Baptist Without An Adjective

This episode highlights two recent efforts challenging Confederate monuments by attempting to shift what the sites honor. First, we hear a couple clips from a prayer rally by the Stone Mountain Action Coalition in Georgia. Second, we hear testimony from Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor before the city council in Jefferson City, Missouri, during which he honored those enslaved by the traito...

Thad Jones, president of Western Baptist Bible College , talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the school, racial justice issues, and leading a college during a pandemic. He also refers to some history about WBBC in a recent Word&Way cover story, which you can download free online: "We Didn't Start the Fire." (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellows...

Christopher Dixon, a pastor and Word&Way columnist, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about those ministry roles and his publishing company eLectio Publishing . He also discusses ministering during a pandemic. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, a fellow in the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative with the Center for American Progress , talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about his new book, Just Faith: Reclaiming Progressive Christianity . He also discusses how his faith impacts his politics on a variety of topics.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

Darron Edwards Sr , pastor of United Believers Community Church in Kansas City, Missouri, talks with Word&Way   Editor & President Brian Kaylor about "Getting to the Heart of the Matter," a 10-step plan launched in Kansas City to connect faith communities with police and other community officials to reduce crime. He also talks about ministering during coronavirus and his reactions to racial injust...

This episode features testimony by Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor during a public hearing about if a Confederate monument in Jefferson City, Missouri, should be removed. Already this year many monuments have been removed (see list at cwmemory.com ). Check to see if your community has such a memorial that you can work to undermine and remove: tinyurl.com/confederatemarkers . (This episode...

Nabil Costa, executive director of the Lebanese Society for Educational & Social Development (also known as the Lebanese Baptist Society), talks with Word&Way   Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work of LSESD amid various crises in Lebanon. You can see footage from the damage at some of their ministries in a video they made right after the Aug. 4 blast in Beirut. And you find ways to partn...

Elie Haddad, president of Arab Baptist Theological Seminary , talks with Word&Way   Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work of ABTS amid various crises in Lebanon. He discusses economic and political struggles, as well as ministering in new ways due to coronavirus and the massive August 4 explosion in Beirut just miles from ABTS. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist...

This episode features a sermon by Word&Way   Editor & President Brian Kaylor on faith during a time like this. Preached at First Baptist Church in Columbia, Missouri, for an online service, the sermon considers a story in 1 Chronicles 21 .  (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

Greg Morrow, executive director of the Future Leadership Foundation , talks with Word&Way   Editor & President Brian Kaylor about navigating international missions partnerships during the coronavirus pandemic. He also discusses living in Ukraine and working with Christian leaders in several countries. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

Ryan Andrew Newson, assistant professor of theology and ethics at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about Confederate monuments and how Christians can challenge them. He is the author of the new book Cut in Stone: Confederate Monuments and Theological Disruption . (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fe...

Quinton Lucas, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about leading his city amid coronavirus and protest against racial injustice. He also discusses the impact of his faith on his work. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

Bruce Gourley of Good Faith Media talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about issues of racism among Baptists prior to and during the Civil War. And he discusses how Baptists should tell that history today and learn from it. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

This episode features a conversation originally scheduled as an in-person workshop at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's general assembly in Atlanta, Georgia, which couldn't happen due to coronavirus. So, the panel conversation moved to a virtual format to consider the whys and hows of podcasting. Panelists are Cherilyn Crowe of the BJC Podcast , Cliff Vaughn of the Brother Molly podcast, and Wo...

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove , an author, activist, and minister, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about issues of racism and justice. He discusses the Poor People's Campaign event on June 20, dismantling of Confederate monuments, and slaveholder religion . (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

Terrell Carter, an author, pastor, and ministry leader, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about issues of race and policing. A former police officer and an African American man, Carter today serves as vice president of community life and chief diversity officer at Greenville University in Greenville, Illinois; community team leader for Churchnet ; pastor of Webster Groves Baptist...

Musician Ken Medema talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about his music and concern for justice. He also talks about his weekly live concerts on his Facebook page on Wednesdays amid coronavirus.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

Author and retired professor Tony Campolo talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the need for economic, environmental, and other systemic changes in light of the coronavirus pandemic. He also discusses the Red Letter Christians movement and the importance of a gospel that merges evangelism and social justice. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowsh...

Melissa Rogers, former executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships under President Barack Obama, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about current church-state issues. Topics include coronavirus church restrictions, government rules related to religious liberty, a recent Supreme Court hearing, and more. She also talks about her new book...

This episode features a sermon by Paul Msiza, president of the Baptist World Alliance , on the theme "Hope Overflowing." He delivered this sermon for the virtual Churchnet spring gathering. In his remarks, Msiza talks not only about where we get our hope but also how that should impact how Christians engage in society and politics. He includes lessons he learned growing up as a black man in Aparth...

Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance , talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work of the BWA in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. He also announces a new global initiative for Pentecost weekend. Hear more from Brown in episode 1 and episode 72 .  (This episode is sponsored in part by  Churchnet  and the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

John Schmalzbauer, professor and Blanche Gorman Strong Chair in Protestant Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about how churches and government leaders responded during the 1918 flu pandemic. He also connects the 1918 responses to current efforts to flatten the curve of the corona...

Joey Hernandez Guilarte, pastor of Sexta Iglesia Bautista (Sixth Baptist Church) in Santiago de Cuba, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about ministering while stranded in Guyana because of travel restrictions over coronavirus concerns. He also talks about the impact of coronavirus on Cuba. Hear a previous interview with Hernandez in episode 102 . (This episode is sponsored in pa...

This bonus episode features a report by Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about religious exemptions in state restrictions designed to stop the spread of coronavirus. In addition to providing information from several states, it includes clips from Missouri Governor Mike Parson as he changed his approach on religious exemption after Kaylor called on the governor to change the state's approac...

Hanna Massad, who leads Mission to Gaza, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the impact of coronavirus on Baptists and others in Gaza. He also talks about the impact in Jordan, where he was just weeks ago. Massad previously authored the book Pastor from Gaza .   (This episode is sponsored in part by Churchnet and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)