By Bill Webb, Word&Way Editor None of us knew quite what to expect when our touring bus pulled up to Husn Baptist Church near the northern border of Jordan a couple of Sundays ago. We were 10 Baptist paper editors
Word&Way focuses on the number 10 this year — celebrating the news journal's 110th year of ministry to Baptists in Missouri and Bill Webb's 10th year as its editor. Born in 1896 because founder Sanford M. Brown felt that certain theological and denominational views were
By Ken Satterfield Word&Way Advertising and Marketing Coordinator Elections are only a month away. Can you feel the excitement? Maybe not. In Missouri, a tight senatorial race means we have a bit more exposure to political races (read: more ads) than much of the country.
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way Associate EditorJefferson City — David Clippard remains as executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention, despite an apparent move to oust him on Sept. 22.Following a marathon, closed-door meeting at the Baptist Building in Jefferson City, Executive Board members voted to
Jefferson City — The Missouri Baptist Convention has targeted 24 churches that may have ties to Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Missouri for potential exclusion from the MBC. The MBC credentials committee recently released the list through The Pathway, the convention's news journal. Those churches have
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way Associate EditorJefferson City — The Missouri Baptist Convention will be allowed to file a fifth amended petition in its legal action against five entities. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Brown issued the ruling on Sept. 19, after hearing arguments in
By Brad Dixon, Word&Way CorrespondentBill and Faye Morrison ran off to get married in 1947 and never stopped running. Bill ran up and down the road as a truck driver, while Faye ran the household and worked as a 'number please' telephone operator. Together they
By Vicki Brown Word&Way Associate Editor Ironton — Trustees for The Baptist Home took two historic steps on Sept. 12 - to assist Belarusian Baptists to open a home for the aged in that country and to broaden the scope of individuals to be admitted
By Jeanette Littleton Word&Way Correspondent The body of Christ is about community and connection. A church can offer e-mail newsletters as one way to facilitate that bonding. Whether designed for a Sunday school class or small group or for the entire church, an e-mail newsletter
By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor If your church has not begun its annual budget planning process, it soon will. While budget planning often seems not to be a particularly spiritual endeavor, that is exactly what it is in the life of a local congregation. One
