VANCOUVER, British Columbia (ABP) — As scholars and friends mourned the sudden and premature death of Baptist theologian Stanley Grenz, 55, they likewise wondered what would be the legacy of the man often called the leading evangelical theologian of his…
Options for prolonging Schiavo’s life fade with Supreme, state court rulings
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The federal Supreme Court and a state judge in Florida appear to have put an end to the legal quest to prolong Terri Schiavo's life. On March 24, the high court turned away, without comment or recorded…
Gardner-Webb names Bugg dean of divinity school
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Charles Bugg, professor of preaching at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, is the new dean of Gardner-Webb University's school of divinity. Bugg, 62, an author and popular preacher, will also serve as professor of church ministry…
Judge validates election of Aguillard as Louisiana College president
PINEVILLE, La. (ABP) — Despite a search process that failed to follow established procedure, the election of Joe Aguillard as Louisiana College president is valid, an Alexandria judge ruled March 17. The ruling by Ninth Judicial District Judge Dexter Ryland…
Former Hawaii exec Dan Kong dies at 76
HONOLULU, Hawaii (ABP) – Former executive director of the Hawaii Baptist Convention Dan Kong died March 14. He was 76. Kong, the first local-born resident to be pastor of a Southern Baptist congregation in Hawaii, was executive director of the…
Central Baptist Seminary fills two positions with three people
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (ABP) — Central Baptist Theological Seminary has filled two cabinet-level positions — one with a husband-wife team who will serve as dean and the other with a former administrator of the seminary. Dean and Lisa Allen will…
CBF offers sabbatical grants to 45 pastors in 2006
ATLANTA (ABP) – The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will award 45 sabbatical grants for pastors in 2006. Made possible by a $1.9 million Lilly Endowment grant, the Initiative for Ministerial Excellence program awarded 20 grants in 2004 and an additional 35…
Church & People News for March 24, 2005
STAFF CHANGES • J. David Turner, to Central Church, Richmond, as senior pastor. • Michael Shockley, to Meadows of Dan Church, Meadows of Dan, as pastor. • G. Bruce Queen, concluding his ministry as pastor of Chamberlayne Church, Richmond, effective…
A matter of dates
Heritage Column for March 24, 2005 By Fred Anderson This year the University of Richmond celebrates its 175th anniversary. The university evolved. University status came in 1920. Richmond College, as it was commonly known for many years, dates to 1840…
Leave the anti-blasphemy laws in Europe
Another View for March 24, 2005 By James Lileks Creeping theocracy watch, continued: A court has ruled that a fashion company can't run ads that make fun of the Last Supper. To be specific: They can't make fun of a…
Letters for March 24, 2005
A lack of understanding The attack on Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's change to nouthetic counseling grieves me. Some of the article [March 3 issue] seems to be rooted in a lack of firsthand knowledge of nouthetic counseling. Nouthetic comes from…
It’s not Passion Lite
Guest Editorial for March 24, 2005 By David Briggs The Passion Recut is not The Passion Lite. Viewers no longer see the nail going through Christ's hands as he is attached to the cross. And the excruciating torture scene in…