Heritage Column for October 20, 2005 By Fred Anderson Two names stand out in the long list of Virginia Baptist statesmen: Robert Baylor Semple, arguably the leading figure of the early 19th century, and Jeremiah Bell Jeter, certainly the leading…
Leadership Network offers workshop
What kind of world is it that we really live in? Can my church become a difference-maker in that world? Those and other questions are the subject of a workshop, “Being a Relevant Church,” sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Christian…
A response to Aunt Ida
Another View for October 13, 2005 By Maxine J. Bersch 'Pon my word! I usually go to the back of the Herald, read my church news, then turn to the editorial and Fred Anderson's Heritage page. This time [Sept.22], when…
Letters for October 13, 2005
Don't forget to register I want to remind all of our churches that we are nearing the end of the pre-registration period for Connect:2005, the BGAV annual meeting. Mail-in registrations must be postmarked no later than Monday, Oct. 17. Those…
Vacation on the cheap
Another View for October 13, 2005 By Tommy McDearis Vacation on the cheap. Virtually every minister will understand those words. No matter how prominent our churches, few of us take more than a short, moderately-priced vacation without juggling our checkbooks….
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina
Cover Story for September 15, 2005 As the scope of what may be the biggest natural disaster to hit the United States in a century became clearer last week, Virginia Baptists joined others around the country responding to massive needs…
Earning respect and gaining a hearing
Editorial for October 13, 2005 By Jim White I have always been a little put off by the apparent arrogance of authors who quote themselves. But as an exercise in crow-eating, I am revisiting some of my previous words. In…
Hurry up and wait!
Cover Story for September 22, 2005 By Jim White On Tuesday, a week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Governor Mark Warner's office called Virginia Baptists for help. His call initiated a flurry of preparation aimed at meeting the…
Labor of love
Heritage Column for October 13, 2005 By Fred Anderson ‘The condition of our Baptist churches in Galveston, Houston, and other portions of the storm-swept section of Texas, is indeed deplorable. Houses of worship were utterly destroyed and the membership lost…
Stepping up to meet the need
Cover Story for September 29, 2005 By Sue H. Poss Monica Villacres and her 11-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, made it safely through Hurricane Katrina at their house in New Orleans. But two days later when the water was rising, there was…
Thousands of churches along the Gulf Coast face years of recovery in aftermath o
‘I believe with all my heart that this is the redemptive moment in history for the Mississippi Gulf Coast,” Pastor Chuck Register told the displaced parishioners of First Baptist Church of Gulfport six days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the church's…
A worldwide gathering
Another view for September 15, 2005 By Nancy Elliott I have perused the Herald for the weeks since the meeting of the Baptist World Alliance to read any word of the meeting of the BWA Women's Leadership Conference which preceded…