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What has happened to the Missouri Baptist Convention?Bob PerryI get that question often from family, friends and folks in the churches. Some of them know that I was active in the Missouri Baptist Convention during parts of three decades in the '60s, '70s, and '80s.

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Power in your blood

February 28, 2005

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor Residents of Columbia mourned the death of a young police officer -- Molly Bowden -- earlier this month. She was fired on during a traffic stop on Jan. 10 by a gunman who later took his own life. She

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Wanted: racial reconcilers

February 10, 2005

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor Among many Christian groups, Sunday, Feb. 13, is Racial Reconciliation Sunday. The name of the day suggests that this is not a day of celebration but a "work day" of sorts. Many have made progress in the area of racial

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Ferguson widow ministers to others in pain

February 10, 2005

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb, Word&Way EditorSpringfield -- The widow of a prominent Southern Baptist pastor gave insights into her own pain and into ministering with those experiencing pain in a message to the State Evangelism Conference Jan. 24-25 at Second Baptist Church, Springfield.Kathy Ferguson's husband, Rick,

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Voters nix justice center, Baptist Building purchase

February 9, 2005

author: Ken Satterfield

Voters vote 3-1 against sales tax Jefferson City - The Baptist Building in Jefferson City is for sale once again after Cole County voters gave a resounding "no" to a sales tax increase to fund a new justice center on Feb. 8. The Missouri Baptist

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Thomas, Mercer, Schlup retire from MBC

February 4, 2005

author: Ken Satterfield

By Vicki Brown, Word&Way News WriterWhen three Missouri Baptist Convention employees retired from their posts at the end of last year, they took a wealth of experience and commitment with them. Larry Thomas, Ken Mercer and Helen Schlup each said they were grateful God had

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America’s twin strengths

January 28, 2005

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor During the past couple of weeks, Americans have celebrated a life and an event that together define what a country is like at its best. The event was a ritual that occurs every four years in our government

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New governor sees faith as key

January 28, 2005

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb, Word&Way EditorJefferson City — Missouri's new governor says faith was an important part of his life as a youngster, but he has sought to make it an even more important part as an adult in public service."I was like a lot of

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Missouri couple finds missions niche

January 28, 2005

author: Ken Satterfield

By Carla Wynn, CBF Communications Columbia — As community developers committed to easing rural poverty's toll, Don and Doris Littrell of Columbia think partnering with impoverished people empowers them. As coordinator of Partners in Hope, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's rural poverty initiative, Tom Prevost thinks

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Bipartisan breakfast focuses on prayer

January 14, 2005

author: Ken Satterfield

Outgoing governor Bob Holden, a Democrat, urged support for his successor, Matt Blunt, during the annual Governor's Prayer Breakfast for Missouri Jan. 6 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. Holden wished Blunt, who was in the audience, success as the new governor of

What has happened to the Missouri Baptist Convention?

Power in your blood

Wanted: racial reconcilers

Ferguson widow ministers to others in pain

Voters nix justice center, Baptist Building purchase

Thomas, Mercer, Schlup retire from MBC

America’s twin strengths

New governor sees faith as key

Missouri couple finds missions niche

Bipartisan breakfast focuses on prayer

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