The Pathway

The Pathway is a bi-weekly publication from the Missouri Baptist Convention that aims to highlight events impacting Baptists in Missouri, as well as the Southern Baptist Convention and evangelical Christians across the globe. The Online Pathway serves as a swift source for updates and breaking news for MBC churches. The content will feature reports on the happenings within Missouri Baptist churches, decisions made by the MBC Executive Board and its committees, initiatives from the MBC Executive Board staff, and activities of MBC-affiliated agencies and institutions. This journal is designed to encourage Kingdom growth and foster unity within the MBC community.

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Apologist: proclaiming the Resurrection needs to be consistent

1 week ago | mbcpathway.com | Scott Barkley

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article includes additional reporting by The Pathway. DALLAS/KANSAS CITY (BP) – Jeremiah Johnston says the seminal event in Christianity’s history should be raised up more often.
FBC Bonne Terre mission team shares gospel, needed resources in Kenya

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.
Eyes up, screens down: Phone free becoming more common at youth events

1 month ago | mbcpathway.com | Scott Barkley

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BP) – Peer pressure can be a good thing. It’s not something usually pressed in a student ministry setting, but Bill Newton has discovered its value at Immanuel Baptist Church. Talk to youth ministry leaders and you will soon learn the expansive impact cell phones have on students. Approximately 95 percent of American teenagers have one. To get an idea on the speed at which that point came, consider that in 2011 nearly a quarter of teens (23 percent) had a smart phone.
Bogey Hills Baptist feeds community for four decades and counting

1 month ago | mbcpathway.com | Dan Steinbeck

ST. CHARLES – For 40 years, Bogey Hills Baptist Church has fed their community through the Powell Terrace Food Pantry. “Our church started it in 1985. The Lord has blessed us with the ability to do this,” said pastor Coby Boyd, who is also pantry director. “Other churches in the association help us through their tithes and offerings. Other businesses, schools, civic organizations have had food drives for us.
Redeeming the time, feather by feather

1 month ago | mbcpathway.com | Rhonda Rhea

I remember when I was a young night owl, poking merciless fun at any and all of the early birds in my life. What did they even get out of early-birding? Worms? I’ll take the extra sleep, thanks. Then I became an adult, and guess what happened. Nope, not that. Because, still not an early bird. But in a strange irony, not a night owl either. Present-day me would like a flock in the middle. Isn’t there a medium rare bird? Wait no, that sounds like a terrible idea.
TIMELINE: Sexual abuse investigation-related costs approach $13M since 2021

1 month ago | mbcpathway.com | Scott Barkley

NASHVILLE (BP) – At last month’s SBC Executive Committee meeting, EC President and CEO Jeff Iorg reported that as of Dec. 24, some $13 million had been spent on investigations related to sexual abuse and related legal costs. He further reported that the EC is pursuing a $3 million loan to cover legal costs in the current fiscal year. Additionally, EC members approved a 2025-26 budget that includes a $3 million priority allocation for legal fees. That budget awaits SBC messenger approval in June.
Half of churches experiencing post-pandemic attendance growth

1 month ago | mbcpathway.com | Aaron Earls

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (Lifeway Research) – Half of U.S. Protestant pastors say their churches are growing but some warning signs remain about their congregational future. U.S. Protestant churches are almost evenly split between those that have grown within the past two years and those that are plateaued or declining, according to an Exponential study by Lifeway Research. Around half of the congregations (52%) increased their worship service attendance by at least 4% in the past two years.
Tornadoes, heavy winds impact Missouri communities, MBC churches

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.
‘Hear my cry for mercy’: MODR volunteers bring hope to California fire survivors

1 month ago | mbcpathway.com | Tharran Gaines

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (MODR) – Following any disaster, it’s only natural that the survivors want to recover anything that hasn’t been destroyed. It doesn’t matter whether they’ve experienced a flood, tornado or hurricane. The natural response is to locate any belongings that may have survived. Unfortunately, the situation is usually much worse following a widespread fire like those that occurred in Hawaii in August 2023 and more recently in southern California.
Continued Hurricane Helene response requires flexibility

1 month ago | mbcpathway.com | Tharran Gaines

BURNSVILLE, N.C. – A common motto among Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) volunteers is to always “Be Flexible”. That has certainly been the case with response to Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in Florida over four months ago. MODR volunteers initially responded by providing chainsaw teams, mass feeding teams and shower and laundry units to Augusta, Ga., in a matter of days.