Worshipping on a rural mound
The address for Union Mound Baptist Church says Elkland, Mo. Like many rural churches, one needs to know how to get there before leaving the
Leaders: Rural ministry still needed in the 21st century
Although large churches dominate headlines, churches with more than 1,000 members account for only about 2 percent of U.S. churches, and about 50 percent average less than 75.
HLGU dedicates Carroll Science Center
Hannibal-LaGrange University dedicated the new Carroll Science Center Oct. 16, just two years shy of breaking ground for the 40,000-square-foot, $7 million building.
The conflicting values of Huxtable and Cosby
Have you been let down lately by someone who did something — or was discovered to have done something — that shocked or disappointed you?
Prepare for Christmas with Advent devotions
Over the past 10 years, Word & Way recruited writers annually from churches and Baptist organizations — both ministers and laypeople — and produced multi-page
‘Bad Burritos’ reward non-inspiring marketing
Each fall, this column presents its annual Bad Burrito Awards (BBA). Winners demonstrate marketing perhaps more inspired by late-night indigestion than mid-day creativity.
Live humbly (11-8-15 BSFL)
Can a reigning monarch live humbly? In Old Testament history, at least one monarch is described as humbling himself before God.
Scholars and translators (11-8-15 Formations)
I have preached with the help of a translator in two languages. I have also preached in English to my own congregation when someone suggested a translator would have helped!
‘Forward’ theme of 2015 MBC Annual Meeting
The 181st gathering of the Missouri Baptist Convention takes place in Springfield, Mo., Oct. 26-28, at the Springfield Expo Center. This year's theme is "Forward" is being streamed live on the convention's site along with the preceding Pastor's Conference.
Scribes and scriptures (11-1-15 Formations)
Not until modern times has the Bible been so accessible and understandable.