Staff Changes Wayne D. Underwood, to Jonesboro Church, Roseland, as pastor. Rand Forder, to Muddy Creek Church, Powhatan, as pastor. Chuck Price, to May Memorial Church, Powhatan, as pastor. Garland Jefferson, to Falling Creek Church, Richmond, as pastor. Merit Award…
Leland and BTSR
As a Leland student, I would like to thank you for raising good questions about how Virginia Baptist's are to support theological education [“Theological opportunity?” Herald, Dec. 14]. I may disagree with your idea that BTSR and Leland duplicate the…
‘Baptist Covenant’ offers chance to heal racial wounds, leaders say
ATLANTA (ABP) — Advocates of the “New Baptist Covenant” championed by former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton predicted it will help heal the racial divide that has separated Baptists in America since before the Civil War. Speaking on behalf…
Bush’s war plan gets cold greeting from Hill, progressive Christians
WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush's plan to add more than 20,000 troops in a last-ditch effort to stabilize Iraq has drawn the ire of many in Congress as well as progressive religious leaders. “The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to…
Analysis: Do Baptist leaders regret justifying Iraq war?
WASHINGTON (ABP) — As the number of American soldiers killed passes 3,000 and Congress debates President Bush's latest strategy for winning the war, its planners Christians who supported invading Iraq in 2003 must now face a thorny theo-political question. Was…
Baptist men’s group to climb Africa’s highest peak for charity
NEWNAN, Ga. (ABP) — Daniel Nance knows what altitude sickness feels like. In 2005, while climbing Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro, he succumbed to the condition caused by exposure to high altitudes, experiencing the headache and fatigue commonly associated with the sickness….
Warrens to train church leaders in Virginia Baptist conference
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Rick and Kay Warren, co-founders of one of the Southern Baptist Convention's largest and most prominent churches, will be featured at a Baptist General Association of Virginia conference in February. The Warrens, of Saddleback Church in…
Prominent Missouri church reaches settlement in sexual assault suit
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (ABP) — A prominent Missouri Baptist church has settled a sexual assault lawsuit that a former intern filed against the pastor's son, who was a staff member at the time of the assault. The Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit…
Japanese Baptist pastor headed to Vancouver to start churches
DALLAS (ABP) — When Yutaka Takarada flew to Vancouver, British Columbia, last year, he found ample salmon, Japanese restaurants and views of the harbor. But what he didn't see worried him. Even though Vancouver has a sizeable Japanese population, the…