RICHMOND — North Carolina pastor Charity Roberson has been tapped to lead a new Virginia Baptist initiative developing learning communities aimed at identifying and training potential church leaders among students of all ages. Roberson, pastor of Sharon Baptist Church in…
N.C. pastor tapped to lead Va. Baptist learning communities initiative aimed at emerging leaders
RICHMOND — North Carolina pastor Charity Roberson has been tapped to lead a new Virginia Baptist initiative developing learning communities aimed at identifying and training potential church leaders among students of all ages. Roberson, pastor of Sharon Baptist Church in…
Baptist church sign wows NYC, media
By Jeff Brumley “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.” Thus read the sign recently in front of Madison Avenue Baptist Church, a New York City congregation whose pastor is all about convincing folks…
OPINION: The gun-powdered gospel
It was a cold winter morning sometime before my 10th birthday. I distinctly remember the anticipation as I listened to the sound of leaves crunching with every step of my new boots. I knew where we were going; I had…
Proposed change could diminish D.C. Baptist representation on SBC boards, say leaders
WASHINGTON — Representation from churches affiliated with the District of Columbia Baptist Convention on the governing boards of Southern Baptist Convention agencies and institutions could be diminished if a proposal under consideration is adopted this summer. The bylaw change, which…
Embattled pastor, named in cover-up of sexual and physical abuse, speaks on seminary campus
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — A pastor named in a class-action lawsuit alleging a cover-up of sexual and physical abuse of children warned students at a Southern Baptist Convention seminary against the “temptation to be puffed up and arrogant in…
Unexpectedly, a church and a seminary at odds theologically find common ground in mutual respect
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Anyone wanting a microcosm of the heartache and hurt that surrounded the fracturing of the Southern Baptist Convention in the 1980s and ’90s might zero in on Wake Forest Baptist Church and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary….
Unexpectedly, a church and a seminary at odds theologically find common ground in mutual respect
Unexpectedly, a church and a seminary at odds theologically find common ground in mutual respect Linda Brinson WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Anyone wanting a microcosm of the heartache and hurt that surrounded the fracturing of the Southern Baptist Convention in…
Embattled C.J. Mahaney visits SEBTS
By Bob Allen A pastor named in a class-action lawsuit alleging a cover-up of sexual and physical abuse of children warned students at a Southern Baptist Convention seminary against the “temptation to be puffed up and arrogant in attitude” because…
Church Super Bowl party with a twist
By Robert Dilday Like many American congregations University Baptist Church in Charlottesville, Va., has a Super Bowl tradition, but this one has a twist. The viewing audience is homeless men seeking shelter from the sub-freezing temperatures typical during February in…
HERITAGE: This old house
Anyone who has ever lived in an old house knows that it requires periodic upkeep. Some things have to be replaced. Sometimes new parts are installed to make it energy efficient. And once in a while an old house requires…
TRENDING: Lessons from Argentina, part 3: The humble
Time in Argentina will give you a snapshot of the world that is coming to North America. The trend will be that our culture becomes increasingly multicultural (and multilingual) and highly urbanized. Like the current global south, the North American…