Virginia Baptist leader John Upton was among other leaders of Baptist conventions and organizations comprising more than 20 million adherents in North America who explored “additional opportunities for fellowship and cooperation” in Atlanta April 10. President Jimmy Carter, a lifelong…
IMB missionaries refuse to resign, will face forced termination in May
After receiving an April 15 ultimatum to resign or face termination, Wyman and Michelle Dobbs have refused to resign as International Mission Board missionaries in Guinea, West Africa. The couple was targeted for starting a church in Guinea that isn't…
As collaboration takes root worldwide, focus on exclusion isolates SBC missions
At a time when collaboration and cooperation characterize Christian missions, the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board appears to be moving toward isolation and exclusion, some veteran missionaries and missiologists insist. They point to new IMB policies — prohibiting private…
Driggers to retire from S.C. leadership post
(BP) — Carlisle Driggers will retire as executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention on Feb. 28, 2007, after 15 years at the helm of the nation's oldest state Baptist convention. Driggers, 68, made the announcement during the April…
FIRST PERSON: There are giants among us
Not that long ago I was talking to a friend who moved to a new pastorate. His predecessor served this “tall steeple” church for 25 years, but unfortunately, the “retired” pastor was having trouble letting go the reins of leadership….
Cooperative Missions CD is available
A new CD detailing Virginia Baptists' mission work is available for churches to use. The GO: Responding to the Signs of the Times CD can be ordered from the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. “Virginia Baptists are a body of believers…
Historical Society to focus on missions
‘It's All About Missions!” is the theme for the annual meeting of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society set for 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 16 at Huguenot Road Baptist Church in Richmond. The keynote speaker will be Rosalie Hall Hunt, a…
A leadership experience
Eight members of the youth ministry team from Webber Memorial Baptist Church and I had the opportunity to participate in the most unique leadership training I have experienced in my 15+ years of ministry. The HALT (Horse Assisted Leadership Training)…
The Bootleg Stone
The grey headstone looks like many others in the cemetery surrounding the old sanctuary of Mount Hermon Baptist Church in Moseley, but a few taps on this grave marker quickly demonstrates that it is hollow and made of metal. The…