Clinton Wolf

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–“Preachers are not to be purveyors of boneless chickens,” according to Tom Nettles, professor of historical theology at Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Ky. Yet, pastors who neglect biblical doctrine in their sermons are creating churches and church members reminiscent of “Far Side” cartoonist Gary Larsen’s boneless chicken farm.“Doctrines are like bones,” […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–The missions efforts of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are surpassing those of Southern Baptists largely because Mormons have created a culture within their membership which fosters world evangelization, said North American Mission Board interfaith witness director Phil Roberts. Speaking Feb. 12 at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–Can God trust you? If so, you represent an exception created only in the lives of those who possess integrity, selflessness and an unshakable commitment to God, said Terry Wilder, visiting professor of New Testament and Greek at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Speaking during a Feb. 5 chapel service at the Kansas […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–“Drugs took me down a road I didn’t really want to go, and they kept me there much, much longer than I wanted to stay, and they cost me a price that I really didn’t want to pay.”Such was the testimony of former Kansas City Royals catcher Darrell Porter during a Dec. […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–After playing baseball at the University of Arkansas from 1978-79, Al Jiron’s only desire was to coach. When coaching led to a contract as a scout for the Kansas City Royals, Jiron decided whenever the Lord gave him the opportunity to speak about scouting, he would quickly turn the conversation to the […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–Faith, obedience and a proper perspective are the necessary ingredients for world missions outreach today, according to David Howard, president of Latin America Mission.Howard, of the Miami-based agency with 250 missionaries in 11 Latin American countries, was the World Missions Day featured speaker at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo. This […]

KANSAS CITY, MO. (BP)–In an emotional address to future Southern Baptist workers, International Mission Board strategy associate Rodney Hammer pleaded for them to heed the call to missions.“The Great Commission wasn’t given to the International Mission Board,” Hammer declared Nov. 25 at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. “The Great Commission was given to the body of […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–Should God choose to awaken his church, the result will be not be a new experience, but rather an outpouring of God’s power on the faithful ministry of his Word, author and editor John Armstrong declared during a conference on biblical revival. “Revival is the extraordinary movement of the Holy Spirit producing […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–Comparing a life in ministry to a stick of dynamite, Southern Baptist Convention President Tom Elliff challenged Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary students to explode effectively, rather than successfully. “A stick of dynamite can be exploded successfully in the middle of a field,” Elliff told a Nov. 18 chapel audience. “But if you […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–Scriptural warnings against falling away from the faith can best be reconciled with biblical promises of the believer’s eternal security through a “means of salvation” view, according to Thomas Schreiner. Schreiner, professor of New Testament at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, delivered the Sizemore Lectureship series at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, […]