Puppets open doors to ministry for Missouri associate pastor
April 3, 2026
Smiles turned to laughter as Doug Mickan, associate pastor of worship and music at Faith Baptist Church in Festus, introduced his friends.
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Apologetics book translated into Iran’s Farsi language ‘to encourage fellow believers’
February 25, 2026
When Rob Phillips began writing books to help Christians defend their faith he never foresaw some of his titles being translated into Farsi, the modern Persian language of Iran.
VBS grew up — and it’s impacting women’s ministry
February 12, 2026
Created to reach women who may have never experienced VBS, FBC Bolivar’s unique ministry has led women to Jesus and inspired other churches to replicate the event.
Baptist college’s lawsuit secures ‘necessary victory, not a complete one’
February 9, 2026
Hannibal-LaGrange University announced Feb. 6 the resolution of its federal lawsuit against the Department of Education.
‘God, take me or fix me’: Former addict, now pastor labors to help the broken
September 12, 2025
How should we think of people who are the so-called unreachables?
After surviving car wreck, Missouri man testifies to God’s faithfulness
August 15, 2025
Cooper Roy is ambitious. At 20 years old, he’s in college, serving his church, and working with Freeway Ministries, an organization that helps ex-prisoners and
Trailer with purpose: Baptist association equips churches for outreach
August 5, 2025
While churches often rely on shared resources for ministry, one Southern Baptist association in southwest Missouri found a way to turn a donated travel trailer into a block party trailer — designed to help churches reach their communities.
Serving through Disaster Relief: One trip was all it took
July 10, 2025
“We found Disaster Relief to be a great organization,” said Johnie Alden.
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.
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