...]
Vision 3:16 celebrates 60,000 lives touched by eyeglass ministry
JEFFERSON CITY – Last fall, an eyeglass ministry founded roughly 13 years ago by Concord Baptist Church members here celebrated 60,000 lives in central and southern Mexico impacted during the ministry’s history. But, according to leaders of the ministry, Vision 3:16, a new set of eyeglasses is only the beginning for life transformation for hundreds and thousands of people. “Our goal in every clinic is to share the gospel,” Larry Merry, Vision 3:16 co-founder and Concord Baptist Church … [Read more...]
Global inflation doesn’t keep IMB missionaries from being ‘present’
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Otis Newman opened the door and stared at the empty refrigerator. The kids rifled through the cabinets next to him. The family ate everything except dried goods before leaving for vacation. The International Mission Board missionary cringed just thinking about how much it might cost to restock. Inflation has been a global hot topic for months. Experts try to predict how it will affect the economy, but for most people, it doesn’t hit home until they pay for groceries … [Read more...]
Scribner pens book on following Jesus
BRANSON – Jay Scribner is a name that is well-recognized among Missouri Baptists. A long time pastor at First Baptist Church, Branson, he retired from there in 2005 after serving 28 years. He also served as the president of the Missouri Baptist Convention and on the boards of several Baptist entities. He and Mrs. Scribner have lived in Branson for 45 years. He is used frequently as a guest preacher and interim pastor. He said, “I’ve been threatening to write a book for 20 years or so. … [Read more...]
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