Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Announces ‘Be a Mo VIP Winner’ Vaccine Incentive Program
Video report includes interview with Word&Way Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor. Watch full video
Gov. Mike Parson Tempts Missourians with $10,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Lottery
Meantime, a coalition of more than 200 Missouri ministers and pastors announced a campaign on Wednesday aimed at urging fellow Christians to get their shot. Read full piece
‘God’s Healing Touch’ — 200 Missouri Christian Pastors Ask Everyone to Vaccinate Against COVID
Hundreds of Missouri Christian pastors, at least 22 of them ministering to the faithful in the Springfield area, pleaded with state residents on Wednesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the disease continued to tear through the unvaccinated population. Read full piece
Missouri Church Leaders Implore Congregants: Get Vaccinated
Many churches in southwestern Missouri, are hosting vaccination clinics. Meanwhile, more than 200 church leaders have signed onto a statement urging Christians to get vaccinated, and on Wednesday announced a follow-up public service campaign that will include paid advertisements.
Why We Acted in Support of Vaccinations
Editors Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood outline the theological reasons for a COVID-19 vaccination outreach effort centered around clergy. Such an act is not only a matter of public health, it is also a witness to what we believe about the Gospel.
Missouri Clergy Urge Vaccination: ‘Medically, Scientifically but also Theologically’
More than 200 Missouri pastors and ministers are joining a COVID-19 vaccination outreach effort spearheaded by a Jefferson City-based Christian magazine. Read full piece
While Americans Reject COVID Vaccines, Other Parts of the World Beg for Access
To understand the problem of global COVID vaccine inequity, consider these statistics: “We have crossed the figure of 3 billion vaccine doses administered (globally), and still only 0.3% of those have gone to low-income countries. Of the 2.6 billion tests performed globally, less than 4%
Global Interfaith Prayer Service Advocates for Vaccine Equity
Faith leaders from across the globe and from numerous faith traditions gathered together on Tuesday both on Zoom and in person on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to urge President Joe Biden to share COVID-19 vaccine stockpiles and to advocate for equitable global distribution of vaccines.
I’m an Infectious Disease Doctor: Here’s Why Pastors Need to Lead their Flocks to be Vaccinated
Don’t sit on the sidelines waiting for a miracle to happen; the miracle is happening now. Read full piece
‘Wasting My Breath’: Southern Faith Leaders Wary of Promoting Vaccines
Exhausted by backlash over pandemic restrictions, some faith leaders see little upside in urging skeptical congregants to get vaccinated. Read full piece