EDITOR'S NOTE: Robin Dale Hadaway has served since 2003 as professor of Missions at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. His book, “A Survey of World Missions,” will be published by B&H Academic on May 1, 2020. He and his wife Kathy served as IMB missionaries for 18 years in Tanzania, Kenya, N. Africa, and South America. Empty shelves, frantic shoppers, and long lines — For the first time in my life I felt fear. Fear that I could not find food for my … [Read more...]
MBTS’s Robin Hadaway: ‘The best of 5 choices’ in 2016 Election
KANSAS CITY – It has become clear this week that there are no good candidates for President in this election cycle. In fact, some might say, “‘so-and-so’ is especially ‘no good’.” A voter has basically five choices. The first choice is to not vote at all. This form of protest “voting” is often practiced in non-democratic societies where elections are rigged or where certain segments of a population are not permitted to run for office. Reports indicate that many did not vote in the recent … [Read more...]
Robin D. Hadaway: Understanding IMB’s financial crisis
I met David Platt at a meeting in the Dominican Republic 13 months before he was elected as IMB President. During a break, I asked him, “What are you going to do when you become IMB president?” Now I understand and I like what he’s doing. As Southern Baptists seek to discern the magnitude and urgency of the current IMB financial crisis, I would like to share some thoughts. I led one of the IMB field administrative regions for over six years with about 325 missionaries under my charge. … [Read more...]