Nabeeh Abbassi, president of the Jordan Baptist Convention, talks with Word&Way 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 and here).

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Asatur Nahapetyanm, general secretary of the Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches of Armenia, talks with Word&Way 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.

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Jason Smith, executive director of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about the work of BPFNA~Bautistas por la Paz. He also discusses visiting Cuba, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and why Baptists should care about peace.

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