JOHANNESBURG (ABP) — The South African Parliament voted overwhelmingly Nov. 14 to legalize same-sex marriage in the nation, making it Africa's first — and one of only a handful of jurisdictions in the world — to remove legal barriers to…
Pewboy knows
Altar Ego sighed with relief when he finally found Pewboy. Altar Ego: “Excuse me, Pewboy, do you have a few minutes to talk?” He had interrupted the Baptist layman as he arranged stacks of bulletins on tables beside the sanctuary…
Thanks to VBMB
Praise the Lord for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board! On Oct. 28, Gary Chapman came to our church to lead a workshop on “How to Teach the Bible.” He did an excellent job. It was evident that he put a…
ANOTHER VIEW: Big faith on the big screen
Hollywood has been abuzz lately with the big news that more faith-based movies like The Passion of the Christ and Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe are on the way, but the reaction so far has…
On church democracy
It was on Election Day that this column was written. It was early in the morning and this columnist had yet to add his one vote to the process. The mid-term election campaigns of 2006 were among the ugliest in…
ANOTHER VIEW: You are what you eat
If you've never been to a “McDonald's Night,” consider yourself lucky. Now in theory, this is a “win-win” proposition: a fundraiser for my children's school and a night out of the kitchen. It has never been truer, alas, that the…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for November 16, 2006
Staff Changes Frank Duncan, to James Square Church, Lawrenceville, as pastor. Doug Frazier, to Bybee's Road Church, Troy, as pastor, effective Dec. 3. Stephen Byrd, to Glade Spring Church, Glade Spring, as interim pastor. Stephen Farrar, to First Church, Galax,…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries
Staff Changes Frank Duncan, to James Square Church, Lawrenceville, as pastor. Doug Frazier, to Bybee's Road Church, Troy, as pastor, effective Dec. 3. Stephen Byrd, to Glade Spring Church, Glade Spring, as interim pastor. Stephen Farrar, to First Church, Galax,…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries
Staff Changes Frank Duncan, to James Square Church, Lawrenceville, as pastor. Doug Frazier, to Bybee's Road Church, Troy, as pastor, effective Dec. 3. Stephen Byrd, to Glade Spring Church, Glade Spring, as interim pastor. Stephen Farrar, to First Church, Galax,…
Virginia Baptists adopt new budget, elect 2007 officers
Virginia Baptists adopted a $14.2 million budget to fund their ministries in 2007—a $100,000 increase over the current year's budget goal. The 1,053 messengers meeting in Virginia Beach also elected officers for the coming year, adopted four resolutions and commissioned…
Staunton attorney is new president of BGAV
A Staunton attorney is the Baptist General Association of Virginia's new president. Boyce Brannock, a member of First Baptist Church in Waynesboro, was elected Nov. 10 without opposition during the BGAV's annual meeting in Virginia Beach. Also elected were Joe…
S.C. messengers increase budget, elect CP supporter as president
TAYLORS, S.C. (ABP) — Messengers to the 186th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention increased their budget by $600,000 for 2007 and elected a strong Cooperative Program supporter as president Nov. 15 in Taylors, S.C. For nine of…