Deserved or not, committees often have a negative connotation, said Don Simmons, owner of Creative Potential Consulting and Training. “The terminology and methodology is borrowed from government and corporate cultures,” Simmons said. “Committees have a reputation for long, boring meetings…
Questions linger on ‘born again’ support for Dems
WASHINGTON — A new poll that shows Sen. Hillary Clinton drawing a large percentage of “born-again” voters is giving her campaign something to trumpet, but is also prompting questions: Did the pollster define born-again too broadly? And if so, are…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for February 21, 2008
STAFF CHANGES • Jonathan Hilliard, to Blairs Church, Blairs, as pastor, effective March 2. • Gregory Lee Hensley, to Glade Spring Church, Glade Spring, as pastor. • Chris Sorensen, to Union Chapel Church, Clarksville, as pastor. • Jonathan Geldmaker, to…
Bluefield moves forward with new campus center
BLUEFIELD — Bluefield College and the town of Bluefield are one step closer to breaking ground on a new multi-million dollar campus and community center. During a Feb. 15 press conference on the BC campus, leaders from both the town…
Huckabee endorsement bring IRS investigation
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Outspoken California pastor and former Southern Baptist Convention officer Wiley Drake is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service. The candidate for the SBC presidency this year is under scrutiny for using his church letterhead and church-sponsored…
Correction
There was an error in the 10 paragraph of the Feb. 13 ABP story, “Religious voters in ‘Potomac Primary' boost Obama, protest McCain.” Please replace the second sentence of that paragraph with the following: “Virginia GOP voters who said they…
FIRST HAND: International ministry at UVA touches lives
As a first year student at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2006, I was approached by my Baptist collegiate minister, Leanne Sanders, with an idea: she felt called by God to begin an international student ministry at…
Virginia Baptist ministry partners in India complete, dedicate new children’s home
KOTTAYAM, India — At the invitation of Kunjumon Chacko, 13 Virginia Baptists traveled to Kottayam, India, to celebrate the completion and participate in the dedication of the new Precious Children's International Village. Although the dining hall and first dormitory are…
Fort Worth congregation subject of latest Internet-fueled struggle
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — The latest prominent Baptist church caught in a highly publicized, Internet-fueled controversy is a historically moderate one — and similar struggles may await other moderate congregations. Members of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas,…
Longwood Baptist alumni plan reunion in April
FARMVILLE — The Baptist Collegiate Ministries (formerly the Baptist Student Union) at Longwood University is forming an alumni association. Its first reunion will be held Saturday, April 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Baptist Church, 700 Milnwood…
Precious Children of India
• Children make up 30 % (348 million) of the Indian population • 158 million (75 million girls) are below the age of 7 • 190 million are between ages 7 and 14 • 59 million children have never seen…
Baptists provide opportunities to oft-shunned Roma people
ATLANTA (ABP) — Susan and Wes Craig learned early during their three-year assignment to Romania that most locals are disgusted by the minority Roma people, who are often called “gypsies.” And that's what made a particular church meeting so powerful….