JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. (ABP) – First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla., has elected Donald McCall “Mac” Brunson as pastor, confirming speculation about a leadership change in one of the nation's largest congregations. Brunson, 48, preached in the Feb. 19 Sunday morning…
Songs, Scripture, sex suggest seduction, God’s way
(ABP) — Guy Bickel says romance and passion come before sex, instead of the other way around. And he's using the Bible as proof. Bickel, a Tampa, Fla., resident, spent months studying six different Bible translations, developing music in a…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for February 16, 2006
IMB may rescind motion asking for trustee Burleson’s dismissal
ATLANTA (ABP) — Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board will ask the agency's trustees to rescind an action that asked for the removal of one of their fellow trustees. But the controversy surrounding the trustee in question,…
Southern Baptist missions suffering under NAMB’s leadership, report says
ATLANTA (ABP) — The number of career missionaries funded by the North American Mission Board has dropped 10 percent since 1997, according to a newspaper report, despite promises the restructured Southern Baptist agency would expand the mission work in America….
UPDATED: Media consultant hired by Reccord benefits from NAMB downsizing
ATLANTA (ABP) — Steve Sanford, a paid consultant who advised the North American Mission Board to outsource most of its media operations, has been hired to provide many of those outsourced services by his longtime friend, NAMB president Bob Reccord….
Moderate Texas divinity school receives ATS accreditation
ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — Logsdon Seminary, one the many Baptist divinity schools founded after fundamentalists took over the Southern Baptist Convention's seminaries, has gained recognition from the primary accrediting agency for theological schools in the United States and Canada. The…
FIRST PERSON: Being taken by surprise on the Gulf Coast
By Brian Clabough I never thought that I’d have the chance to use chainsaws or rip down walls as a way of showing God’s love to people. However, shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, God called me to…
Vermont church has urgent request
Resurrection Baptist Church in Montpelier, Vt., is seeking volunteers to help work on its roof. The roof on the church has been deteriorating for several years, but the trustees have been patching it year after year to make it last…
Virginia Baptists speak out about Lead Like Jesus conference
Last year, I had the privilege of leading one of the breakout sessions for 21-C. I thought then, as I do now, this is one of the best events we offer as Virginia Baptists. As I reflect back through my…
Pastors to sign prayer covenant
Pastors representing hundreds of Christian churches throughout metropolitan Richmond were to gather at Richmond Hill Feb. 16 to covenant to lead their congregations in praying a common list of topics for an entire year beginning March 5, 2006. The effort…
Lead Like Jesus conference sets new attendance record
Heading an all-star lineup, noted business management and leadership author Ken Blanchard challenged the more than 1,100 people who attended Virginia Baptists’ 21-C conference to identify and practice the leadership principles of Jesus. Blanchard has been helping businesses understand what…