Adults aged 55 and older from across the state learned about living for others at a fall retreat Sept. 21-23 at Windermere Baptist Conference Center. Sponsored by The Baptist Home, the retreat focused on the theme, "Christ-like Living for Others," based on Philippians 1:27.
Arrows flew and spirits soared as more than 1,000 people enjoyed Webster Baptist Association's 2009 Outdoor Sportsman event at Camp Arrowhead. The event drew families from all over southeast and south central parts of the state.
Messengers will install a new executive diretor and will celebrate missions when the 175th Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting convenes Oct. 26-28 at First Baptist Church, Raytown. Installation of David Tolliver as MBC executive director will highlight Monday evening's program.
In the face of tightened economic conditions, the Missouri Baptist Convention will seek convention messengers' permission to direct Cooperative Program gifts to fund ongoing legal action against five formerly affiliated institutions.
High energy, an upbeat and contemporary arrangement of an old favorite and a director who couldn't stand still brought a crowd to its feet and a regional win to a Missouri
Some social analysts say churches can become instrumental in shaping a new culture built on an old virtue—thrift. But a Baptist ethicist insists churches need to examine themselves before they can begin to preach stewardship effectively to the larger culture.
Stewardship often is seen as an individual act—giving a tithe, with generosity gauged by contributions in addition to the basic 10 percent. But is the corporate body also a steward, and how or can that stewardship be measured?
If Americans had followed biblical financial principles, they could have lessened—or completely avoided—the worst recession in decades, two prominent Christian money management specialists said.