Missouri Baptist University: Legacy of light, hope in St. Louis
Once described as the London of the American West, St. Louis has more recently been crowned a city of hope and hurt.
SBU’s Enactus: Serving others
Through entrepreneurial action, Southwest Baptist University’s Enactus team is fulfilling the university’s mission to be a “Christ-centered, caring academic community preparing students to be
The Baptist Home: Increasingly serving aging humanity
What began as a vision given to a young Baptist pastor and his wife more than a century ago has grown into a vibrant ministry with campuses
Gibson: Run the race with fellow believers
Recalling examples from his own life, Paul Gibson, early on realized that “we were running against” other denominations and sometimes even other Baptists, he told Fall Adult
CBF Heartland installs new leader Langford
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Heartland installed new coordinator Jeff Langford and celebrated the 25th anniversary of national CBF during its fall assembly Oct. 21 at First
Second class of journeymen notes 50 years
More than 40 former International Mission Board journeymen who were appointed in the second year of the two-year overseas missions program celebrated the 50th anniversary of
John Howell remembered fondly during service
John Howell, an original faculty member of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas, Mo., was remembered fondly following his death at 92 on Sept. 6 after a
Pastors participate in politics at pulpit and in public
Few pastors throw their hat into a political race. But many engage in politics in other ways, both in the public square and in church sanctuaries.
Clergy campaign for seats in the Capitol
“Ministry is not a vocation, it’s not an occupation, it's a calling,” states a senator from Oklahoma. Others see running for office as part of the process of living out their faith.
GRR American Baptists invert the tithe
American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region (Missouri and Illinois) upended the traditional tithe of 10 percent by giving 90 percent