Baptist Without An Adjective

Curtis Freeman, a research professor of theology and Baptist studies & director of the Baptist House of Studies  at Duke Divinity School, talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the educational program at Duke Divinity. He also discusses the recent five-year dialogue between the Baptist World Alliance  and the World Methodist Council, which he co-chaired and from which he helpe...

Didi Oprenova, a Baptist pastor in Bulgaria, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about ministry in her country and the transition there from communism. She also discusses laws proposed last year that would have greatly reduced religious freedom in Bulgaria. This interview occurred in the Bahamas during the 2019 annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance . Oprenova is a vice pre...

Devon Dick, a Baptist pastor in Jamaica, talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the biblical case for slavery reparations. He also discusses the heritage of Jamaican Baptists and his local ministry at his church and through a secular newspaper column. This interview occurred in the Bahamas during the 2019 annual gathering of the  Baptist World Alliance .  (This episode is spon...

Forrest Harris, president of American Baptist College in Nashville, Tenn., talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work and heritage of ABC. He also discusses the school's role in the civil rights movement, and how he came to lead ABC. This interview occurred in the Bahamas during the 2019 annual gathering of the  Baptist World Alliance .  (This episode is sponsored in part...

This episode features an "Angela Project" prayer service held on Aug. 19 at First Baptist Church in Jefferson City, Mo. Leaders during the service included  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor; Doyle Sager, Hannah Coe, and Jan Watson of FBC; Cornell Sudduth of Second Baptist Church in Jefferson City; Cassandra Gould of Missouri Faith Voices and Quinn Chapel AME Church in Jefferson City; and...

This episode features an "Angela Project" prayer service held in July during the  Baptist World Alliance  annual gathering in the Bahamas. Leaders during the service included  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor, Kasey Jones and Paul Baxley of the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship , Starlette Thomas of the D.C. Baptist Convention , and Forrest Harris of American Baptist College . The service c...

Timothy Stewart, president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention and pastor of the oldest Baptist church in the Bahamas, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work and heritage of the PNBC. He also discusses Baptist history in the Bahamas and current concerns for the people in the nation. This interview occurred in the Bahamas during the 2019 annual gathering of th...

Charles Foster Johnson, executive director of Pastors for Texas Children , talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about how churches can minister to local schools. He also discusses how advocacy is part of our ministry and how pastors in other states can start their own Pastors for Children group.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

This episode features remarks by  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the importance of press freedom. He offered these thoughts during a workshop at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly in Birmingham, Ala. The workshop, called "Press Freedom as Religious Freedom," also included panelists Mitch Randall of EthicsDaily.com and David Wilkinson of Baptist News Global .  (Thi...

Hannah McMahan King, co-executive director of the New Baptist Covenant , talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work of the NBC in bringing churches together across racial and denominational lines. She also discusses the problem of white churches not dealing with injustices of the past and her research into the impact of Christianity on the lynching culture.  (This episode...

Joe Phelps, a longtime Baptist pastor and co-chair of EmpowerWest in Louisville, Ky., talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about how he came to understand his white privilege. He also discusses the work of EmpowerWest on urging Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to pay reparations for slavery. This interview occurred after Phelps spoke at the "Angela Project" gathering in Birmi...

Kevin Cosby, president of Simmons College of Kentucky and senior pastor at St. Stephen Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the racial wealth gap, repentance, and reparations. He also talks directly during the episode to Al Mohler of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and urges Christians to buy the devotional book 40 Days of Liberation...

Chris Sanders, coordinator for EmpowerWest , talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work of EmpowerWest and the Angela Project. He also discusses the racial wealth gap, repentance, and reparations.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

This bonus episode features a sermon by Paul Baxley, executive coordinator for the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship , last month at First Baptist Church in Jefferson City, Mo. Hear his interview with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor in episode 77 .

Paul Baxley, executive coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship , talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about his faith journey and vision for CBF. He also discusses current issues facing Baptists — and reveals what instrument he can play!   (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

Rodney Calfee, content director for the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board , talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work of telling stories for the IMB. He also discusses the importance of storytelling and his own faith journey.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

Mark DeYmaz, pastor of Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas , talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor about his faith journey and his church in Little Rock, Ark. He also discusses some of his books on issues like multi-ethnic churches, justice, and church economics.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research , talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor. He discusses how and why LifeWay does research, as well some recent findings.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship .)

This bonus episode features a sermon by Elijah Brown, general secretary of the  Baptist World Alliance . He delivered these remarks during the  Churchnet  spring gathering in St. Louis. In the sermon, he tells stories of challenges and growth among Baptists around the world. Hear his interview with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor in episode 72 .

Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance , talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor during the Churchnet spring gathering in St. Louis. He discusses the work of Baptists in South Korea, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Venezuela, Bangladesh, and elsewhere. He also urges Baptists to head to Together 2020 in Rio.  (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fel...

This special episode features testimony by  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor before the Missouri Senate's Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee. The hearing featured debate over a proposed bill to ban anonymity in lawsuits involving the Establishment Clause. This episode also features updates on bills encouraging "Bible literacy" courses in public schools (that was prev...

Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty , talks with  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor during the BJC's Shurden Lectures on the campus of William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo. She talks about several critical church-state issues that have sparked headlines in 2019, including "Bible literacy" legislation, religious liberty and the death penalt...

In this episode,  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor interviews Aidsand Wright-Riggins, former executive director of A merican Baptist Home Mission Societies , co-director of the New Baptist Covenant , and mayor of Collegeville, Penn. Wright-Riggins talks about religious liberty, racism, and ministry. This interview was recorded as he visited the Kansas City area to give the  Baptist Joint...

This special episode features testimony by  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor before the Missouri House of Representatives Elementary and Secondary Education Committee. The hearing featured debate over a proposed bill to mandate public schools post "In God We Trust" in a prominent location. This episode also features updates on another bill encouraging a "Bible literacy" course in high sch...

In this episode,  Word&Way  Editor & President Brian Kaylor reports on a church-state debate about prayer in city council meetings. To do so, he talks with Harold Phillips, a Baptist leader who serves as a city council member in Liberty, Mo.; and Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty . (This episode is sponsored in part by the  Cooperative Baptist Fe...