Heritage Column for October 20, 2005 By Fred Anderson Two names stand out in the long list of Virginia Baptist statesmen: Robert Baylor Semple, arguably the leading figure of the early 19th century, and Jeremiah Bell Jeter, certainly the leading…
Leadership Network offers workshop
What kind of world is it that we really live in? Can my church become a difference-maker in that world? Those and other questions are the subject of a workshop, “Being a Relevant Church,” sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Christian…
Bethany celebrates 235 years of ministry
By John Mann Bethany Baptist Church celebrated its 235th anniversary on Sept. 11 with a day-long celebration. The church was founded in the Guinea area of Caroline County in 1770. By 1800, the congregation had relocated to its present site…
Letters for October 13, 2005
Don't forget to register I want to remind all of our churches that we are nearing the end of the pre-registration period for Connect:2005, the BGAV annual meeting. Mail-in registrations must be postmarked no later than Monday, Oct. 17. Those…
Vacation on the cheap
Another View for October 13, 2005 By Tommy McDearis Vacation on the cheap. Virtually every minister will understand those words. No matter how prominent our churches, few of us take more than a short, moderately-priced vacation without juggling our checkbooks….
Earning respect and gaining a hearing
Editorial for October 13, 2005 By Jim White I have always been a little put off by the apparent arrogance of authors who quote themselves. But as an exercise in crow-eating, I am revisiting some of my previous words. In…
Labor of love
Heritage Column for October 13, 2005 By Fred Anderson ‘The condition of our Baptist churches in Galveston, Houston, and other portions of the storm-swept section of Texas, is indeed deplorable. Houses of worship were utterly destroyed and the membership lost…
Thousands of churches along the Gulf Coast face years of recovery in aftermath o
‘I believe with all my heart that this is the redemptive moment in history for the Mississippi Gulf Coast,” Pastor Chuck Register told the displaced parishioners of First Baptist Church of Gulfport six days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the church's…
New Orleans Baptist Seminary president hopes campus will reopen in summer 2006
Despite devastation on the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary campus, President Chuck Kelley said he plans for the main campus to be fully operational in August 2006 and is hopeful that some activities will be held on campus as early…