Missouri's The Pathway Archives

First person: Why I’m asking the Department of Education to protect religious liberty at Christian universities

May 12, 2025

“This religious liberty issue goes beyond Baptists.”

HLGU seeks protection from ‘discriminatory and unconstitutional’ mandate

May 7, 2025

Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU), affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) since 1857, has formally requested a religious accommodation from the U.S. Department of Education from a Biden-era regulation, 34 CFR §668.14.

99-year-old pianist has been making music for 85 years

April 25, 2025

“I do have a satisfied feeling when I play,” Grace Street said. “When I’m not there, there is no one else to play, and that’s not what you would want to hear.”

Missouri communities, churches impacted by tornadoes

March 18, 2025

The Missouri Highway Patrol said there were at least 12 fatalities caused by the 19 reported tornadoes.

‘Leading change’ comes with a cost, says Iorg

March 18, 2025

“Real change means real change. Sometimes a patch won’t do,” Iorg said. He added that major change requires whatever new structures, policies, procedures and budgets are needed to successfully implement that change.

First person: What is the Cooperative Program?

February 18, 2025

Despite our general knowledge of the Cooperative Program, from time to time I hear explanations that are at best inaccurate, and at worst, concerning and/or harmful.

A brief history of the Cooperative Program

February 11, 2025

When 293 delegates gathered in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia, for the inaugural meeting of the convention, their first resolution expressed the desire to “organize a convention for the propagation of the gospel.”