JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Greg Warner, who has shepherded Associated Baptist Press since its infancy 18 years ago, informed the agency’s directors and staff Aug. 26 that he would be stepping down for medical reasons. Warner, 53, has been the…
Reports: Several dead in India after Hindu-Christian clashes
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — At least six people have died in clashes between Christians and Hindus in the Indian state of Orissa, Reuters reported Aug. 27. However, accounts coming into the Baptist World Alliance claim the death toll in…
Family vacation centers on missions and serving
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (ABP) — Four families packed a church van and headed on summer vacation. Although they only drove a few hours to Kansas City, Kan., this was no ordinary vacation for these Missourians. This vacation was about sharing…
Family vacation centers on missions and serving
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (ABP) — Four families packed a church van and headed on summer vacation. Although they only drove a few hours to Kansas City, Kan., this was no ordinary vacation for these Missourians. This vacation was about sharing…
Family vacation centers on missions and serving
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (ABP) — Four families packed a church van and headed on summer vacation. Although they only drove a few hours to Kansas City, Kan., this was no ordinary vacation for these Missourians. This vacation was about sharing…
Former IMB leader takes Kansas City DOM post
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — A former high-ranking International Mission Board leader who resigned over policy concerns has accepted an associational director’s position in Missouri. No caption submitted The executive board of the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association called Rodney…
SECOND OPINION: Scandal in light of private, public story
The recent spectacle of John Edwards's confession of adultery managed to be at once pathetic and instructive. While bearing in mind Lily Tomlin's observation that no matter how cynical one becomes, it's impossible to keep up, I can't imagine anyone…
SBC snubs
I read your editorial entitled, “SBC continues to snub BGAV” [Herald, July 10]. I would like to share with you a retrospective view from another side. I pastored Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Bristol during the 1980s. Its membership included…
OUT LOUD
“Look at the attention I get: It's because I throw a football. But that's what society values. That's not what God values. … He didn't invent the game. We did. I have some eye-hand coordination, and I can throw the…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for August 21, 2008
STAFF CHANGES • David Benjamin, to Winfree Memorial Church, Midlothian, as pastor. • Bill Hardison, to May Memorial Church, Powhatan, as pastor. • Lee McConnell, to New Hope Church, Chesterfield, as pastor. • Garrett Sheldon,now serving as pastor of First…
RIGHT OR WRONG?
I've been reading a lot about whether it is right or wrong to applaud in church. Is this just a cultural issue, or is there something deeper? The preaching of John Chrysostom 1,600 years ago troubled people of nobility but…
Faith groups push to increase minimum wage to $10 an hour
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A nonpartisan coalition of more than 90 faith, community, labor and business organizations has launched an ambitious “$10 in 2010” campaign to raise the federal minimum wage within two years. The Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign…