Two Conversations that Need to Meet in the Middle As I’ve traveled for work and for various ministry opportunities, I’ve had two distinct conversations about residencies. One conversation has been with pastors and church planters who express their desire to have a residency in their church. The other conversation has been with young men and women who are called to … Read More
Get to Know our Church Planting Missionaries in Montana – The Bourne Family
I want to encourage you to take time to get to know your North American missionaries that serve in Montana. When you give to the Cooperative Program and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (North American Missions Offering) you support thirteen missionaries from the northwest corner of the state to the eastern plains; from the towns bordering Canada to places along … Read More
Get to Know our Church Planting Missionaries in Montana – The Taber Family
Tell us about your family. Jeremie Taber (13), loves basketball and music. Mason Taber (12), loves basketball, football, Legos, and music. Brandi and I are native Montanans, Jim (Laurel), Brandi (Hamilton). We met while in college at University of Montana through some mutual friends in Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Our sons are from Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. We adopted them in 2012 … Read More
Praying Across Montana for Montana
When it comes prayer, we often seek the gift. Seldom do we seek the Giver. What if prayer is more about us being summoned into God’s presence so that we can hear what’s on the Father’s heart for our lives, as opposed to us quickly going over a list of needs and desires that have little to do with His … Read More
The Power of Partnership in Montana
It’s good for our churches in Montana to be reminded that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. Recently on a national level, 200 NEW missionaries were sent out by 174 different Sending Churches to plant in 34 states and three Canadian provinces, to share the hope of the gospel in 7 different languages. This is the power of … Read More
Celebrating the Call to Plant Churches in Montana
On June 8, 2023, John and Jenny Corder moved from Elgin, South Carolina to Glendive, Montana to plant a new church to reach lost people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Answering God’s call, they sold their home, resigned from their jobs, said goodbye to family and friends, packed up a U-Haul, and set out on a 1,848-mile journey across … Read More
Plant, Replant, or Die
800-900 Southern Baptist churches die in our country every year! Over 77% of these churches are in communities larger than 100,000 people, according to NAMB. Over 90% of these churches are in population centers that have grown over the past decade. The problem is real. But to whom does this problem belong? It belongs to us. It’s mine and yours, … Read More
Rocky Mountain Bible Conference
A CONFERENCE LED BY THE MINISTRY CENTER OF WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY ON “RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH.” REGISTER NOW! Click the link below, find details about the conference, and register to attend for FREE! This is for pastors, church staff, small group leaders, Sunday school teachers, and anyone in your church with a desire to grow in the discipline … Read More
A Note from Michael Liner
Dear Montana Southern Baptists, Nancy and I wanted to send you a quick note of gratitude and to express thanksgiving to our Lord for your support and partnership in ministry over the past decade. Yes, ten years already. Time certainly flies. We have seen The Lord do some wonderful things over the years and have enjoyed and benefitted from being … Read More
406 Day of Prayer and Fasting
BIG SUCCESS & A SIGN OF SPIRITUAL HUNGER What a blessing it was to be a part of the first ever, online, all-state prayer meeting for Montana. Approximately 75 people representing 19 different churches united in heartfelt, passionate prayer on the date represented by our area code, April 6 (4/06). Online, there were churches gathered in homes, and fellowship halls. … Read More