(ABP) — My column of a month ago related to homosexuality garnered more feedback than any opinion piece that I have ever written. The response surprised me in that it was overwhelmingly positive, with a few notable exceptions. I heard…
Top 100 churches in gifts to Virginia Cooperative Missions in 2007 listed
First Baptist Church in Alexandria led churches affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia last year in contributions to Virginia Cooperative Missions. Rounding out the top 10 churches in total Virginia CM gifts were Bon Air Baptist Church in…
BGAV scholarship forms available
Application forms are now available for three separate scholarships funds overseen by the BGAV scholarship and ministerial educational funds committee of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. Forms are available for the BGAV Achievement Scholarships, the BGAV Ministerial Educational Funds and…
Top 100 churches in per capita gifts to 2007 Cooperative Missions listed
Mappsville Baptist Church in Mappsville led churches affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia last year in per capita contributions to Cooperative Missions, based on resident membership. Rounding out the top 10 churches in per capita CM gifts were…
Virginia Baptist library association to mark half-century of ministry
The Virginia Baptist Library Association will celebrate its 50th year during the Conference for Church Librarians, to be held at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center May 16-18. Sue Berthelot, church library consultant for LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist…
Southside Association plans special day for church planter
Virginia Baptist minister Juan Carlos Gascon has faced many challenges with faith and gratitude. He now faces perhaps the greatest challenge imaginable. On March 11, Gascon, Hispanic church planter for the Southside Baptist Association, and his son, Jonathan, were in…
SBC annual meeting to focus on mission
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) — Fulfilling the mission Christ gave his followers — bringing lost souls into God's Kingdom — will be the focus of the 151st session of the Southern Baptist Convention when it convenes June 10-11 at the Indiana Convention…
Retirement seminars to help answer questions for ministers
RICHMOND — Church employees within 10 years of retirement begin confronting such questions as: • What should I do now to make sure I'm financially ready when I retire? • How much retirement income will I need? • What retirement…
CBF general assembly to gather in Memphis
ATLANTA — The 18th annual Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly meets June 19-20 in Memphis, Tenn., where thousands of Fellowship Baptists are expected to gather for worship, annual business, fellowship and discussion on various social and religious issues. “The General…
EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida has the Bible Blues
Dear Jimmy, I guess bein' a retired farmer is a lot like bein' a retired preacher. You just can't seem to quit. It gets in your blood. Ya might even say it's a callin', farmin' is. Why, ever seed planted…
Credit union to support ABC workers, Thai villages
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — The ministry of two American Baptist Churches missionaries to underdeveloped Thai villages will be undergirded with a $232,500 gift from Christian Community Credit Union. According to the American Baptist News Service, the nationwide Christian banking…
A theology of ecology
During the most recent Earth Day April 22, Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection ran high-profile TV ads in which Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi, and then Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson, sat together on couches telling the world of…