A Baptist World Alliance rescue team is offering medical care at a clinic in earthquake-stricken Port-au-Prince. View their work here.
Baptist World Alliance rescue team arrives in Haiti, begins work in clinic
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A Baptist World Aid Rescue24 team has arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has begun work in a local clinic, according to a news release from the Baptist World Alliance. The BWAid team, consisting of members from…
Baptists prep for immediate, long-term responses to Haiti quake
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Baptist groups in the United States began gearing up Jan. 13 for both immediate and long-term responses to the earthquake that killed thousands in Port-au-Prince, the capital and largest city of the impoverished Caribbean nation…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Paul Robert “Trey” Gilliam III, to Mulberry Grove Church, Nathalie, as pastor. • David Jones, to Riverdale Church, Roanoke, as pastor. 50 YEARS: Calvary Baptist Church in Lovingston celebrated its 50th anniversary Oct. 4. Former pastor Ross…
Spring 2010 classes offered by Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network
Together with the John Leland Center, a Virginia Baptist education partner, the Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network will offer college/diploma and Masters degree classes for professional and volunteer ministry leaders in spring 2010. College/diploma classes will meet at five locations…
EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida’s mind wanders during the sermon
Dear Jimmy, I don’t know what the matter with me was last Sunday, but I just couldn’t seem to keep my mind on Brother Bobby’s sermon. It wasn’t that he was hard to listen to. No, in fact, he has…
HERITAGE: Death in the family
Dear Zachary, Cassidy and Emily: Across the years I have written several letters addressed to you, my grandchildren, which have appeared in this column. They have covered several different topics. When Zachary was born, I wrote about what it means…
OUT LOUD
“If you saw a woman struck by a car, would you call an ambulance right away? Or would you first ask for her papers to make sure she was not an illegal immigrant?” E. J. Dionne The syndicated columnist was…
ASK THE ARCHITECT: Embarking on a Journey
Greetings to our readers! Today we are beginning a monthly column designed to answer questions church leaders are asking about buildings. Although churches differ in many respects, almost all have buildings. It is what almost every church has in common….
FAITH DIGEST
Number of female senior pastors doubles in 10 years. One in 10 U.S. churches employs a woman as senior pastor, double the percentage from a decade ago, according to a new survey by the Barna Group. Most of the women—58…
Meals on Wheels: A mission trip in your neighborhood
Clement “Mickey” Woodward is a member of First Baptist Church in Richmond; and for more than 10 years he’s made a mission trip once a month. His mission experience (or more like over 5,000 mission experiences) has typically taken him…
‘Hand-in-Hand’ ministry strengthens church’s impact
Children on Hand-in-Hand day with shoeboxes to be shipped to children overseas. SPRINGFIELD, Va. — Members of First Baptist Church in Springfield, Va., joined hands on Nov. 14 to accomplish several mission projects. Children from City Gate were taken to…