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,…
BGCT messengers support Wade despite handling of Valley scandal
DALLAS (ABP) — Rank-and-file Texas Baptists are sad and angry about the financial scandal in the Rio Grande Valley that has marred their reputation, but most say they still trust their leaders — including Executive Director Charles Wade — to…
Tennessee Baptists will ask leaders if they affirm SBC’s faith statement
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (ABP) — Tennessee Baptists voted overwhelmingly Nov. 14 to publicize whether nominees to leadership posts in the convention affirm the "Baptist Faith and Message," a controversial confession of faith adopted by the national Southern Baptist Convention. Messengers to…
N.C. Baptists reject bylaw changes giving colleges, others more freedom
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — Messengers to the annual North Carolina Baptist state convention meeting struck down proposed bylaw changes that would have given convention-related institutions more influence over the appointment of trustees and directors. The proposed amendments, more than a…
Virginia Baptists increase budget for 2007
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (ABP) — Virginia Baptists adopted a $14.2 million budget to fund their ministries in 2007 — a $100,000 increase over this year's budget goal. The 1,053 messengers attending the annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of…
Texas Baptists approve measures to ‘restore trust’ after Valley scandal
DALLAS (ABP) — “Together We Are Doing More” was the stated theme, but healing from financial scandal was the subtext that dominated the annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Messengers to the Nov. 13-14 meeting elected officers,…
Anne Davis, social-work pioneer, dies in Waco, Texas
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Anne Davis, the renowned Baptist social worker, died Nov. 9. She was 69. Born in Baskerville, Va., Davis grew up in a rural farming community. After earning degrees from Averett College, Westhampton College at the University…