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VIDEO: Vandercook passionate about purpose of Southern Baptists

June 14, 2016

ST LOUIS – Philip Vandercook is passionate about the mission and purpose of Southern Baptists. This week he is among a contingent from Louisiana who have traveled up to St Louis to learn more about how they can better fulfill their mission and cooperate with one another.
Vandercook, who serves as director of Global Maritime Ministries in New Orleans, shared with the Baptist Message more about why he loves being Southern Baptist.
“This is what being Baptist is all about, cooperating with one another, seeing what we can do together to advance the Kingdom of God,” he said.

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