MBU's core purpose is to teach, empower and inspire students for service and lifelong learning. #ShineOnMBU ✨ MBU's core purpose is to teach, empower and inspire students for service and lifelong learning.✨ Missouri Baptist University is an evangelical Christian, liberal arts institution of higher learning whose purpose is to offer programs of study leading to professional certificates, undergraduate degrees, and graduate degrees in an environment of academic excellence from a Biblically based Christian perspective. The University is committed to enriching students' lives spiritually, intellectually, and professionally, and to preparing students to serve in a global and culturally diverse society.