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: We can do better
I believe we can do better as an association of Baptists in Virginia. I’m concerned about the evidenced lack of leadership displayed by several Virginia Baptist Mission Board members as they debated the recent Ginter Park Baptist Church matter during…
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….
Opinion Test
In reviewing the 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…
Fan or foe, children’s sermon here to stay
(ABP) — Judging from the absence of squirming and giggling, Holly Smith’s children’s sermon was quite the hit Sunday morning at Island View Baptist Church in Orange Park, Fla. Five little girls gathered on the steps leading to the pulpit…
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Fresh Expressions’ new trustees survey work at first meeting of church renewal group’s board
RICHMOND — Fresh Expressions, the two-year-old church renewal collaboration of Baptists and other Christian groups, positioned itself for additional growth Oct. 15 at the first meeting of its recently-formed board of trustees. The eight-member board, which reports to the Virginia…
Fan or foe, children’s sermon here to stay
TEASER: Critics say the sermons aren't really sermons and aren't really for kids; supporters say they are a way to include children in worship. (ABP) — Judging from the absence of squirming and giggling, Holly Smith’s children’s sermon was quite…