DHBC

Our friends at DHBC have been in the national news lately. I just wanted to take some space and say good work and godspeed. Keep up the good and important work I read about weekly in the email updates - the real work of ministry - rather than getting caught up in denominational politics like those throwing stones at you. Thanks for remembering that God has given us more important things to do than "defellowshipping" and excluding. There is enough of that in the world without churches doing it too.

I am especially glad to hear that Mimi will be attending the meeting at which you all are defellowshipped, saying: "I don't think it will change their minds, but hopefully it might inspire some women who are struggling in Southern Baptist churches." Thanks for being a pioneer Mimi, and thanks to our DHBC family for always supporting your ministry staff so courageously, past and present. Trinity and I are with you in spirit.

For our other blog readers, if you want to know what I'm talking about here are some of the news links:

ABC News National
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/baptists-planning-disown-church-female-pastor/story?id=10252735

Atlanta Journal and Constitution
http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/southern-baptists-may-cut-414925.html?cxtype=rss_news_81963

Fox 5 Atlanta
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/woman-pastor-causes-stir-with-convention-032910

WSBTV ABC local
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/22992013/detail.html

Associated Baptist Press
http://www.abpnews.com/content/view/4954/53/

Baptist Today
http://www.johndpierce.com/2010/03/fundamentalism-continues-and-continues.html

Harvest Hill Community Garden at WJC

Announcing the Harvest Hill Community Garden at William Jewell College! Many folks here at Jewell along with some dedicated Liberty community partners have been working hard to organize the garden and applications are now being accepted. Find out more at http://harvesthill.ning.com/

Andy and I are planning our CJS plot - if your in the Liberty area, we hope you'll come to the Hill and join in the fun!

[Yes, I am in fact planning an additional plot up here at Jewell. I plan to make Andy do most of the work ;) ]