Resolutions on porn, SBC name change draw the most discussion
OSAGE BEACH - Proposed resolutions messengers considered stirred passions at the 177th Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting, which was otherwise a quiet one.
Messengers won’t relax CP requirements for representation at annual meeting
OSAGE BEACH - Only church gifts to the Cooperative Program will count when determining the number of messengers a congregation can send to a Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting.
Memorable MBC news is new exec
The 177th annual session of the Missouri Baptist Convention last week at Tan-Tar-A Resort on the Lake of the Ozarks will not be remembered for controversy. Far from it.
Opinion: Trust the people
(ABP) -- Few words spark more immediate anxiety in a pastor than, “Preacher, we’ve found a great book, and we’re going to get a group together and teach it.”
Opinion: Baptists and authority
(ABP) -- The sexuality conference in April will raise many issues. But for the theologically minded, the most important issue will probably be the question of religious authority.
Opinion: What do we do before âI do?â
(ABP) -- “You know of all the weddings we’ve attended this year, statistically, at least one will end in divorce.” It was an odd thing for my fiancé to lean over and tell me as we watch one of my college roommates walk down the
Chinese government awards Baptist missionary
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) – An American Baptist missionary was the only foreigner among more than 30 recipients of a prestigious charity award granted recently by the government of Jiangsu Province, China.
New Baptist Covenant II finalizes speaker lineup for Nov. 17-19 gathering
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Lack of issues, economy limit MBC attendance
The annual meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at Tan-Tar-A Resort on the Lake of the Ozarks didn’t set any attendance records. By the middle of the meeting, total attendance stood at less than 1,300 with only 933
After nine years, MBC litigation report received without discussion
OSAGE BEACH -- Messengers to the 177th Missouri Baptist Convention remained quiet about ongoing litigation between the MBC and three formerly affiliated institutions. Following the report of the Agency Restoration Group on Nov. 1, no one responded with questions or brought a