By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer Seven months ago, Olive Branch Baptist Church, Sedalia, was dying. A period of conflict, loss of the pastor and church split led to dwindling numbers. But the 12 remaining congregants refused to give up on their church. In
By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor Heather Herschap of Waco, Texas, has a dream of returning to Bangalore — the third largest city in India — for a year or so to minister to the disabled there. It is a mission to which she is convinced
NEW YORK (ABP) -- The Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant meeting will feature some notable guests: Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Tony Campolo and John Grisham, to name a few. But after the star-studded dust settles, what will emerge from the convocation?
By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer The emerging church has been a source of controversy due to the perceived desire for the church to fit into a postmodern or — as Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary associate professor of theology Mark Devine prefers to call
By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer The emerging church has been a source of controversy due to the perceived desire for the church to fit into a postmodern or — as Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary associate professor of theology Mark Devine prefers to call
Israel's holy sites took on different meaning for 120 Missouri Jews and Christians who walked in Jesus' footsteps together Jan. 9-17."We saw the Holy Land from an interesting perspective," Nodell Dennis, Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association director of missions, explained.Dennis and his wife, Carol Sue,