HALLSVILLE, Texas (ABP) — A Baptist church in rural Texas recently licensed one of its own to preach the gospel — 82-year-old Buck Lineberger. The ceremony at First Baptist Church in Hallsville, Texas, came 65 years after Lineberger initially felt…
Ministers hear call through many voices
God uses a variety of voices in calling people to Christian service, veteran ministers agreed, pointing to their own experience. In Joel Thielepape's case, two voices figured prominently—a representative of the New York Yankees who delivered a discouraging word and…
Collegiate GO teams have varied mission experiences abroad
RICHMOND — Sponsored by Baptist Collegiate Ministry, GO (Global Outreach) Teams not only provide short-term summer mission immersion experiences for college and university students, but also develop leadership skills and build community through an intensive five-month training process. Each GO…
Hearing the Call: Ministers hear call to service from different voices
SEDALIA, Mo. (ABP) — Veteran ministers may have little in common when it comes to locale and style, but many agree on at least one thing: God uses a variety of ways to call people to Christian service, they say….
Connect 2007
RICHMOND — Connect: 2007, the 184th annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, will be held Nov. 13-14 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The theme is “Hope is On the Way.” Featuring more videos and other multi-media…
Italian youth minister serves summer in Virginia
RICHMOND — Not many self-employed computer programmers would risk giving their clients less than three weeks' notice that they would be unavailable for almost three months. But despite the potential loss of business, that's exactly what Daniele Podestà, a member…
ABP fills two positions, affirms strategic alliance
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — The Associated Baptist Press board of directors hired an interim development director and filled the position of news editor at their semi-annual meeting Sept. 16-18. Meeting in Richmond, Va., directors of the independent news service based…
New issue of Heritage Seekers on the Bible is released
Adoniram and Ann Judson are the featured Baptist heroes in the new issue of Heritage Seekers, the magazine for children and families published by the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies. The theme of the issue is “Baptists and God's…
Hundreds of youth take part in Centri-Kid Camp at Bluefield
More than 200 kids spent a week on the campus of Bluefield College this summer, July 30 through Aug. 3, as part of a Southern Baptist youth camp called Centri-Kid. The youth, in grades four through seven representing a dozen…
Dobson, in message to colleagues, discourages support of Thompson
WASHINGTON (ABP) — One of the most powerful leaders in conservative evangelical Christianity has reportedly discouraged his colleagues from supporting Fred Thompson as a presidential candidate. James Dobson, according to a Sept. 19 Associated Press report, sent a private e-mail…
FIRST PERSON: Baptist ministry at JMU makes impact
“Preach the gospel at all times and, if necessary, use words.” These words from St. Francis of Assisi encapsulate the passion and drive of the Christian Student Union at James Madison University, a collegiate ministry of Baptist Collegiate Ministries of…
Baptist heritage center recognizes Heritage fellows
RICHMOND — The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies recognized three outstanding students at the annual meeting of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society in May. The fifth class of Heritage Fellows includes Mattie Patterson, a junior at the College of…