Baptist Without An Adjective

This bonus episode features a sermon by Paul Msiza, president of the Baptist World Alliance. He preached this sermon at First Baptist Church in Jefferson City, Mo. Hear Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor's recent interview with Msiza in episode 65.

Paul Msiza, president of the Baptist World Alliance, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor during a BWA meeting. He reflects on his time leading the BWA and some of the countries he has visited. He also talks about growing up in Apartheid in South Africa.

(This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

Bob Terry, former Word&Way Editor & longtime Baptist journalist, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor during a meeting of the Baptist World Alliance. He reflects on his time at Word&Way and what he learned over 50 years as a Baptist journalist. He also talks about what he thinks should unite Baptists.

(This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

Rachel Conway-Doel, facilitator of the Baptist Forum for Aid and Development, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor during a meeting of the Baptist World Alliance. She discusses how global Baptists are working together in the aftermath of natural disasters. She also explains the different phases of aid and development work. You can support the Baptist efforts to provide aid following Cyclone Idai in southeastern Africa by giving through the BWA.

(This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

Jules Casseus, former president of North Haiti Christian University, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor during a meeting of the Baptist World Alliance. He discusses life in Haiti and the work of NHCU. He also talks about the importance of a holistic gospel and social Christian ethics. 

(This episode is sponsored in part by  Churchnet and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

Pam Durso, executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor. She discusses the work of BWIM and her background as a historian. She also talks about BWIM's resources on sexual abuse in churches and why churches need to address the topic. 

(This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Churchnet.)

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 in part by Churchnet and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

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 Liberty.

(This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)

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.