Parents of squirming children who cannot stay focused and who often end up labeled as “troublemakers” some-times feel isolated – and maybe even unwelcome in church. Author Maren Angellotti believes they are in good company. The parents of John the…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Ethan Waters, to Glenn Memorial Church, Prospect, as pastor. • Kevin Wirt, resigning as pastor of Burkeville Church, Burkeville. • Kevin Sayler, to New Beginnings Church, Richmond, as interim pastor. • Aaron Lee, to Gayton Church, Richmond,…
Huguenot Road Church transforms sister congregation
Last month the ministerial and support staffs at Huguenot Road Baptist Church were not in the office for three days — and it wasn’t spring break. On March 30-April 1 they could be found at a sister church engaging in…
Operation Inasmuch impacts Sandston community
SANDSTON — The members of Sandston Baptist Church in Sandston spent Saturday, April 18, serving their community through Operation Inasmuch. This was the third year the congregation has sponsored this hands-on experience, motivated by Matthew 25, in which Jesus says the…
5-year-old Iraqi Christian boy kidnapped, then killed
WASHINGTON (BP) — The body of a kidnapped 5-year-old Iraqi Christian boy was discovered riddled with gunshots May 11, according to a report issued May 13 by International Christian Concern, a Washington-based human rights organization. The youth, Tony Adwar Shaweel,…
Pakistani Christians caught in crossfire
ISTANBUL (BP) — Christians in Pakistan’s Swat Valley are caught between the Taliban and the nation’s military as it assaults the stronghold where sharia (Islamic law) is in force. Nearly 15,000 troops have been deployed in the picturesque Swat Valley…
SBC not flexible enough to value churches who do missions outside system, says Hunt
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (ABP) — Part of the reason Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt was ready to “shock the system” with a strongly worded call to a “Great Commission Resurgence” is that he and other leading Southern Baptist pastors feel…
VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Why handouts?
In my attendance at our Baptist meetings — associational, state and national — I’ve often questioned, within my own mind, why we spend so much money on advertising — promoting our ministry efforts through handouts. It seems somehow redundant, for…
VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Darfur atrocities
Your editorial on the atrocities against the people of Darfur was vividly thorough, though long overdue. While I commend you for your coverage, I was appalled at your veiled comparisoin of the alleged torture of prisoners at the Guantanamo prison…
VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Evolution is uncertain
I am responding to previous letters by Marylee Sturgiss (April 23), John Klink (March 12) and Spencer Williams (May 7). Ms. Sturgiss, please allow me to humbly treat the various issues you raise in your response to Mr. Klink in…
VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Saddened by school closing
I am saddened by the decision of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary administrators and trustees to close the School of Church Music and Worship at my alma mater, and move the remainder into a lesser role in a different division of…
Churches can become welcoming places to parents of children with learning differences
Parents of squirming children who cannot stay focused and who often end up labeled as “troublemakers” some-times feel isolated – and maybe even unwelcome in church. Author Maren Angellotti believes they are in good company. The parents of John the…