August 2007 - Word&Way

Celebrating Old Bethel “At the coming meeting of the General Association of Cape Girardeau, there will be at least one memorable day. It was just 100 years ago this month that 15 Baptists organized Bethel church, the first non-Catholic body west of the Mississippi.

2007 Archives

Relationships key to ‘dropouts’

August 21, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb, Word&Way Editor LifeWay Research has released a study that shows more than two-thirds of young adults who attend a Protestant church for at least a year in high school will stop attending church regularly for at least a year between

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Mo. Baptists go back to Bethel

August 21, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Jackie Huffman Word&Way Correspondent A large number of people, most Baptists from Southeast Missouri, gathered Saturday, Aug. 18, at the site of the first Protestant church built and used west of the Mississippi River for a dedication service of the reconstruction of the building

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Judge drops conspiracy allegations, weighs arguments on membership

August 20, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent JEFFERSON CITY — Cole County Circuit Court Judge Richard Callahan dismissed conspiracy allegations against five entities on Aug. 17. He also heard arguments regarding the Missouri Baptist Convention’s claim to be the sole member of the corporate boards of

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Time to stop driving?

August 19, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

“Love is doing what people need — not just what they want. Love is doing what people need — not what we want.” Doug Manning Most maturing adults are wise enough to gradually limit or stop driving when they think they are not

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If it’s summer, it’s VBS time

August 8, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb, Word&Way Editor In the “old days” of state Baptist newspaper work, summer was a bit of a catch-up time. Church life seemed a little bit seasonal. Churches scaled back their schedules and their level of activity diminished — at least

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Both sides win a little, lose a little in court

August 8, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent JEFFERSON CITY — Both sides won a little and lost a little in the continuing five-year legal tangle between the Missouri Baptist Convention and five institutions. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Richard Callahan released a formal order on

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SBU students help feed Polk County kids

August 7, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

BOLIVAR — The signs said: “Put Food Here” and “Help Polk County Kids.” Over the four-week food drive, the piles grew in the SBU Behavioral Sciences Department, dorm lobbies, and the Student Life office. When the donations were sorted, 22 full bags and

100 Years Ago – Old Bethel

Relationships key to ‘dropouts’

Mo. Baptists go back to Bethel

Judge drops conspiracy allegations, weighs arguments on membership

Time to stop driving?

If it’s summer, it’s VBS time

Both sides win a little, lose a little in court

SBU students help feed Polk County kids

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