166. Nabeeh Abbassi of Jordan Baptist Convention

166. Nabeeh Abbassi of Jordan Baptist Convention

Nabeeh Abbassi, president of the Jordan Baptist Convention, talks with Word&Way [https://wordandway.org/] President Brian Kaylor about the work of Baptists in his country and the biblical history there (like the baptism of Jesus). The conversation took place in Beirut, Lebanon, during a gathering to celebrate the work of Lebanese Baptists (read coverage here [https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/living-stones-in-the-land-of-cedars] and here [https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-witness-of-the-cedars]). Note: Don't forget to check out our other podcast Dangerous Dogma [http://dogma.wordandway.org/], and our e-newsletter A Public Witness [https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/] that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

165. Asatur Nahapetyan of Armenia

Asatur Nahapetyanm, general secretary of the Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches of Armenia, talks with Word&Way [https://wordandway.org/] President Brian Kaylor about the refugee crisis after war in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. He also discusses Armenia's history and the Baptist community there. Note: Don't forget to check out our other podcast Dangerous Dogma [http://dogma.wordandway.org/], and our e-newsletter A Public Witness [https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/] that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

164. Jason Smith of the Baptist Peace Fellowship

Jason Smith, executive director of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America [https://www.bpfna.org/], talks with Word&Way [https://wordandway.org/] President Brian Kaylor about the work of BPFNA~Bautistas por la Paz. He also discusses visiting Cuba [https://bpfna.wpcomstaging.com/2023/02/27/la-libertad-religiosa-en-cuba-recuentos-de-una-experiencia-personal/], the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and why Baptists should care about peace. Note: Don't forget to check out our other podcast Dangerous Dogma [http://dogma.wordandway.org/], and our e-newsletter A Public Witness [https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/] that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

163. Lee Spitzer on Sympathy, Solidarity, and Silence

Lee Spitzer, historian for the Baptist World Alliance and affiliate professor of church history at Northern Seminary in Chicago, talks with Word&Way [https://wordandway.org/] President Brian Kaylor about his new book Sympathy, Solidarity, and Silence: Three European Baptist Responses to the Holocaust [https://amzn.to/3AvdUSQ]. He also discusses issues of helping refugees, defending democracy, and wrestling with history. He previously appeared on the program in episode 18 [http://podcast.wordandway.org/18-lee-spitzer]. Note: Don't forget to check out our other podcast Dangerous Dogma [http://dogma.wordandway.org/], and our e-newsletter A Public Witness [https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/] that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.

162. Henryk Skrzypkowski on Ministering to Ukrainian Refugees

Henryk Skrzypkowski, a Baptist pastor in Chelm, Poland, talks with Word&Way [https://wordandway.org/] President Brian Kaylor about the work of his church to help Ukrainian refugees. You can support the work through the Future Leadership Foundation [https://flfmissions.org/give/] or the European Baptist Federation [https://www.ebf.org/ukraine]. Note: Don't forget to check out our other podcast, Dangerous Dogma [http://dogma.wordandway.org/], and our subscriber e-newsletter A Public Witness [https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/] that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.