Six-out-of-seven pro-gambling bills filed by Missouri Republicans, contrary to party platform JEFFERSON CITY – An attempt to legalize sports betting isn't the only legislative effort to expand the gambling industry in Missouri this spring. The Republican-led Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill legalizing sports gambling in a 118-35 vote, March 21. The bill, which combines House bills 556 and 581, is now heading to the Missouri Senate for final approval. But a spate of … [Read more...]
SBU theatre students to compete in Washington D.C.
BOLIVAR (SBU) – Kylie Yeast first performed on stage at age 6. Cast in her community theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol, Yeast began a journey that has come to define her calling. Now a senior at SBU, Yeast recently added winner of the prestigious Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship to her long list of credits. The competition, named after the iconic actress best-known for her role as Granny on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” was part of the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre … [Read more...]
Sons to lead 2023 Committee on Resolutions
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (BP) – SBC president Bart Barber has named South Carolina pastor David Sons as the chairman of the Committee on Resolutions for the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting to be held in New Orleans this June. Sons, lead pastor of Lake Murray Baptist Church in Lexington, S.C., was a member of the 2022 committee in Anaheim and serves as the vice chairman of the SBC Executive Committee. “I’m humbled and honored to have been asked to serve our Convention of churches as chairman of … [Read more...]
‘Defend the faith of Jesus Christ’
Apologists needed to train churches, MBAN’s Hoffmann says JEFFERSON CITY – Last month, The Pathway interviewed Wil Hoffmann, a Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) executive board member and currently president of the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network (MBAN). Hoffmann, pastor of Senior Pastor, Rising Sun Baptist Church, Auxvasse, shared about the significance of apologetics and the MBAN’s ministry efforts. Currently, the MBAN has more than two dozen members, equipped to share with … [Read more...]
BSAAM conference to be in Springfield, Sept. 18-19
SPRINGFIELD – The Baptist Secretaries and Administrative Assistants of Missouri (BSAAM) is set to hold its annual conference, Sept. 18-19, at National Heights Baptist Church in Springfield. This year’s theme is “Stronger Together, based on Ecclesiastes 4:12: “And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart”(NASB). BSAAM welcomes and encourages all secretaries and other office personnel that are active members of Southern … [Read more...]
Cape Girardeau church gives gospel ‘Access’ to children, adults with special needs
CAPE GIRARDEAU – Lynwood Baptist Church’s Access Ministry for adults and teens with special needs began several years ago as the legacy of Shelby Stafford, a 40-year-old member with Down’s Syndrome. Stafford died in 2017, but because of her impact on Lynwood’s leaders and families, the vibrant special needs ministry still thrives in the Cape Girardeau church. “God used Shelby to help us see spiritual insights,” Mark Anderson, senior pastor, said about the influence of Shelby on the … [Read more...]
Comfort flows from life, death, resurrection of Christ
Words of comfort come easy to most of us – at least, as the saying goes, until we suffer a toothache ourselves or stub our own toes. But one wellspring of comfort never runs dry – namely, the life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Through the ages, Christians have sought comfort amid suffering by remembering the truths we celebrate on Christmas, Good Friday and Easter. Since Jesus lived and died for them, these Christians saw themselves in His story of suffering. In turn, … [Read more...]
Missouri Senate passes ‘SAFE Act,’ aimed to nix gender transition procedures for minors
Bills opposing transgender agenda pass Missouri Senate, now heading to Missouri House JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Senate passed two bills protecting children and students from harm caused by the LGBTQ+ agenda, March 23. Both bills are now on their way to the state’s House of Representatives for approval. Senate Bill 49 (SB 49) – known as the “Save Adolescents from Experimentation” (SAFE) Act – prohibits gender transition surgeries on minors. Senate Bill 39 requires that student … [Read more...]
Missouri House votes to legalize sports gambling
Missouri Baptist, Southern Baptist resolutions oppose ‘gambling in every form’ EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes reporting by Baptist Press. JEFFERSON CITY – The Republican-led Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill legalizing sports gambling in a 118-35 vote, March 21. By contrast, Missouri Southern Baptists have, on numerous occasions, opposed not only sports gambling, but “gambling in every form.” The bill, which combines House bills 556 and 581, would tax sports gambling … [Read more...]
MBC evangelist: ‘No greater thrill’ than seeing people come to Christ
JEFFERSON CITY – When God took hold of Michael Quinn’s heart, becoming a revival evangelist didn’t factor into Quinn’s plans. He remembers “the call to preach was harder to answer than the call of Christ.” “The thought of preaching terrified me. I never wanted to be a public speaker. However, the Lord would not leave me alone. He kept putting that desire in my heart.” Today, Quinn serves as staff evangelist at Concord Baptist Church in Jefferson City and, besides serving at the church, … [Read more...]
Kids have problems, too!
“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” – Genesis 1:27 Sometimes we forget that children, as well as adults, have problems. We, perhaps, think that all we need to do to make them happy is to praise them and let them have a lot of fun. Not so! Children sometimes worry themselves to the point of sickness. They have an added problem. They often don’t have the vocabulary or experience to be able to explain their feelings to … [Read more...]
Together for the Nations: IMB tailors event for missions leaders
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Whether you are a looking for your church’s first international missions partnership or wanting to grow your church’s work to a new region of the globe, Together for the Nations is an event tailored just for you. These one-day explorations into international missions allow churches and individuals to spend time with International Mission Board missionaries and other church leaders who address the world’s greatest problem of spiritual lostness with the only solution — … [Read more...]
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