Glenn Akins has been named assistant executive director of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, effective Jan. 2. His responsibilities will be to serve as the VBMB's staff coordinator and chief information officer and to provide field services to churches and…
Leland and BTSR
As a Leland student, I would like to thank you for raising good questions about how Virginia Baptist's are to support theological education [“Theological opportunity?” Herald, Dec. 14]. I may disagree with your idea that BTSR and Leland duplicate the…
VBMB to sponsor building conference
A church building conference is being offered by the Virginia Baptist Mission Board on Feb. 24 at the Virginia Baptist Resource Center. The conference will focus on issues such as the importance of master planning, needs assessment and growth projections,…
‘Baptist Covenant’ offers chance to heal racial wounds, leaders say
ATLANTA (ABP) — Advocates of the “New Baptist Covenant” championed by former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton predicted it will help heal the racial divide that has separated Baptists in America since before the Civil War. Speaking on behalf…
Wise named DOM in Concord Association
Darrell Wise has been named director of missions for the Concord Baptist Association, a fellowship of about 30 congregations in Brunswick, Charlotte, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg counties and in the city of South Hill. Wise had been pastor of Oakland Baptist…
Bush’s war plan gets cold greeting from Hill, progressive Christians
WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush's plan to add more than 20,000 troops in a last-ditch effort to stabilize Iraq has drawn the ire of many in Congress as well as progressive religious leaders. “The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to…
Augusta Association taps Murphy for DOM
Murphy Terry has been named director of missions for the Augusta Baptist Association, a fellowship of about 21 congregations in the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton and Waynesboro and the counties of Augusta and Rockingham. Terry had been director of missions…
Analysis: Do Baptist leaders regret justifying Iraq war?
WASHINGTON (ABP) — As the number of American soldiers killed passes 3,000 and Congress debates President Bush's latest strategy for winning the war, its planners Christians who supported invading Iraq in 2003 must now face a thorny theo-political question. Was…
Passion officials to hold world tour in 2008
Passion 07 ended Jan. 4 with the announcement that there will be no Passion 08, but rather many smaller events will be held in the United States and in various parts of the world. Passion founder Louie Giglio said the…
Baptist men’s group to climb Africa’s highest peak for charity
NEWNAN, Ga. (ABP) — Daniel Nance knows what altitude sickness feels like. In 2005, while climbing Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro, he succumbed to the condition caused by exposure to high altitudes, experiencing the headache and fatigue commonly associated with the sickness….
Faith leaders call for Congress to prove faith more than campaign strategy
DALLAS (ABP) — As the first congressional workweek begins, faith leaders are calling for members of Congress to deliver on promises made to values voters during the 2006 midterm elections. In a Jan. 9 panel discussion, representatives from Sojourners/Call to…
Carter, Clinton hope ‘compassion’ agenda will unite Baptists in North America
ATLANTA (ABP) — Baptists from across North America will convene in Atlanta early next year to emphasize their compassion rather than the racial, theological and social conflict that has divided them for decades. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton…