Baptist Without An Adjective

Tony Peck, general secretary of the European Baptist Federation, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about Baptists in various countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. He also discusses various issues like immigration, freedom of religion or belief, and Brexit. This interviewed was recorded earlier this month during a Baptist World Alliance meeting in Falls Church, Virginia.

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

Clinton Minnis, a Baptist pastor and leader in the Bahamas, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the ongoing relief efforts in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. He also discusses life in the Bahamas and the work of the youth department of the Baptist World Alliance. This interviewed was recorded earlier this month during a BWA meeting in Falls Church, Virginia.

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

Harry Lucenay, former pastor Kowloon International Baptist Church in Hong Kong, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about life and ministry in that city. He also discusses differences between individualistic and collectivist cultures.

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

This bonus episode features remarks by Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor at the Jefferson City Faith-Labor Alliance breakfast on March 5. He reflected on the bicentennial anniversary of the "Missouri Compromise," which was signed on March 6, 1820. In his remarks, Kaylor offers three key lessons for today when it comes to politics and churches.

Cassandra Gould, executive director of Missouri Faith Voices, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the work of MFV in urging Medicaid Expansion, Census participation, racial justice, and fair lending. She also discusses the call of advocacy for Christians, and where she finds hope.

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

In this episode, Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor reports on efforts to prevent clergy sexual abuse in Southern Baptist life. It includes remarks from Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear and advocate Cheryl Summers of "For Such a Time as This Rally." Learn more about the Missouri case discussed here and here.

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

In this episode, Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor reports on "Beating Guns" event where activists Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin talked about the problems of gun violence and led attendees to a blacksmith station to beat a gun into a garden tool. The event was cosponsored by Churchnet and Missouri Faith Voices. This episode includes highlights from the event, including clips from several speakers. Claiborne and Martin also authored book, Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence. Learn more about Martin's blacksmith ministry: RAWTools.

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

W.T. Edmonson, associate pastor at Second Baptist Church in Jefferson City, Missouri, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about the 2014 'Medicaid 23' protest in the Missouri Capitol and the ensuing trial. He also discusses the importance of advocacy for social justice and why he engaged in civil disobedience. This interview was recorded with a live audience at the Heartland Advocacy conference on Feb. 8.

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

This episode reports on a Missouri House of Representatives hearing on Jan. 29 about a bill granting special rights only to religious student associations at public universities and colleges. Similar bills have already passed in 15 states. Clips from the hearing are included, many of which dealt with hypotheticals about Baptists. Testimony by Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor is also included.

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

This episode features analysis of oral arguments by the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 22 in the case Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. In addition to playing clips of key moments in the arguments, Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor addresses an important issue related to the language used in the case by some to reframe the "no-aid" clause as so-called "Blaine amendments."

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