KANSAS CITY – As 2022 draws to a close Rodney Hammer, executive director of the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association (BRKC), prepares to leave that work to move full time in 2023 into leading an organization he founded at the association – Restoration House. Rebranded this year as REHOPE, this ministry works to help adults and children who have survived sex trafficking. REHOPE (formerly Restoration House) was spun out of the association and is now a stand-alone ministry. “It’s been … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist pastor collects resources on biblical gender, sexuality
OZARK – After noticing the struggles in his congregation with contemporary gender and sexuality perspectives, as well as from talking with other pastors struggling with the issues, a Missouri Baptist pastor has assembled resources to help ministry professionals and laypeople deal with LGBTQ+ issues from a biblical viewpoint. M. Lane Harrison, lead pastor of LifePoint Church in Ozark, says, “While historically Southwest Missouri has been a bastion of conservatism…, in the last decade many … [Read more...]
Judgment House sees record attendance
CAMERON – For the fifth time since 2017, the First Baptist Church here held a Judgment House presentation for the community. This year, the three-day event had 52 separate 20-minute tours, with a total of 1,265 people attending. “This was our highest ever attendance,” said Pastor Terry Beasley. For those not familiar, Judgment House it is an evangelistic walk through drama with a crisis, eternal choices, a view of a hell room, a view of a heaven room, and a room where those in the tour … [Read more...]
HLGU’s ‘Freedom on the Inside’ program receives book donation from Souvay Memorial Library
HANNIBAL (HLGU) – Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) announces a partnership between the Souvay Memorial Library at Kenrick Glennon Seminary in St. Louis and HLGU’s Freedom on the Inside program at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. The Souvay Memorial Library benefits from the donation of many books and materials, but sometimes receives duplicate donations of works that are already in the collection. In this partnership with the Freedom on the Inside program, Souvay donates books … [Read more...]
‘A gift I didn’t know I had’: With one arm, no legs, Missouri Baptist evangelist launched into ministry by 43-second swim
KANSAS CITY – Tim Clark took a deep breath and dove underwater. He came up, took a breath, and swam – faster than he ever had in his life. The cheers of 1,500 people echoed off the brick walls of the Gladstone Community Center pool, but Tim couldn’t hear them. The water rushed by his ears, and the blue and white lane markers turned into a blur. He reached the far end of the pool, touched the wall, and swam back. He reached the end and resurfaced to the cheers of the crowd. He'd placed … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist students reach out to MSU football team, band
SPRINGFIELD – A year ago, a series of God-ordained happenstance meetings led to the Baptist Student Union (BSU) at Missouri State University (MSU) partnering with local churches to feed the football team a meal every Sunday. Campus missionaries David Stone and Chris Wilson looked forward with expectancy at what God could do with that opportunity. One year later, another divinely orchestrated meeting has allowed them to build off those efforts. Stone met Brad Snow, MSU’s director of … [Read more...]
Mo. Baptist retreat equips children’s ministry leaders
BRANSON – Teaching future generations and making disciples are important goals for all churches. A recent retreat for Children's Ministers encouraged leaders to reach that goal. The retreat, Nov. 3-6, held at Chateau on the Lake in Branson, brought together Children’s Ministers from all over Missouri. “The retreat was a combination of learning and relaxing,” said Missouri Baptist Convention childhood ministry strategist Jamie Brown, who serves as kids minister at Ridgecrest Baptist … [Read more...]
FBC Marshall makes 7,290 Bibles to send across globe
MARSHALL – Building Bibles became a community event at the First Baptist Church of Marshall last month. “We turned our Family Life Center into a ‘Bible-Making Factory,’” Millie Randolph, member and mission team leader, said. “We ordered 5,000 Bibles to assemble for the Philippines, but we ended up doing 7,290. Bill Barker of ‘From Our Hands to Their Hands’ brought the materials and tools to us.” Randolph reported that thirty-seven groups and churches with more than four hundred people … [Read more...]
Garments of Praise takes gospel to the needy, lost
BRANSON – Garments of Praise is a ministry serving the needy and lost, but at the same time, is giving to the church as well. “We are celebrating our 11th year in this ministry,” Mark Scribner of Garments of Praise, a member of the Fellowship of Missouri Baptist Evangelists, said. “When we first started, I would say it is an evangelistic clothes ministry, but now, I know that it is a church empowering, gospel inspiring ministry that encourages the church to be the church.” Garments of … [Read more...]
Resound Network hosts late-night workshop at MBC annual meeting
ST. CHARLES – It’s 9 PM on Monday night. The first day of the MBC’s annual meeting has just ended. While many other messengers head for bed, this gathering of 50 pastors and church leaders stays up late. The Missouri Baptist Convention’s (MBC) Resound Network is hosting a late-night pastor’s workshop called “Taking Aim” during the MBC annual meeting, Oct. 24. Participants check in at the front, then form a line for root beer, ice cream, and cookies. They’re seated at round tables scattered … [Read more...]
MBC messengers submit two motions
ST. CHARLES – Messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) annual meeting, Oct. 24-25, submitted two motions to the body. Adam Cochrun, a messenger from Redeemer Church, Springfield, made a motion to bring a resolution he had submitted to the convention floor, since it hadn’t been reported out by the Resolutions Committee. His resolution regarded the equal protection of preborn children under the law. At the end of the Resolutions Committee report, Cochrun’s resolution was brought … [Read more...]
MBCollegiate reaches international students
JOPLIN – Missouri is home to over 17,000 international college students, according to the 2021 Open Doors Fact Sheet. Over half of those hail from China and India. The great majority of those international students will eventually return to their home countries, giving college ministries an amazing opportunity to impact the nations – even those whose doors are closed to Christianity – with the gospel. MBCollegiate ministries are reaching those students, and for some, like the BSU at … [Read more...]
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