The emerging leaders team of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board recently visited Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Susan McBride, emerging leaders team leader, led a chapel service, where she urged students to “see clearly the ministry to which God is…
Virginia church ranks 2nd in gifts
Clifton Baptist Church in Clifton ranked second among Southern Baptist Convention churches in per capita giving to the 2004 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, collected by the SBC's International Mission Board. Clifton Church recorded 15 members collecting $24,966.87. Their per capita…
New issue out of Heritage Seekers
The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies announces publication of the fourth issue of Heritage Seekers magazine, which is designed for children in 3rd through 6th grades and their parents. The new issue features the story of Lott Cary and…
BGAV is movement of mission, not institution, says new board chair
The Baptist General Association of Virginia is a “movement of mission and ministry,” not an institution, Bert Browning said last week following his election as chair of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. “Jesus Christ did not found any institutions and…
Updated: Execution deadline nears for Baptist, 3 other Christian hostages in Iraq
WASHINGTON (ABP) — As everyone from Jesse Jackson to a radical Muslim cleric pleaded Dec. 7 for mercy, abductors holding a British Baptist and three Christian peace activists hostage in Iraq reportedly extended the deadline for their demands to be…
Updated: N.C. moderates ponder alternatives to support colleges, agencies
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ABP) – Some moderate Baptists in North Carolina are talking seriously about alternative ways to support the state's Baptist colleges and institutions, a move that could divert millions in contributions from the conservative-controlled Baptist State Convention of North…
Three generations separated by time and distance, united in baptism
By Jim Pritchett Pastor of Swift Creek Community Church, Midlothian On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 6, a mother, a daughter, and a granddaughter were all baptized together in the same ceremony. That in itself is a remarkable event. More remarkable is…
Churches in a new world: An interview with Lyle Schaller
Lyle Schaller has been called the “dean of church consultants.” He is best known for his books and articles that appear in bookstores, journals and magazines everywhere. Although “retired,” he still speaks at conferences and to churches. John Chandler, team…