by Kelly Moreland Jones | Oct 14, 2019 | Opinion
Can you hear it? That intrusive, loud Spirit-call? She began whispering many years ago but has been downright obnoxious lately. But I’m getting ahead of myself. The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Seminarians began with a gentle mindfulness exercise led by Patrick...
by Kelly Moreland Jones | Nov 17, 2017 | Opinion
The platform was stacked with white men when the members of the 143rd Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (TBMB) voted not to seat the messengers of First Baptist Church of Jefferson City. Many of the 858 messengers from 390 churches erupted in applause after they...
by Kelly Moreland Jones | May 30, 2017 | Opinion
Raquel Contreras summarized her call to leadership, saying, “They needed a mother.” Contreras’ story, which she shared at the Baptist Women In Ministry’s Leading Women 2017 conference, held April 26-28, is one of submission and service, love...
