By Greg Warner The Southern Baptist Convention's withdrawal from the Baptist World Alliance was the top Baptist news story of 2004, according to a survey of journalists. The murder of four SBC missionaries in Iraq was the second most significant…
Bush’s re-election, Gibson film are top among religion writers
The role of faith in President Bush's re-election and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ tied as the top stories of 2004 in a survey of religion newswriters. The online survey of Religion Newswriters Association members was conducted Dec….
From the red states to The Passion, religion news glowed red in 2004
By Kevin Eckstrom Red, color experts tell us, is a serious color. It denotes passion, heat, importance, even danger. Power ties, celebrity carpets and stop signs are all red. Red says, “Stop what you're doing and pay attention.” So it…
Church & People News for Dec. 16
C H R I S T M A S • M U S I C • & • D R A M A Arlington Church, Arlington; “The Promise of a King,” Dec. 19 at 2:30 p.m. Ash Avenue Church, South…
Lilly Foundation gives BTSR $2 million grant
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has received a $2 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to work with churches to promote “ministerial excellence.” BTSR will use the funds to build a job-placement system, to assist churches considering female pastors, to…
Spiritual formation leaders look at network
Sandi Rogers, pastor of faith formation at Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church, was among 12 spiritual formation leaders who met Nov. 18-19 in Atlanta to discern the future of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's new Spiritual Formation Network. The SFN…
Historical journal looks at Baptists in West
“Go west, young Baptist” could be the topic of the forthcoming Virginia Baptist Register,” says Lee Shepard, editor of the annual journal of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society. Shepard said the latest issue features three Virginia Baptists who experienced the…
Historical society opens Bible exhibit
“Hide These Words in Your Heart” is a new exhibit in the Heritage Gallery of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society which allows visitors to follow the history of the Bible. On display are rare and beautiful examples of authentic leaves…
Bluefield missionary house renovation
Bluefield College has long shared with Virginia Baptists a commitment to international missions. Now, through a renovation project on campus, the college is strengthening that commitment to support missionaries, while at the same time restoring an historic landmark on campus….