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By Bill Webb, Word&Way Editor A number of Christian organizations — Baptists among them — are getting behind a House of Representatives initiative known as the Fairness in Farm and Food Policy Amendment. The sponsors include Democrat Ron Kind of Wisconsin and Republican Jeff

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Search begins for next MBC executive director

July 25, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board named an 11-member search committee during its July 10 meeting at the Baptist Building to seek a successor to David Clippard, whom the board dismissed three months earlier. James Freeman, a 43-year-old attorney from Oakwood Baptist

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MBC attorneys: Entities had legal right to change charters

July 25, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent The Missouri Baptist Convention’s Executive Board has abandoned its contention that trustees of five institutions acted illegally when they changed their charters to elect their own board members. Convention lawyers agreed at a July 18 hearing that agency trustees have

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Lifeguard rescues 12-year-old swimmer at Windermere

July 23, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

At Windermere Baptist Conference Center many people have discovered the life-saving love of Jesus. Last month, a Windermere lifeguard physically saved the life of a 12-year-old girl who lost consciousness while swimming. While on duty, lifeguard Kasey Laguna, a college student from Columbia, spotted

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Slavery touches Baptist groups

July 17, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb, Word&Way Editor At least three Baptist groups that have met during the past few days have been touched by the memory of slavery in their history. And such memories have sparked acknowledgement that the slave trade continues today on a large scale

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Third Baptist ministers as a ‘good neighbor’

July 16, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer ST. LOUIS — Third Baptist Church in St. Louis strives to be a good neighbor in its downtown, urban setting. The church, located at the corner of Grand and Washington in the heart of Grand Center,

2007 Archives

Media and the Internet: Clean up your (computer’s) act

July 16, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Ken Satterfield If you are dragging, a doctor will tell you that some of the culprits could be excess weight, too much stress or not enough exercise. (Or age, but let’s not go there.) Likewise, if your computer seems to be slowing down, several

2007 Archives

Patrick, Devine: Emergent church offers unique way to witness in urban centers

June 28, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer The emerging church has been a source of controversy due to the perceived desire for the church to fit into a postmodern or — as Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary associate professor of theology Mark Devine prefers to call

2007 Archives

A mild, but not quiet, SBC

June 28, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb, Word&Way Editor The annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in San Antonio earlier this month was significantly milder than the typical platter of Tex-Mex on the meandering River Walk. Messengers were only the third-largest crowd in the city this time

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Deaf Youth Camp celebrates silver anniversary

June 28, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bruce Tegg The Missouri Baptist Deaf Youth Camp celebrated their 25th anniversary of ministry June 10-15. This year churches from Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas sent a total of 42 Deaf campers. Seven campers made salvation decisions and an additional 10 campers made decisions

An appeal for the little guy

Search begins for next MBC executive director

MBC attorneys: Entities had legal right to change charters

Lifeguard rescues 12-year-old swimmer at Windermere

Slavery touches Baptist groups

Third Baptist ministers as a ‘good neighbor’

Media and the Internet: Clean up your (computer’s) act

Patrick, Devine: Emergent church offers unique way to witness in urban centers

A mild, but not quiet, SBC

Deaf Youth Camp celebrates silver anniversary

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