KANSAS CITY, Kan. (ABP) — Central Baptist Theological Seminary has filled two cabinet-level positions — one with a husband-wife team who will serve as dean and the other with a former administrator of the seminary. Dean and Lisa Allen will…
CBF offers sabbatical grants to 45 pastors in 2006
ATLANTA (ABP) – The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will award 45 sabbatical grants for pastors in 2006. Made possible by a $1.9 million Lilly Endowment grant, the Initiative for Ministerial Excellence program awarded 20 grants in 2004 and an additional 35…
Church & People News for March 24, 2005
STAFF CHANGES • J. David Turner, to Central Church, Richmond, as senior pastor. • Michael Shockley, to Meadows of Dan Church, Meadows of Dan, as pastor. • G. Bruce Queen, concluding his ministry as pastor of Chamberlayne Church, Richmond, effective…
A matter of dates
Heritage Column for March 24, 2005 By Fred Anderson This year the University of Richmond celebrates its 175th anniversary. The university evolved. University status came in 1920. Richmond College, as it was commonly known for many years, dates to 1840…
Leave the anti-blasphemy laws in Europe
Another View for March 24, 2005 By James Lileks Creeping theocracy watch, continued: A court has ruled that a fashion company can't run ads that make fun of the Last Supper. To be specific: They can't make fun of a…
Letters for March 24, 2005
A lack of understanding The attack on Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's change to nouthetic counseling grieves me. Some of the article [March 3 issue] seems to be rooted in a lack of firsthand knowledge of nouthetic counseling. Nouthetic comes from…
It’s not Passion Lite
Guest Editorial for March 24, 2005 By David Briggs The Passion Recut is not The Passion Lite. Viewers no longer see the nail going through Christ's hands as he is attached to the cross. And the excruciating torture scene in…
Top 100 churches in per capita gifts to the Cooperative Program
Beulah Baptist Church in Rocky Mount led churches affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia last year in per capita gifts to the Cooperative Program. Rounding out the top 10 churches in per capita CP gifts were First Baptist…
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…