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By Bill Webb, Word&Way Editor It was sort of like old times at the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting. Messengers huddled in groups just outside the meeting hall between sessions, two defined slates of officers had been pre-announced and nearly everyone who spoke lamented the

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WMU challenges women to ‘Live the Joy of Missions’

November 3, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Loving God with “all you are” was the central message during the Live the Joy of Missions WMU Conference, based on Luke 10:27: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul

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University Heights rounds up funds

November 3, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

On Oct. 20 University Heights Baptist Church, Springfield, held Rountree Roundup, a fundraising event benefiting Rountree Elementary School. The Church is a Partner in Education with the School. A check for $1,325 will be presented

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Save Our Convention candidates sweep officer elections at MBC annual meeting

November 1, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor OSAGE BEACH — For the first time in nine years, messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting have rejected a slate of officers closely identified with Project 1000, a successful strategy to take control of the state convention.

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Foreclosure averted on former Windermere land

October 26, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent CAMDENTON — A refinancing agreement with a bank means development will move forward on land adjacent to Windermere Baptist Conference Center. Corporate representative Jerald “Jerry” Hill confirmed Oct. 25 that a foreclosure notice had been served on

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MBU students minister in Puerto Rico

October 25, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

Lighting the darkness MBU students share hope deep in a drug-infested neighborhood of Puerto Rico It’s a dirty hairpiece. It’s a ragged teddy bear. It’s a plastic necklace. It isn’t much, at least to the standards of most college students. But

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Planning to keep a child debt free

October 24, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent Being in debt is acceptable in today’s Western culture. But debt often creates stress, causes arguments and can lead to divorce or bankruptcy. At the least, it can stymie plans and create

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Same story, new language

October 24, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer Many scholars believe the church must bridge a divide before it can minister effectively in today’s world. In a rapidly changing environment, they insist the church still speaks the language of pen and paper while the culture around

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Living Stones: Celebration of 200 years

October 23, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer When Thomas Musick and his friends began gathering for a Bible study, they couldn’t have imagined what Fee Fee Creek Baptist Church would become. Two hundred years later, the church – now called Fee Fee Baptist Church –

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The faithful example of Fee Fee

October 23, 2007

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb, Word&Way Editor Fee Fee Baptist Church in Bridgeton celebrated its bicentennial in earnest a little over a week ago. The congregation is believed to be the oldest non-Catholic church west of the Mississippi River in continuous existence. This is no small accomplishment

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169. Grace Ji-Sun Kim on When God Became White

Grace Ji-Sun Kim, a professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity. She also discusses issues of racism, patriarchy, and Christian Nationalism. She previously appeared on episode 145. She writes a Substack newsletter and…
168. Drew Strait on Strange Worship

Drew Strait, a New Testament professor at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Strange Worship: Six Steps for Challenging Christian Nationalism. He also discusses issues of strategic nonviolence, empathy, and suspicion of state power. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that…
167. Bekah McNeel on This is Going to Hurt

Journalist and author Bekah McNeel talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America. She also discusses addressing issues of immigration, education, and guns. She previously appeared on episode 70. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that…
166. Michael Austin on American Christian Nationalism

Michael Austin, a philosophy professor at Eastern Kentucky University and Bonhoeffer Senior Fellow of the Miller Center for Interreligious Learning and Leadership of Hebrew College, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book American Christian Nationalism: Neither American nor Christian. He also discusses American values, teachings of Jesus, and the co-option of Dietrich…

MBC messengers speak clearly

WMU challenges women to ‘Live the Joy of Missions’

University Heights rounds up funds

Save Our Convention candidates sweep officer elections at MBC annual meeting

Foreclosure averted on former Windermere land

MBU students minister in Puerto Rico

Planning to keep a child debt free

Same story, new language

Living Stones: Celebration of 200 years

The faithful example of Fee Fee

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