Mark Snowden is Director of Evangelism and Discipleship of the 1,900-member churches composing the Missouri Baptist Convention (www.mobaptist.org).  He is overseeing the important “hand-in-glove” focus of reaching people for Christ and then disciplining them. Mark was a ministry colleague at the International Mission Board and something of a … [Read more...]

Humorist/comedian/minister Dennis Swanberg appears in St. Louis, MO at the 2012 Annual Meeting (October 29 – 31) of the 1,900 + member churches composing the Missouri Baptist Convention.  His website (www.dennisswanberg.com) “says it all,” providing “laughs” for us from the “get-go!”  You are invited to the different Convention sessions, which are … [Read more...]

Dr. John Marshall is the 2010 – 1012 President of the 1,900 + member churches of the Missouri Baptist Convention.  As a 6th generation preacher in his family, a son and a grandson are extending the family “line” of Marshall family preachers into the 7th and 8th generations.  John, as I write, and I are enjoying a 33-three year treasured friendship! … [Read more...]

Dr. (in analytical chemistry) Pat Castle, Lt. Col in the m military, is founder of “LifeRunners” (www.liferunners.org), runners who run for health – theirs and the lives of innocent unborn children!  Their running t-shirts reference the prophet Jeremiah, chapter 1, verse 5 (Jer 1:5) which reads:   “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Before … [Read more...]

Bill Fawcett for more than 30 years has served as pastor of the Calvary International Church (www.calvary.org.br) in San Paulo, Brazil, composed of members from 30 + nations.  We recall and laugh about his marriage to Mary Fix, thus providing Mary’s community with what must have been the most practical social event of the season – the “Fix-Fawcett” … [Read more...]

Ed Moncada describes how he nearly quits ministry, but an encounter with a man of God, Henry Blackaby, helps Ed move forward.  Later “heartaches” don’t stop him, such as the 2011 heart attack deaths of two brothers, 37 & 42…16 days apart … and more recently a heart “defibrillator” inserted within Ed to regulate Ed’s heart … Ed advances in … [Read more...]

Larry Collett is the retired CEO of Cass Informational Systems, owner of Cass Bank Corporation, and is still Chairman of the Board.  Cass Info Systems, based in St. Louis, MO, conducts business nationwide and has a major focus on financing ministry projects.  A Fortune 500 Executive, Larry’s bio includes serving in 1999 as the Chairman of the … [Read more...]

Col Jack Jackson, US Marines retired, piloted the “Harrier” airplane more hours than any other individual in history; has 40 earned military medals; describes the joys of flying for “Veterans Airlift Command” wounded military men & women and their families all over the country … free.  (See www.veteransairlift.org, which states … “Wounded … [Read more...]

The Experiencing God author and Bible study teacher, Henry Blackaby and the Blackaby Team are coming to St. Louis October 12 through 16, 2012.  You can listen to the 30 second spots here that are scheduled to run on the Bott Radio Network stations. The Blackaby family, Henry, Sons Richard and Tom, and Grandson Daniel and other family members will … [Read more...]

Mat Staver, founder and Director of “Liberty Counsel” (www.lc.org) & Dean of Liberty Law School, discusses the importance of believers registering to vote … and then voting. “Registering to vote is not political.  Many churches are registering people to vote in their church services.”  Voting registration deadline for the November 2012 … [Read more...]