At the March 19 meeting of the Richmond Baptist Association concerning Ginter Park Baptist Church, I spoke in opposition to the recommendation that was passed. The next night Beth Wright, director of the RBA’s children’s summer camp, spoke at our…
Baptists hopeful about new pope
By Jeff Brumley Baptists reacting to this week’s installation of Pope Francis voiced hope about his record for improving relations between Catholics and Protestants, his concern for the poor and the face he puts on the broader Christian community for non-believers. Alan Rudnick, pastor…
Ky. settles Baptist home lawsuit
By Bob Allen A long-running legal battle over taxpayer funding of a Baptist children’s home in Kentucky may have ended with a March 12 settlement of a 13-year-old lawsuit filed by Americans United for Separation of Church and State and…
Baptist group keeps gay-friendly church
By Robert Dilday A Baptist church in Virginia kicked out of its state organization for ordaining a gay man to the ministry last fall retained membership in its local association March 19. Richmond Baptist Association voted 176-158 to “embrace Ginter…
Church joins faith-based initiative in assisting U.S. military family on Northern Neck
HEATHSVILLE, Va. — A rural congregation on Virginia’s Northern Neck may seem to be an unlikely location for an outreach and support program for the U. S. military, but through Partners in Care, a faith-based initiative which collaborates with the…
Richmond association narrowly votes to retain membership of church which ordained gay man
RICHMOND — By a close margin, the Richmond Baptist Association voted March 19 to retain the membership of a church which ordained a gay man to the ministry last fall. The 176-158 vote endorsed a committee’s recommendation that the association…
OPINION: Drowning in process
Inspiration and passion are tricky things. We need them to create, to write, to have meaningful interactions with our family, our friends and our world. Inspiration and passion are key ingredients to making us feel alive. We are excited by…
TRENDING: What in the world are we doing in worship?
Mike Breen’s “State of the Evangelical Union” blog highlights a trend that should be part of every evangelical community. That is, how does worship impact mission? How do worship leaders function as mission leaders? Taken seriously, this conversation would affect…
OPINION: Baptists and Buddhists
The Richmond Baptist Association voted March 19 to maintain fellowship with Ginter Park Baptist Church, a church that recently ordained an openly gay man to the ministry. The vote was close — very close — but it was enough to…
OPINION: Worldviews and the contraceptive mandate opt-out
Having followed much of the controversy surrounding what has become known as the contraceptive mandate, I was at first buoyed by the news that the Obama administration was going to offer a rule change. The original mandate was and is…
Gordon Cosby, pioneering Christian activist and founder of Church of the Saviour, dies at 95
WASHINGTON — Gordon Cosby, the founder of the Church of the Saviour in Washington and a pioneering Christian activist whose ministry foreshadowed both the missional and emergent church movements, died March 20 at 95. Cosby died at Christ House, which…
Former QB/preacher dies in plane crash
By Bob Allen A former star college football quarterback who talked about his Christian faith in large venues long before Tim Tebow was born died March 17 in a plane crash in Indiana. Former Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis, 60, and…