Who We Are
The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) is a network of more than 1,700 self-governing Southern Baptist churches that work together to carry out the Great Commission. Missouri Baptists elect an Executive Board that oversees the convention’s ministries, which the MBC staff carries out under the direction of an executive director-treasurer.
Missouri Baptists recognize eight regions of ministry in the state and work cooperatively with nearly 60 Baptist associations into which local churches are grouped for more effective ministry.
Missouri Baptist churches faithfully fund MBC ministries through their gifts to the Cooperative Program, and through the annual Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering.
Our Vision
The Missouri Baptist Convention exists to help churches transform lives and communities with the gospel.
That’s the reason the MBC was founded in 1835. And it’s the reason Missouri Baptists labor together for this moment in kingdom history.
The MBC Ministry Plan
Our role as a convention staff is to help local churches be faithful to their God-called missions. We carry out our servant role through seven initiatives:
Prayer – a strong statewide prayer ministry that involves every Missouri Baptist and every MBC-affiliated church.
Evangelism – a movement to help our churches refocus and reprioritize their call to take the gospel to the lost.
Missions Mobilization – engaging Missouri Baptists in missions at home and around the world.
Church Planting / Send Missouri – through our partnership with the North American Mission Board, we’re striving to help churches plant churches that will plant additional churches.
Church Renewal – fostering healthy pastors, healthy churches, and healthy associations through the Resound Network and Leader Care ministries.
Media & Communications – telling the story of what God is doing in Missouri Baptist life through print, web, social media, video, and other media.
Entity Relations – supporting, promoting, and partnering with the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, Baptist Homes & Healthcare Ministries, the Missouri Baptist Foundation, Hannibal-LaGrange University, Missouri Baptist University, and Southwest Baptist University.