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1 week ago | 
mbcpathway.com | Richard Nations
KENYA, Africa – The First Baptist Church of Bonne Terre, Mo., has engaged in several villages in Kenya to share the Gospel and provide needed resources for the people. Pastor Alan David said they go to “educate and encourage the pastors.”But he added there are so many needs for resources there that they raise funds and provide food, Bibles and arrange to have wells dug to provide clean water.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebaptistpaper.org | Richard Nations
Trinity Baptist Church in Lake Charles, Louisiana, offers a weekly respite care session for adults with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. This gives their family caregivers an opportunity to rest or run errands. There is also a support group session once a month for those caregivers to spend time with others in similar situations and decompress a little, sharing frustrations, joys and helpful tips.
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1 month ago | 
mbcpathway.com | Richard Nations
ARNOLD, Mo. – The First Baptist Church of Arnold canceled services on Sunday, March 16, holding online worship only. Their building was impacted by a band of tornadoes that stretched across several states from Texas to Illinois on Friday evening, March 14. The Missouri Highway Patrol said there were at least 12 fatalities caused by the 19 reported tornadoes.ABC News was reporting around 40 dead across several midwestern and southern states from the storms, as of Sunday, March 16.
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2 months ago | 
fggam.org | Dewey Moede |Richard Nations
Beautiful story……brings joy to my heart, I pray it does the same to you. Baptist PressBy , posted February 5, 2025 in Churches and MinistryLEBANON, Mo. – Roger Sherrer was looking for his package. A parcel company carrying an order for some sports memorabilia had not shown up on the expected delivery date. It was to have been delivered to the church office at First Baptist Church in Lebanon where Sherrer is one of the pastors.
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2 months ago | 
baptistpress.com | Scott Barkley |Diana Chandler |Richard Nations |Tom Strode
Metadata:Share this post: Carey Nieuwhof recently released a video discussing five disruptive trends in the church, which included some sobering statistics. In this article, I’ll highlight one of these trends and offer thoughts on potential solutions from the front lines of reaching the next generation. The first trend Nieuwhof highlights is that Gen Z is simultaneously experiencing revival and retreat. I generally agree with his assessment.
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2 months ago | 
baptistpress.com | Scott Barkley |Diana Chandler |Richard Nations |Tom Strode
WASHINGTON (BP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order to prevent transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports is a long overdue correction and return to normalcy, said a representative of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. “Under the Biden administration, Title IX was co-opted by the sexual revolution and women’s sports were compromised by the advancement of sexual orientation and gender identity politics,” said ERLC President Brent Leatherwood.
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2 months ago | 
baptistpress.com | Diana Chandler |Richard Nations |Aaron Earls |Scott Barkley
WASHINGTON (BP) – U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson heard Southern Baptist priorities Feb. 5 as Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) President Brent Leatherwood met with the congressional leader in Washington. “Shared priorities” including protecting life, defending religious liberty and supporting God’s design for marriage and family, were among topics discussed, Leatherwood told Baptist Press, as well as the contemporary dynamics of governmental leadership.
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2 months ago | 
baptistpress.com | Richard Nations |Aaron Earls |Scott Barkley |Tom Strode
LEBANON, Mo. – Roger Sherrer was looking for his package. A parcel company carrying an order for some sports memorabilia had not shown up on the expected delivery date. It was to have been delivered to the church office at First Baptist Church in Lebanon where Sherrer is one of the pastors. But instead the package accidentally went to a family in a town about 70 miles away. That was a “divine appointment” that the Lord set up, Sherrer said.
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2 months ago | 
baptistpress.com | Scott Barkley |Diana Chandler |Richard Nations |Tom Strode
NEW ORLEANS – A sold-out crowd of more than 1,200 women gathered for the Abide Women’s Conference at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Jan. 31-Feb. 1 to learn more about the importance of biblical community. This year’s conference gathered women from more than 10 different states and more than 200 churches. The Abide conference has sold out every year since its inception four years ago. This year’s event sold out in less than seven weeks.
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2 months ago | 
mbcpathway.com | Richard Nations
NEOSHO – Alan Brock has retired as the director of missions for Shoal Creek Baptist Association.He plans to move to Bolivar, where he is hoping to offer classes and training conferences for area bivocational pastors. He has served in several locations in Missouri as a pastor and DOM. Those locations included pastorates in Belfast Baptist, Neosho; Fellowship Baptist in Neosho and Calvary Baptist in Chillicothe.
