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Messengers elected a new slate of officers and mainly handled routine matters during brief business sessions of the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting Oct. 27-29 at Tan-Tar-A Resort on the shores of the Lake of the Ozarks.

Word & Way (Missouri)

Same-sex marriage, trafficking among resolutions adopted by MBC messengers

November 7, 2014

author: Administrator

Messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention approved five resolutions without comment or debate during their closing session Oct. 29 at Tan-Tar-A Resort, including one on same-sex marriage and another on human sex trafficking.

Missouri Voices

Balancing a congregation’s spiritual diet

November 6, 2014

author: brandon

Is your congregation receiving all its spiritual vitamins and minerals? We all know how crucial a balanced physical diet is; our spirits also need a healthy mixture of “the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27). But before you stop reading this column because

Faith & Culture

Love your neighbor: Christ’s command to serve inspires action

November 6, 2014

author: brandon

Some Christians provide shelter for the homeless or food for hungry people. Others engage in social activism or public policy advocacy. What’s love got to do with it? Everything.

Word & Way

An honor and one that got away

November 6, 2014

author: brandon

While the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting was light on business, this year's rendition praised longtime worker -- Raymond R. "Bob" Kenison for his 36 years of dedicated service to children and youth through the Missouri Baptist Children's Home.

Word & Way (Missouri)

MBC seeks Foundation insurance money; ARG gives MBC report

October 29, 2014

author: Administrator

The Missouri Baptist Convention is seeking to collect attorneys’ fees and court costs even as its case against the Missouri Baptist Foundation continues in the legal system. The MBC Agency Restoration Group reported to messengers to the MBC annual meeting on the status of the

Words for the Way

No one knows when his time will come

October 28, 2014

author: Bill Webb

People who know me well realize I have been a major league baseball fan of the team in St. Louis almost since I was born an hour away in southern Illinois. Frankly, it was expected of every family member shortly after his or her

Word & Way (Missouri)

Missouri Baptist Convention meets ‘Together,’ offers streaming

October 23, 2014

author: Ken Satterfield

This year's Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting will be held at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach Oct. 27-29. "Together" is the theme of the 180th annual meeting based on Colossians 2:2. The sessions will feature messages, reports, music and leadership development as messengers conduct the

Baptists

Jo Templin addresses the ‘how’ of region support

October 22, 2014

author: brandon

HESSTON, Kan. — Business, preaching, reports and fellowship highlighted the annual gathering of American Baptist Churches of the Central Region — covering Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas — at their conference center in Hesston, Kan., Oct. 17-18. President Jo Templin underscored the value of people across

Baptists

Executive Minister Williams notes Central Region help to churches

October 22, 2014

author: brandon

HESSTON, Kan. — Executive Minister John Williams closed the annual gathering of the Central Region of American Baptist Churches USA Oct. 18 by pointing to six contributions -- church health, clergy health, shared ministry, spiritual vitality, financial stability and future outlook -- the region made

Franks elected new MBC president

Same-sex marriage, trafficking among resolutions adopted by MBC messengers

Balancing a congregation’s spiritual diet

Love your neighbor: Christ’s command to serve inspires action

An honor and one that got away

MBC seeks Foundation insurance money; ARG gives MBC report

No one knows when his time will come

Missouri Baptist Convention meets ‘Together,’ offers streaming

Jo Templin addresses the ‘how’ of region support

Executive Minister Williams notes Central Region help to churches

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