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KANSAS CITY — A three-member panel of the Western District Court of Appeals has upheld a Cole County Circuit Court decision in favor of Windermere Baptist Conference Center’s right to amend its articles of incorporation in 2001 without the approval of the Missouri Baptist Convention.

2009 Archives

Executive Board to vote on Tolliver as MBC’s leader

January 27, 2009

author: Ken Satterfield

The Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board will be asked to elect David Tolliver as the organization’s next executive director when it meets in special session at 11 a.m. on Feb. 3 at the MBCâheadquarters in Jefferson City. Tolliver has served as MBC interim executive

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Not yet, even in 2009

January 27, 2009

author: Ken Satterfield

Martin Luther King Jr. must have been smiling on Inauguration Day. A dream of nearly half a century had come to pass. A person of color took the oath of office as President of the United States.

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Guatemalan pastors benefit from leadership training

January 20, 2009

author: Ken Satterfield

QUETZALTENANGO, Guatemala — During a ceremony of hugs and exclamations of “Dios te bendiga” (God bless you), Guatemalan pastors expressed their appreciation for their region’s partnership with the Baptist General Convention of Missouri.

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Baptists minister in Guatemala

January 17, 2009

author: Ken Satterfield

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — It was set up just like any other Baptist meeting. Pastors greeted each other with calls of “hey brother,” a keyboard player led participants in singing hymns and praise choruses, and food was available at every break.

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Baptist history: a continuing search for the New Testament church

January 14, 2009

author: Ken Satterfield

Some Baptists stress evangelism, and others emphasize the social gospel. Some believe Christ died for all people; others say Christ died only for the elect whom God predestined to salvation. Historically, some defended slavery; others championed civil rights.

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Historians trace beginning of Baptist movement back 400 years

January 14, 2009

author: Ken Satterfield

Some Christians before 1609 held what many refer to as distinctively Baptist beliefs. Baptists in 1609 practiced believer’s baptism, but they didn’t immerse. Even so, most church historians agree Baptists emerged as a distinct movement 400 years ago.

From their beginning, Baptists have been characterized

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Media and the Internet: Get ready for the year ahead

January 13, 2009

author: Ken Satterfield

Starting a new year causes people to attempt new projects and engage in general self-improvement endeavors. That must be why National Clean Off Your Desk Day, New Years Resolution Week and Family Fit Lifestyle Month all fall in January.

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Appreciate your Baptist heritage

January 13, 2009

author: Ken Satterfield

Baptists around the world are celebrating 400 years of Baptist contributions throughout 2009. This issue of Word&Way tips a hat to Baptist significance and heritage over these centuries of influence and service. The New Voice Media Group — Texas Baptist Standard, Virginia Religious Herald, Associated

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Released and redeemed after 24 years

January 5, 2009

author: Ken Satterfield

One word changed Darryl Burton’s life. “Guilty.” Before the word fully registered, Burton was being escorted to the Jefferson City Correctional Center where he spent 24 years studying the law and trying to prove his innocence. “I was one step from death row, I like

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…

Judges rule in favor of Windermere

Executive Board to vote on Tolliver as MBC’s leader

Not yet, even in 2009

Guatemalan pastors benefit from leadership training

Baptists minister in Guatemala

Baptist history: a continuing search for the New Testament church

Historians trace beginning of Baptist movement back 400 years

Media and the Internet: Get ready for the year ahead

Appreciate your Baptist heritage

Released and redeemed after 24 years

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