ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — Sometimes the best way to minister to youth is by offering them less, said veteran youth minister Sam Hestorff. Youth ministry often contributes to the overwhelmingly busy lives of young people, said Hestorff of Bayshore Baptist…
Texas Baptist leaders vote to seek membership in Baptist World Alliance
DALLAS (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas will seek full membership in the Baptist World Alliance, a body with which it has had informal ties for a number of years. The BGCT's Executive Board approved the action March…
Virginia legislation reeks of Istook amendment
Guest Editorial for March 3, 2005 By Brent Walker The Virginia House of Delegates-my elected body of representatives-is up to no good. By a vote of 69-27 the House recently passed a state constitutional amendment with sweeping language and dire…
Scotched once again!
Heritage Column for March 3 By Fred Anderson The Virginia General Assembly this session was presented with a proposed constitutional amendment which would have allowed praying and preaching in the public schools. Introduced by a member of the House of…
Church & People News for March 3, 2005
S T A F F • C H A N G E S Prentis B. McGoldrick Jr., to Thalia Lynn Church, Virginia Beach, as senior pastor, effective March 27. Michael Copple, to Dundas Church, Dundas, as pastor. Gary Chiles,…
Letters for March 3, 2005
The BGAV and abortion In a letter in the Religious Herald dated Feb. 3, Greene Hollowell condemned the Baptist General Association of Virginia's stance on abortion, as published in Truthfully Speaking (available at http://www.vbmb.org/uploads/TruthfullySpeaking.pdf). Mr. Hollowell disputes this statement: “Be…
Supreme Court strikes down juvenile death penalty
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Supreme Court ruled March 1 that the execution of convicts who were under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes constitutes the sort of “cruel and unusual” punishment barred by the Eighth Amendment….
Mission at home – NAMB
This month churches across Virginia will focus on mission in North America, as they collect offerings for the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board and for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's MissionConnect emphasis. By Joe Westbury With the deft skill…
Moderate Baptists looking for ‘something to get excited about’
ATLANTA (ABP) — Southern Baptists account for roughly half of all U.S. Baptists — about 16 million people — and thus get most of the attention. The other half also represents a significant presence in America, but they lack a…
Mission at home – CBF
This month churches across Virginia will focus on mission in North America, as they collect offerings for the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board and for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's MissionConnect emphasis. By Carla Wynn Through hanging sheetrock, installing…
European leader urges U.S. Baptists not to export conflict, viewpoint
ATLANTA (ABP) — A prominent European Baptist leader cautioned U.S. Baptists not to export their disputes or manipulate Baptists worldwide into their way of thinking. “We should be very careful how we are pulling the ropes in our mission work,…
BTSR sets record for enrollment
Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has a record number of students enrolled this semester, according to Ellen Gwathmey, the school's registrar. “For the second semester of the 2004-05 school year, we have 325 students enrolled for classes,” she announced. This…