BTSR plans 20th anniversary banquet. To launch its 20th anniversary celebration, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will sponsor a banquet on Thursday, March 12 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The banquet, to be held in Lingle Hall on the BTSR campus, is the first in a series of events to mark the anniversary. It will feature special guests and memories of the past 20 years. Cost is $25 per person and $10 for current students. Reservations should be made by March 2 by calling (804) 204-1244 or visting www.btsr. edu/20thAnniversaryBanquet.
BTSR School of Christian Ministry offers seminars. Church administrators Steve Law and Barbara Morton will lead a series of brown bag lunch seminars this spring on a variety of church administration topics. The seminars are designed for church staff and lay leaders who have responsibilities in the areas of personnel, finance or technology and websites. Each seminar focuses on a particular issue and provides practical information to enable leadership to manage church business matters more effectively. The first seminar, on technology and websites, will be held on Thursday, March 5, from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. in Virginia Hall on the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond campus. Personnel will be the topic for the April 2 seminar. The May 14 seminar will address finance. Registration is $15 per seminar or $30 for all three. Advance registration is recommended. For more information visit www.btsr.edu/ SCMSeminars.
Mission partnership team members sought. The Virginia Baptist Mission Board’s glocal missions and evangelism team is seeking team members to fill mission partnership requests this year. Assignments include:
• Children’s Retreat for International Baptist Convention. July 1-10 in Interlaken, Switzerland. Cost: $2,500.
• Youth Retreat Cooking Team for International Baptist Convention. July 1-10 in Grindolwald, Switzerland. Cost: $2,000. Team leader already secured.
• English Teenager Camp for Zeesen Baptist Church. July 13-17 in Königs Wusterhausen, Germany. Cost: $2,000.
• English Teenager Camp for Revucka Lehota Baptist Church. July 18-30 in Lubernik, Slovakia. Cost: $1,900.
• Backyard Bible Club and Community Outreach for Philadelphia Baptist Church. Aug. 3-17 in Anenii Noi, Moldova. Cost: $2,000. Four or five persons will join with four or five from the International Baptist Convention.
For additional information about these or other opportunities, contact Craig N. Waddell, partnership and short-term volunteers consultant at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, at craig.waddell@vbmb.org or at 1-800-255-2428, ext. 7263.