Jesus Garcia, pastor at Iglesia Bautista de Metrópolis in Carolina, Puerto Rico, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor. He discusses Baptists in Puerto Rico and the continuing efforts to rebuild from Hurricane Maria in 2017. He also talks about being dually-aligned with American Baptist Churches USA and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. (This episode is sponsored…
Marv Knox, field coordinator for Fellowship Southwest, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor. He discusses the work of Fellowship Southwest in areas of immigration and hurricane response. A longtime Baptist editor, he also talks about the importance of Baptist journalism and press freedoms. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)
In this episode, Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor reports on a U.S. Supreme Court case involving a debate about the religious meaning of a cross on government land. The episode includes clips from the Court's oral arguments in the case, as well as comments by Holly Hollman, general counsel for the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious…
This bonus episode features a sermon by Lance Muteyo, coordinator of the Pan African Peace Network, given at Prairie Baptist Church in Prairie Village, Kan. Hear Muteyo's interview with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor in episode 56.
Lance Muteyo, coordinator of the Pan African Peace Network, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor. He discusses the work of PAPNET and the importance of peacebuilding and conflict transformation. He also talks about his home country of Zimbabwe, including current events leading to economic problems and protests there. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative…
This special episode features testimony by Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor before the Missouri House of Representatives Special Committee on Student Accountability. The hearing featured debate over a proposed bill to promote a "Bible literacy" course in high schools. The bill is part of the nationwide "Project Blitz" effort to undermine the separation of church and state.…
Josué Rodríguez Legrá, president of the Convención Bautista de Cuba Oriental (Baptist Convention of Eastern Cuba), talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor. He discusses the work of Baptists in Cuba and how they continue to grow even amid challenges. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)
David Rowley, secrétaire général (secretary general) of the Union d'Églises Baptistes Francophones du Canada (Union of French Baptist Churches of Canada), talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor at a meeting of the North American Baptist Fellowship in Orlando, Fla. He discusses the work of French Baptists in Canada, the ministry context of Québec, and perceptions of evangelicals…
Samuel Tolbert, president of the National Baptist Convention of America, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor at a meeting of the North American Baptist Fellowship in Orlando, Fla. He discusses the work of NBCA, his 35-year tenure as pastor at his home church, and the importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He also talks about the…
Suzii Paynter, retiring executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor at a meeting of the North American Baptist Fellowship in Orlando. She discusses her work at CBF, the call to Christian advocacy, and her future plans. She also talks about the "Angela Project" gathering that will be held June 19…
Jesus Garcia, pastor at Iglesia Bautista de Metrópolis in Carolina, Puerto Rico, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor. He discusses Baptists in Puerto Rico and the continuing efforts to rebuild from Hurricane Maria in 2017. He also talks about being dually-aligned with American Baptist Churches USA and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. (This episode is sponsored…