Brian Kaylor has written numerous editorials and news articles for various publications, especially for the Baptist General Convention of Missouri and Ethics Daily (the news arm of the Baptist Center for Ethics). Through his writings, Brian attempts to challenge Christians to become more effective and Christlike with their words and actions. Please feel free to send feedback or questions about any of his writings at bkaylor@baptistgcm.org. For additional thoughts from Brian about items of importance for Christians, visit his blog at ForGodsSakeShutUp.blogspot.com.

Writing Awards (noted below with an asterisk)

2008 Second place in Single Article ­– Online Publication category, Baptist Communicators Association

2007 Second place in Single Article ­– Online Publication category, Baptist Communicators Association

2005 First place in Opinion/Editorial category, Baptist Communicators Association

Editorial Columns

Kaylor, B. (2008, May 31). Anti-Missourianism. BGCM E-Message, p. 4.

Kaylor, B. (2008, May 27). American Idol(atry): McCain-as-Jesus. Religion Dispatches.

Kaylor, B. (2008, May 14). Evangelicals' ties should be to Bible. Columbia Missourian, p. 5A.

Kaylor, B. (2008, May 12). Stop stereotyping evangelicals. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p. C7.

Kaylor, B. (2008, April 10). Stop playing politics with prayer. Religion Dispatches.

Kaylor, B. (2008, March 31). Camp Windermere's fan. BGCM E-Message.

Kaylor, B. (2008, February 29). A Baptist leap day. BGCM E-Message.

Kaylor, B. (2008, February 19). Missouri's evangelicals stereotyped. Columbia Tribune, p. 7A.

Kaylor, B. (2008, February 7). Uniting in love. BGCM Message.

Kaylor, B. (2007, December 20). Keep Congress away from holy days. Kansas City Star, p. B8.

Kaylor, B. (2007, December 13). Immigration IS a social issue. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, December/January). Weighing in on civic engagement. Boone County Democrat, p. 3.

Kaylor, B. (2007, November). Getting our message crossed. BGCM E-Message, p. 6.

Kaylor, B. (2007, October). It's a small world. BGCM E-Message, p. 5.

Kaylor, B. (2007, October 18). Preserving religious liberty. BGCM Message.

Kaylor, B. (2007, October 9). An expert on Baptist polity? Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, September). Celebrating Baptist unity. BGCM E-Message, p. 4.

Kaylor, B. (2007, August). Christian jerks. BGCM E-Message, p. 4.

Kaylor, B. (2007, July). Your missionary identity. BGCM E-Message, p. 3.

Kaylor, B. (2007, June). Say something nice! BGCM E-Message, p. 4.

Kaylor, B. (2007, June 20). Doggone metaphors. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, May 29). Jimmy Carter is not the Anti-Christ. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, May). Quit waiting. BGCM E-Message, p. 4.

Kaylor, B. (2007, May 16). The next Jerry Falwell. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, April). Quite different. BGCM E-Message, p. 5.

Kaylor, B. (2007, March). What’s the word? BGCM E-Message, p. 3.

Kaylor, B. (2007, March 20). Tortured theology. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, February). A loaf of Baptist bread. BGCM E-Message, p. 1.

Kaylor, B. (2007, February 21). Praying for Stephen Colbert (and Rick Scarborough). Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, February 8). The Religious Right is not Pro-Life. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, February 2). Balderdash. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2007, January). Let’s hitch ourselves together. BGCM E-Message, p. 4.

Kaylor, B. (2007, January 25). What have we “Plutoed”? BGCM Message.

Kaylor, B. (2007, January 15). Richard Land doesn't get Baptist 'Covenant.' Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, January 9). Great power, great responsibility. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, December). Let it snow! BGCM E-Message, p. 5.

Kaylor, B. (2006, November). That vision thing. BGCM E-Message, p. 5.

Kaylor, B. (2006, November 6). Embryonic theology. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, October 27). Dobson reaches new low in ‘Godless’ interview. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, October). Hard to fathom? BGCM E-Message, p. 2-3.

Kaylor, B. (2006, October 18). A letter to Tony Perkins. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, September 27). CBF, Baptist Press numbers flap unnecessary, misguided. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, September). Dear Pluto. BGCM E-Message, p. 5.

Kaylor, B. (2006, August 21). The John Hagee filter. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, August). Animals to kill. BGCM E-Message, p. 5.

Kaylor, B. (2006, August 3). In God we trust? Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, June). Fence building. BGCM E-Message, p. 4.

Kaylor, B. (2006, May 24). What are they teaching? Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, May 19). The prom, camels, and Steven Colbert. SojoMail.

Kaylor, B. (2006, May 4). Call me Pollyanna. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, April 13). The Gospel according to Rick Scarborough. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, April 5). Tom DeLay is not Jesus. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, March 23). Inconceivable. www.baptistgcm.com.

Kaylor, B. (2006, March 7). Majority rules. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, March). In the news. BGCM E-Message, p. 3.

Kaylor, B. (2006, February 23). Searching for community. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2006, February). Heil Hitler? BGCM E-Message, p. 3.

Kaylor, B. (2006, January 26). Truthiness. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2006, January 17). Baptist bloggers and democracy. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, January 10). Sunday night politics. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, January). Spirit and opportunity. BGCM E-Message, p. 2.

Kaylor, B. (2005, December 16). Twas the fight over Christmas. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2005, December). Been to Narnia lately? BGCM E-Message, p. 1.

Kaylor, B. (2005, November). Don’t let a comma come between us. BGCM E- Message, p. 3.

Kaylor, B. (2005, October). First Priority communications. BGCM E-Message, p. 3.

Kaylor, B. (2005, September 26). Watch your mouth! www.baptistgcm.org. (also published October 19, 2005 in Ethics Daily).

Kaylor, B. (2005, August 26). Give it a whirl! www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2005, July 20). Lessons from the life and ministry of Billy Graham. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2005, June 20). Be It Resolved: Christians, McCarthyism, and homosexuality. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2005, April 20). No Baptist Pope! www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2005, March 14). Women change Baptists. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2005, February 11). Do not be afraid … of the boogeyman! www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2005, January 7). 2005 will be a great year!: Will you be part of it? www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, December 8). “Happy birthday Jesus!”: Lessons from God’s Man in Texas. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, November 5). Valuing Baptist democracy: Creating a free and open culture to end divisiveness and polarization. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, October 8). Baptist rocket science. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, September 13). Sounds good to me! www.baptistgcm.org.

*Kaylor, B. (2004, August 9). This do in remembrance of Me. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, July 7). Do you want fries with that? www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, June 7). Six degrees of separation. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, May 4). Grossly exaggerated. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, April 7). Bill Gates, Madalyn Murray O’Hair, and the BGCM. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, March 2). First, do no harm: Murder, slander, and Baptists. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, February 6). What color is a Baptist? www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2004, January 5). Back to the Future: The BGCM in 100 years. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2003, November 19). Pitchman and proud of it! www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2003, October 13). “California Dreaming.”  www.mainstreambaptists.org.

Kaylor, B. (2003, October 2). Don’t read this! BGCM Message.

Kaylor, B. (2003, September). SBC, CBF, BWA, and billiards. Mainstream Messenger, p. 6-7.

Kaylor, B. (2003, July 8). The SBC in the order of Phoenix: A perspective on the recent SBC meeting. www.baptistgcm.org.

Kaylor, B. (2003, May 10). A rural pastor speaks out. www.baptistgcm.org.

News Articles

Kaylor, B. (2008, July 29). SBC leader misstates environmental impact of oil wells. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2008, April 3). Missouri Baptist editor supports Confederate flag. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2008, March 25). SBC leader has penchant for name calling. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2008, March 12). Organizers defend environmental statement. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2008, March 10). Southern Baptist leaders release environmental statement. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2008, February 28). Richard Land misrepresents Baptist groups. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2008, February 7). NCC head reflects on New Baptist Celebration. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2008, February 1). Medical professionals urge congregational health advocacy.
 www.newbaptistcelebration.org.

Kaylor, B. (2008, February 1). Mainstream Baptists hear Shurden, honor Lolley. www.newbaptistcelebration.org.

Kaylor, B. (2008, January 31). Give students a cause worthy of their devotion, panelist urge. www.newbaptistcelebration.org.

*Kaylor, B. (with Allen, B.). (2007, September 6). Reports conflict about Fred Thompson's church membership, attendance. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, August 20). Lay-led church conflicts erupt in Baptist churches. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, August 17). Baptist college to start "Judge Paul Pressler School of Law." Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, August 16). Pastor Wiley Drake endorses Huckabee, prompts complaint to IRS. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, August 16). Pattersons defend homemaker degree, attack critics. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, August 15). Missouri Baptist conflict complicated by judicial ties, changes. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, August 14). Huckabee compares Iowa success to Jesus' feeding of 5,000. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, August 13). Parham, Patterson discuss role of women on Fox News. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2007, June 12). Southern Seminary Dean testifies before Senate about global warming. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, August 10). Signers of environmental statement funded by ExxonMobil. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, July 10). Baptist General Convention of Missouri accepted as BWA member. Ethics Daily.

*Kaylor, B. (2006, June 29). SBC 2nd VP has past ties with Unification Church. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, June 9). GuideStone heavily invested in companies with Sudan connections. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2006, January 3). Baptist seminary president, professors defend use of torture. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2005, November 1). Slavery helped Blacks, guest tells radio host with Baptist ties. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2005, October 12). DeLay’s woes shift spotlight to Baptist congressman. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2005, October 5). Conservative Christians support DeLay. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2005, September 22). Hurricane Katrina: Stories of salvation, faith, and hope. BGCM Message.

Kaylor, B. (2005, September 16). Christian leaders speak of God’s wrath in Hurricane. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2005, September 9). Fundamentalists view Hurricane Katrina as God’s punishment. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2005, August 8). Guidestone invested $60 million in companies with Sudan connections. Ethics Daily.

Kaylor, B. (2004, November 25). Silvey serves on local church and state levels. Word &Way, 5. 

Kaylor, B. (2004, June 10). Kaylor touches lives with violin and smiles. Word&Way, p. 7.

Additional Writings

- Numerous articles and small news items in BGCM Message and BGCM E-Message

- Letters to the editor in Word&Way (3), Kansas City Star (2), Omnibus (2), St. Louis Post-Dispatch (2), Biblical Recorder, Knoxville News-Sentinel, Southeast Missourian, Springfield News-Leader, The Pathway, U.S. News & World Report, and Wall Street Journal. 

-Quoted in the Associated Baptist Press, Baptist Message, Baptist Press, CAFNR Corner Post, Columbia Missourian, Columbia Tribune, Ethics Daily, Florida Baptist Witness, Omnibus, Springfield News-Leader, Texas Observer, The Pathway, Vox, and Word&Way.

-Photos have appeared in BGCM E-Message, BGCM Message, Ethics Daily, Sport Rocketry Magazine, and Word&Way.