No one ever promised vocational ministry would be easy, said Michael Godfrey, executive director of True Course Ministries. That's why he knew his mentoring program for clergy would meet an immediate need. Godfrey's 32 years experience in Christian ministry revealed…
Suspicion rooted in ignorance, denial
Thanks for your recent editorial entitled “SBC continues its snub of the BGAV.” You are “right on” with your evaluation and comments regarding the SBC leadership's suspcion of the BGAV. Suspicion is usually rooted in ignorance and denial, both of…
O’Brien to head Carson-Newman
Veteran Baylor University professor and administrator Randall O'Brien has been named president of Baptist-affiliated Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn. Trustees elected him July 8. O'Brien will assume full-time duties Jan. 1, 2009, after a transitional period that begins in…
Virginia Baptists hammer home the blessings
Led by Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia, participants in the MC2 conference at Eagle Eyrie joined churches and community members in building a complete, five-bedroom house in just one week. Called a “Blessing Blitz” the accomplishment is all the more…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for July 24, 2008
STAFF CHANGES • Lynn Hardaway, to Temple Church, Newport News, as pastor. • Jane Tucker Lyon, to Antioch Church, Red Oak, as pastor. • Allen Bonnell, concluding his pastorate at Clintwood Church, Clintwood. • Stephen Renalds, to First Church, Elkton,…
Wounded ministers
Ministers' wounds can cause them to question — or even abandon — their call to ministry. But what wounds a minister? “There is a great deal of idealism wrapped up in a pastor's desire to serve people through the church…
Wounded ‘soldier of the cross’ scarred by Christian service
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — After 18 years serving in hot spots around the globe, Kevin Turner finally was wounded in the line of duty — not physically, but emotionally and spiritually. As president of Strategic World Impact and an ordained Baptist…
Uncertain times breed anxiety, disrupt churches
RALEIGH, N.C. (BP) — Uncertain times bring anxiety into the church and, as Wayne Oakes has observed, the conflict that often results can be traced to loss of control. Oakes, minister/church relations consultant for the Baptist State Convention of North…
Serving seniors for 60 years
Virginia Baptist Homes Inc. is proud to be a ministry of Virginia Baptists and to have assisted thousands of seniors in housing and healthcare over the past 60 years under the umbrella of the Baptist General Association of Virginia. The…
Rejected ministers find acceptance and help
RICHMOND — Statistically, a pastor stands a better chance of being fired than a coach in the National Football League. Charles Chandler, executive director of the Ministering to Ministers Foundation, reports more than 20 percent of all pastors will be…
Maybe Indiana Jones should have looked in Ethiopia
AXUM, Ethiopia (RNS) — The fabled Ark of the Covenant has become not only an icon of modern culture, thanks mainly to Indiana Jones, but also the most revered religious relic of all time. In Ethiopia, people believe it rests…
OUT LOUD
“I think, in a sense, it's harder to be a Christian in Charlottesville than in Richmond, if you're culturally engaged. … Richmond is still a lot more Christ-haunted than Charlottesville is.” Ken Myers The host of Mars Hill Audio Journal,…