I have briefly reviewed the revised Baptist General Association of Virginia 2013 proposed budget: good for the budget committee and good for BGAV leadership. Thank you for hearing the wails and cries of disappointment. And thanks for Woman’s Missionary Union…
Author offers tips on handling critics
By Bob Allen Both praised and scorned for her take on controversial topics such as Christians and evolution and gender roles for husbands and wives, author Rachel Held Evans has rapidly become an expert in dealing with criticism. “As an…
Longtime pastor John Dunaway dies
By Bob Allen John Dunaway, 79, a longtime Kentucky pastor who helped name the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, died Oct. 18 at his home in Huntsville, Ala., following a long illness. A constitution offered at the inaugural CBF gathering proposed the…
Genocide project unites campus
By Jeff Brumley Growing up Baptist in North Carolina, Keri Arrington had little exposure to the topic of genocide. Even her first three years at Mars Hill College did little to inform her of modern instances of the brutal practice….
Revised budget proposal keeps missional priorities while increasing partner support, says committee
RICHMOND — A proposed budget for Baptist General Association of Virginia ministries in 2013 was significantly revised Oct. 18, increasing allocations for several BGAV partner agencies and altering one of its giving tracks to accommodate the changes. The overall budget…
OPINION: A new language
It took just a few minutes to read the article about the decision of the Baptist General Association of Virginia to ask a Richmond church to end affiliation after ordination of a gay man for a service mission, and I…
Proposed BGAV budget is revised, increasing allocations for some
Proposed BGAV budget is revised, increasing allocations for some Robert Dilday RICHMOND — A proposed budget for Baptist General Association of Virginia ministries in 2013 was significantly revised Oct. 18, increasing allocations for several BGAV partner agencies and altering one…
Controversy follows Calvinist group
By Bob Allen A controversial church-planting network with ties to a Southern Baptist Convention seminary has been sued in Maryland for allegedly covering up allegations of sexual abuse of children in the 1980s and 1990s. According to the Associated Press,…
OPINION: Budgetary revelation
The 2013 proposed budget of the Baptist General Association of Virginia is a very revealing document. How we choose to spend our money says a lot about our values. For those coming to this conversation a bit late, let me…
Opinion Test 2
e proposed 2013 Baptist General Association of Virginia budget I have once again become painfully aware of the budget woes we face as an association. The years I served on the budget committee, and then as first vice president and…
Opinion Test 3
proposed 2013 Baptist General Association of Virginia budget I have once again become painfully aware of the budget woes we face as an association. The years I served on the budget committee, and then as first vice president and president…
Opinion Test 4
of the budget woes we face as an association.  The years I served on the budget committee, and then as first vice president and president of the General Association provided me with insight as to how the budget process works….