The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies announces the appointment of three Baptist students from Virginia colleges to the 2005-06 Heritage Fellows program. The selected students are Diana Howell of Lynchburg College and Katherine Major and Karen Vassar of the…
FIRST HAND: Grateful to be among the summoned
K,0)h Leaving the Emerging Leadership Summit I was challenged and inspired and came away grateful that I have been summoned as well. This weekend experience served in many ways to renew my own call to ministry, a call I answered…
First Emerging Leaders Summit challenges intergenerational participants
The first Emerging Leaders Summit was held April 15-16 in Charlottesville at University Baptist Church. The event, sponsored by the Virginia Baptist Mission Board's emerging leaders team, was held in collaboration with the traditional leadership training weekend for collegians. The…
Baptist colleges’ future stymied by ‘fear-mongering,’ says president
By Ken Camp The future of Baptist colleges and universities depends on educators' willingness to “move on” beyond the political categories that have dominated denominational life for more than 20 years, Baylor University president Robert Sloan told a national conference….
Right to dissent may be key mark of Baptist colleges, Leonard suggests
The right to dissent-even about what makes a school religious-should be a key distinctive of Baptist higher education, suggested church historian and seminary dean Bill Leonard. “Baptists began as a community of dissent,” Leonard said during his presentation on how…
What makes a college ‘Baptist’?
Virginia Baptists aren't the only ones struggling with the nature of Baptist colleges and universities. The question is bedeviling the Baptist landscape, as institutions and state conventions across the nation look for new ways to relate in the midst of…
Cross-cultural missions in your backyard
Guest Editorial for April 28, 2005 By Alan Compton A surprising phenomenon of ministry with Latinos and Hispanics in the United States is the reluctance of Anglo churches and individuals to become involved in church planting among Hispanics and other…
On Oregon Hill
Heritage Column for April 28, 2005 By Fred Anderson Oregon Hill is an old inner-city neighborhood in downtown Richmond where for 150 years the Pine Street Baptist Church has served as a beacon. Pastor Philip Wayne Turner likens the community…
Homosexual support group denied recognition at Mars Hill
A group that supports greater acceptance of homosexuals lost its bid for recognition as an official campus organization at Mars Hill College April 14, the Biblical Recorder has reported. The Student Government Association of the school, which is affiliated with…
Virginia Baptists to send children’s ministry teams to India
Virginia Baptists plan to send two children's ministry teams to India in June as a part of the India tsunami response project. Indian Baptists have asked for a team to distribute uniforms and school supplies purchased by Virginia Baptists through…
First Hand: Helping Virginia Baptists age with significance
By Debbie Perkins It is a fact of life. Each of us is aging. In fact, many are being given the gift of time. The average life expectancy of 47 years in 1900 has increased to 76.4 years in 2005….
Mission Board names Alexander to statewide collegiate position
Greg Alexander has been named to a key collegiate ministry position at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. Alexander, who has been director of Baptist collegiate ministry for the Illinois Baptist State Association since 1996, will become collegiate and young adult…