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…
Virginia Baptists’ response to tsunami relief in India
Contributions from Virginia Baptists for the Indian relief project through March 10 with the following designations: • Southern Baptist Convention (IMB): $67,135 • Baptist World Alliance (BWAid): $25,818 • Cooperative Baptist Fellowship: $57,817 • Virginia Baptist Mission Board: $130,312 General…
Volunteer missions stories sought for resource
A retired Virginia Baptist pastor is seeking experiences of missions volunteers to be compiled into a resource for churches. Ray Allen, retired pastor of Blacksburg Baptist Church in Blacksburg and a missions volunteer himself, is collecting “interesting, inspiring or humorous”…
Alan Stanford elected at Leland Center
Alan Stanford has been elected vice president of the John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Falls Church by the school's board of trustees, effective April 1. In his new position, Stanford will provide administrative leadership when Leland's president is…
CBF of Virginia approves a new offering to fund ministries
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia has approved an annual statewide offering to help fund Hispanic ministries and new church starts in Virginia. The Shared Visions Missions Offering, to be promoted each year in April, was authorized at the CBFV's…
BGAV and Averett University leaders develop proposal for relationship
Leaders of Virginia Baptists and Averett University have agreed on a course of action following a March 17 meeting in Richmond to discuss their relationship in light of a gay pride week sponsored on the Averett campus by the school's…
Walking the faith
This Lenten and Easter season, churches across the nation-including many in Virginia-are offering labyrinths as a way for Christians to use the metaphor of walking, running or even crawling their faith as they move closer to God. By Marcia J….
Judge declines to reinsert Schiavo feeding tube
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Congress' extraordinary attempt to keep Terri Schiavo alive has failed, at least temporarily. U.S. District Judge James Whittemore denied an emergency request March 22 from Bob and Mary Schindler, parents of the brain-damaged Florida woman, to reinsert…