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By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor Pages 2 and 3 carry stories about two Baptist churches in Missouri that celebrated their 150th anniversaries on the same Sunday a couple of weeks ago. What are the odds of that? It is not so surprising that the First

2008 Archives

Gather oral history while you can

July 7, 2008

author: Ken Satterfield

The Partee Center for Baptist Historical Studies and the Missouri Baptist Historical Society have launched a new oral history program to benefit Missouri Baptists. “Every person, church and organization has a story to tell,” according to a Partee Center news release. The Partee Center

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Baptists quick to respond to flooding in Midwest

July 3, 2008

author: Ken Satterfield

By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer As flood waters begin to recede across the Midwest, home and business owners are left with the task of mudding-out and rebuilding. Baptists across the country are partnering to make sure those tackling such efforts aren’t alone. “The devastation

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Cultivating a different type of church plant

June 25, 2008

author: Ken Satterfield

By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer Kids play barefoot while their parents stoop to pull weeds in 4’x4’ squares of raised gardening space. The gardening space is Victory Community Garden, the latest ministry of First Baptist Church, Springfield. “There is something spiritual about digging

2008 Archives

Two streams of Baptists

June 24, 2008

author: Ken Satterfield

By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor The Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship usually hold their national meetings on back-to-back weeks. Few people from either group seem to take much notice of the other these days. With a few exceptions, speakers tend not to

2008 Archives

Love & Marriage: Building relationships key to ministry to nontraditional families

June 24, 2008

author: Ken Satterfield

By Vicki Brown Associated Baptist Press DALLAS -- When the nice young couple presenting themselves for membership in your church is shacking up, how should the congregation respond? Churches likely will face this and other tough questions as society’s definition of family continues to evolve.

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Love & Marriage: Church, state uneasy bedfellows in recognizing legal marriages

June 24, 2008

author: Ken Satterfield

By Robert Marus Associated Baptist Press WASHINGTON -- In all of America’s brouhaha over whether legalizing same-sex marriage will sully the institution’s sanctity, very few Christians are asking one important question: When -- and why -- did the government get into the sanctification business

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Love & Marriage: Couples counting down to wedding consider program time well-spent

June 24, 2008

author: Ken Satterfield

By Carrie Joynton Associated Baptist Press LEWISVILLE, Texas -- For many couples, it’s like the seconds before a new year’s exciting beginning. For a few, it’s more like the panic of watching a ticking bomb. Newlywed Brooks Monroe insists counting down the days to his

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Pastor challenges parents, offers incentive to tie the knot

June 24, 2008

author: Ken Satterfield

By Rod Frisco Religion News Service HARRISBURG, Pa.—Daneisha Dunbar was never so happy to see her children cry. But there they were: 13-year-old Jheran, 10-year-old Aryn and 5-year-old Taryn, shedding tears and squealing with joy at the news that their mommy and

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Development on former Windermere land delayed again

June 23, 2008

author: Ken Satterfield

By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent CAMDENTON — For a third time, Camden County Planning and Zoning commissioners delayed action on a zoning change that would allow land formerly owned by Windermere Baptist Conference Center to be developed. Although county planning director Chris Hall had sought

Dangerous Dogma

170. Tony Campolo on Faith as Babylon Falls

This episode features a conversation originally recorded in May 2020 for the podcast Baptist Without An Adjective. In it, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor interviewed author and sociologist Tony Campolo. The author of 35 books and a longtime professor at Eastern University, Campolo died on Nov. 19 at the age of 89. This conversation is being…
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…

What were the chances?

Gather oral history while you can

Baptists quick to respond to flooding in Midwest

Cultivating a different type of church plant

Two streams of Baptists

Love & Marriage: Building relationships key to ministry to nontraditional families

Love & Marriage: Church, state uneasy bedfellows in recognizing legal marriages

Love & Marriage: Couples counting down to wedding consider program time well-spent

Pastor challenges parents, offers incentive to tie the knot

Development on former Windermere land delayed again

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