by Dwight Stinnett | Jun 4, 2008 | Opinion
At least 20,000 African-American men packed the streets of St. Louis on the first Sunday in June, marching one of the historic Annie Malone May Day Parade routes through “The Ville” and ending in Tandy Park. The participation exceeded the dream of Dr. F....
by Dwight Stinnett | Oct 25, 2007 | Opinion
While I grew up Baptist, I did not grow up American Baptist. Coming from outside 25 years ago, my perspective may be different from those who have always been here. They may not see or recognize the four treasures I have discovered in American Baptist life. Those...
by Dwight Stinnett | Aug 30, 2007 | Opinion
True “middle-of-the-road” Baptists seem to be the Rodney Dangerfields of the Baptist world. An old friend (whom I respect greatly and who happens to be on the Left) often dismissed others with the folk observation: “There’s nothing in the...
by Dwight Stinnett | Aug 17, 2007 | Opinion
The 20th century began and ended with American Baptists struggling with how to implement a balance of independence and interdependence in a national organization that claims to be an expression of the Church of Jesus Christ. Perhaps it is a struggle that will be with...
by Dwight Stinnett | Aug 16, 2007 | Opinion
As in the case of the Northern Baptist Convention, the creation of American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. brought mixed responses: unrealistic expectations and fears. Old concerns continued. New ones appeared. Finally, a negative feasibility study for a...
