The Program Committee is responsible for preparing the order of business for the annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia and assuring that worship is emphasized during the meeting. The Committee has chosen the theme, “A Story Worth…
New breakout sessions added during BGAV meeting
New breakout sessions during the annual BGAV meeting have been added to those announced earlier and two sessions have been rescheduled. NEW: Panama Partnership, Session #1, 2-3 p.m., Room 203 Panamanian Baptists invite Virginia Baptists to join them in projects…
BGAV REPORTS: Recommendations from the Virginia Baptist Mission Board
Recommendation I 2012 Special Observances and Emphases January 1: Collegiate Ministries Emphasis Day January 15: Sanctity of Human Life Sunday February 12-19: WMU Focus Week February 19: Virginia Baptist Colleges and Schools Day April 8: Cooperative Missions/Cooperative Program Day May…
HERITAGE: Beneath the oaks
When my automobile rested under the oak trees at Antioch Baptist Church in Charlotte County, Va., it was pelted with giant acorns. They rained like bullets and a person had to run fast to avoid a crack on the head….
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Bill Gohmert, to Red Lane Church, Powhatan, as pastor. • Jeffrey Wright, resigning as pastor of Moffett Memorial Church, Danville. SUMMER CAMP: A group of youth from Calvary Baptist Church, Lovingston, attended the Master’s Inn summer camp…
Virginia Baptist budget proposal for 2011 reflects a 4.6 percent cut
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Baptists will be asked next month to adopt a budget for 2011 that is $650,000 lower than current budget allocations, bringing the spending plan closer to anticipated receipts next year. The proposed 2011 budget of $13,350,000,…
Affinity document could guide Virginia Baptists’ future relationships
RICHMOND, Va. — A document to be considered at next month’s annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia could provide a guide for Virginia Baptists’ future, if adopted by messengers. A proposal from an affinity study committee, appointed…
Va. Baptist board approves document to counter ‘revisionist’ view of history
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Baptist Mission Board has approved a “2010 History Project” to publish a document to correct “certain influential versions of American history [which] … mistakenly minimize or deny the grounding in this nation’s history of the…
EDITORIAL: Dealing with the anger means dealing with the issues
If, like me, you have been unfortunate enough to hear the barrage of campaign ads, you have probably been distressed by the angry accusations blasted like canon shots back and forth between party lines. It’s enough to cause those of…
VITAL SIGNS: The 20-year test
There is a school of thought running rampant in congregations these days that sounds something like this: “This is the worst Pastor/Group/Recession/President/Situation/ Era/Event that we have ever known! We must get rid of him/her/it/them immediately or we are doomed.” As…
OUT LOUD
“If I were advising him, I’d tell him to give a one-line speech and say, ‘Hey, at least I'm not a Muslim.’ ” Arsalan Iftikhar The contributing editor to Islamica magazine was referring to the advice he’d give to former…
ASK THE ARCHITECT: Get the most out of your existing facilities
As your building committee journeys through the program workshops with your architect, a concurrent exercise should include a comprehensive look at existing facilities. Know what you have! An existing facilities condition survey conducted by your architect is an invaluable tool…