Written by Brian Koonce, reprinted with permission by The Pathway. During their 188th annual meeting at the St. Charles Convention Center here, Oct. 24-25, messengers of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) elected four new MBC officers. Coming from 470 Missouri Baptist churches across the state, 1,035 messengers and 226 guests attended the two-day meeting. The [...]
My starting point for ministry began at Travis Baptist Church in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was there that I found Jesus to be my Lord and Savior, being baptized in May of 1973. As a maturing teenager, I found the church facility to be my ‘2nd home’ and the church family to be an encouraging [...]
As we close out another year of ministry at BR-KC my first impression is that the last year has seen more change than any year in my nearly 10 years of service. The world emerged from Covid. Jennifer left BR-KC to work for Restoration House (REHOPE). Amy Cox became our new administrative assistant. She has [...]
Lindy Reed, senior pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Blue Springs, is excited to see what is happening among his congregation. "We are having baptisms every week," he said, "and in addition to new people, four other pastors are members of the church." Reed reported that retired pastors John Holt, Bob McCutcheon, and Dan Griffin [...]
Ministering to Pastors and Leaders—Monthly Meetings At the end of last year, and beginning of this year, we have been investing significant time ministering to pastors and leaders residing in the Kansas City area and sometimes even beyond. We have been having monthly meetings in which we try to achieve five fundamental objectives: sharing a [...]
By Gregg Boll, Associate Director of Missions Over 8100 messengers gathered in Anaheim, California in June for our annual Southern Baptist Convention. As one who attended most sessions of business, I was pleased with the level of civility which was demonstrated by the messengers towards one another, with just a rare exception. If there was [...]
As BR-KC Baptist Association staff we rejoice in the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in favor of the sanctity of human life. Psalms 139:13-14 (CSB) “13 For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. [...]
By Chris Houghtaling BRKC-DR Admin “I just wanted to see.” said the woman as she looked around the room. There were tears, prayer, a hug. She explained she had been telling herself over and over “There HAS to still be good in humanity! There just HAS to be!” But she was seriously starting to think [...]
If Covid’s impact upon our S.B.C. and BR-KC Churches wasn’t bad enough, there are new developments that will prove to be one of our greatest challenges to date to reconcile. A few years ago, allegations began to surface that Southern Baptist Convention leaders had and were mishandling sexual allegations that occurred on their watch. Some [...]
by Gregg Boll, Associate Director of Missions I’ve met with and had heart to heart conversations with several of our BR-KC pastors. What I am hearing consistently is that our pastors are weary. Weary, yet hopeful! Weary, yet still persevering and doing the hard work of ministry. From my vantage point, I would encourage you [...]
