MUSKOGEE, Okla. (ABP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma has upheld a Ten Commandments display outside a county courthouse, saying county officials did not advance any religious viewpoint by allowing the monument to be built two years ago. United States…
Church pays staff member to work full time in N.O.
METAIRIE, La. (ABP) — In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of churches nationwide sent work groups to the region to help gut houses, build new ones and reach people with the gospel. Most of those workers left after a…
Pastoral perks can be unethical, even illegal, Texas church finds
COLLEYVILLE, Texas (ABP) — Frank Harber, pastor of First Baptist Church of Colleyville, Texas, resigned Aug. 18 amid allegations he benefited from an improper real estate deal. But his is only the latest case illustrating the fine line between ethical…
Pastoral perks can be unethical, even illegal, Texas church finds
Frank Harber, pastor of First Baptist Church of Colleyville, Texas, resigned Aug. 18 amid allegations he benefited from an improper real estate deal. But his is only the latest case illustrating the fine line between ethical and non-ethical benefits that…
Series: Katrina, one year later
Churches transformed by Katrina help rebuild New Orleans — house by house NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — Hurricane Katrina is changing New Orleans’ churches as surely as it changed the face of the flooded city itself — and some…
Texas Christian Life Commission picks Paynter for director post
DALLAS (ABP) — Suzii Paynter has been named director of the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission — the first woman to hold the influential position. The directorship of the ethics and public-policy organization is historically one of the most high-profile…
EDITORIAL: The dilemma of reporting the facts
Dear Reader, Have you ever been caught in a no-win situation? If so, you can perhaps identify with my position currently. A few weeks ago, we reported that the board of the Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia had, partly in…
Lebanon
How shameful it is that our secular media blames President Bush and our country for causing nearly every hostility that occurs almost anywhere in the world and at the same time blames us for interjecting ourselves in others quarrels and…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for August 17, 2006
STAFF CHANGES Rand Forder, to Muddy Creek Church, Powhatan, as pastor. effective Sept. 5. Terry Henley, to New Hope Church, Pulaski, as bi-vocational pastor. Ronnie Campbell, to Bethany Church, Baskerville, as pastor. He had been serving as assistant pastor. Maynard…
Now it can be told
About 100 years have passed since the following story took place. Maybe now it can be told! “Pastor John” had been at the country church for seven years and had earned the respect of the congregation. At age 65, he…
New Venturer Program offers mission opportunities
Rachel Brentner, a Lawrenceville, Va., kindergarten teacher, developed a passion for Belize and the people of that Central American nation on two mission trips with the Baptist Student Union at Pennsylvania State University. When she looked for a connecting organization…
ANALYSIS: Gore documentary film exposes diversity in evangelical opinion on environment
A recent movie by Al Gore has helped reveal a diversity of opinion among Christians when it comes to the environment. While in recent years some evangelical and conservative groups have begun to acknowledge the case for environmental concern, the…