‘What’s a nice white boy like me doing in a place like this?’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–“When I was called to a little, dying congregation in the inner city of Chicago, it seemed that all they were looking for was an ecclesiastical Dr. Kevorkian, but God had other plans,” said Charles Lyons, pastor of the 2,000-member multicultural Armitage Baptist Church in Chicago. Lyons, speaking at Midwestern Baptist Theological […]
Understanding God’s supremacy called key to transforming churches
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–The “drying up of the preacher” is one of the greatest enemies of the pastorate and of preaching, declared John Piper, senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. “If the preacher drys up, thousands perish.” The author of numerous books stressing the supremacy of God, Piper presented the annual H.I. Hester […]
John Piper urges preachers to avoid ‘drying up’ lest ‘thousands perish’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–The “drying up of the preacher” is one of the greatest enemies of the pastorate and of preaching, declared John Piper, senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. “If the preacher drys up, thousands perish.” The author of numerous books stressing the supremacy of God, Piper presented the annual H.I. Hester […]
Profs use tag-team approach to affirm value in proper Scripture interpretat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–“A faith that is based on texts that are misinterpreted is a faith that has no basis,” said Gary Smith. “It is important for our pastors to understand that they must deal with exactly what the text says,” said Stephen J. Andrews. Recently installed professors of Old Testament studies, Stephen Andrews and […]
Bailey Smith targets U.S. culture for ‘Barabbas’ choice of evil
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–Sorry politicians, satanic powers, senseless people and spineless preachers in today’s culture is evidence to which evangelist Bailey Smith pointed in calling this the “Barabbas” generation in a Dec. 10 chapel address at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo. Matthew 27:17-23 identifies such characteristics common to Jesus day and present times, […]
Persevering prayer called essential for believers’ survival, prof dec
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–“A minister cannot survive unless he understands the power of prayer,” Ken Keathley, visiting professor of theology and philosophy, told guests, students and faculty Dec. 1 at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo. “Times of desperation,” Keathley said, “lead to protracted prayer.” Using Luke 18:1-8 as his text, Keathley said while […]
Obedience begins with desperation, prof tells students at Midwestern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–Seek God desperately, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary students were challenged during a special chapel service in conjunction with the Kansas City, Mo., seminary’s annual day of prayer. John Hannah, senior professor of historical theology at Dallas Theological Seminary, called on students to personally seek revival during a two-hour chapel service, with his […]
