The state of discipleship
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MBC begins making plans for former Windermere property
The Missouri Baptist Convention plans to have a strategy in place by April 2015 for use of land that once belonged to Windermere Baptist Conference Center. MBC Executive Board members recently authorized the convention president to appoint a taskforce to study possibilities.
Obamacare changing the way faith-based hospitals deliver care
Like it or not, the Affordable Care Act — a.k.a. Obamacare — is now the law. Faith-based healthcare providers say it's changing the way hospitals view patient care.
Facility must balance aesthetics, function
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Flexible or multi-use spaces and renovation of older facilities are current trends in church architecture that likely will continue for a while.
Ross Williams, a Springfield, Mo.-based architect, believes the
Windermere likely to choose new executive after CEO’s arrest
Windermere Baptist Conference Center trustees likely will choose a new executive following the arrest of current President and CEO Jerald "Jerry" Hill.
Olmsted crosses denominational barrier as interim pastor
Michael Olmsted didn’t have to pray too long about serving as interim pastor — even though he's a Baptist by conviction and the congregation is affiliated with a different denomination.
Churches, denominations bear responsibility for unethical clergy
Ministers are responsible for their actions as individuals, sometimes by civil authorities and ultimately by God. But what responsibility, if any, should the local church and the denomination bear for unethical behavior of their pastors and other church ministers?
Everyone pays a high price for ministerial misconduct
Everyone pays a high price when the church shepherd breaches trust.
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: A tourist destination and a refuge
Jordan: Where John baptized, the Hebrew exiles wandered and Moses caught a glimpse of the Promised Land.
Baptism site is prime Christian attraction among many others in Jordan
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