WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — For the second year in a row, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina is sponsoring a photography contest in conjunction with its annual General Assembly. Photographs will illustrate this year’s General Assembly theme of reconciliation, “The…
OPINION: In Lent, congregations find new life in death
Each year the season of Lent invites us to reflect on the reality that even the most well-lived lives eventually come to an end. For the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, Christians around the world participate through…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE George Theodore “Ted” Williams, to Mechanicsville Baptist Church, Gordonsville, Va., as pastor. Nathan Pruett, to Grace Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C., as pastor. Brett Dietrich, to Ironbridge Baptist Church, Chesterfield, Va., as director of children’s ministries. Danny…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE George Theodore “Ted” Williams, to Mechanicsville Baptist Church, Gordonsville, Va., as pastor. Nathan Pruett, to Grace Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C., as pastor. Brett Dietrich, to Ironbridge Baptist Church, Chesterfield, Va., as director of children’s ministries. Danny…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE George Theodore “Ted” Williams, to Mechanicsville Baptist Church, Gordonsville, Va., as pastor. Nathan Pruett, to Grace Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C., as pastor. Brett Dietrich, to Ironbridge Baptist Church, Chesterfield, Va., as director of children’s ministries. Danny…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE George Theodore “Ted” Williams, to Mechanicsville Baptist Church, Gordonsville, Va., as pastor. Nathan Pruett, to Grace Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C., as pastor. Brett Dietrich, to Ironbridge Baptist Church, Chesterfield, Va., as director of children’s ministries. Danny…
Moved by the plight of refugees in Liberia, a Virginia church makes a difference with a 5K race
PALMYRA, Va. — When Effort Baptist Church in Palmyra, Va., sent its first team to Liberia in 2003, they found themselves in the midst of “pretty dark, pretty frightening circumstances,” says June Clifford, the church’s pastor. They were there to…
Retirement center’s book sale to benefit ESL
RICHMOND, Va. — Lakewood Manor in Richmond, Va., one of the Virginia Baptist Homes’s four retirement centers, will hold its fifth annual Book Sale to Benefit Literacy, March 9-10 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The sale will be held in Lakewood…
SIDEBAR: Thousands of children bear weapons in wars around the world, say international aid groups
International law prohibits anyone under 18 serving in armed forces, and considers it a war crime for anyone under 15 to fight. Nevertheless, according to Amnesty International around 21,000 children were exploited as child soldiers in Liberia’s civil war. It…
TRENDING: Finally valuing introverts
At UNC, I learned from the great Southern studies scholar Samuel Hill about the South’s general preference for extroversion, especially in evangelical Christian circles. From my mentors in ministry, I learned about how pastors need to “work the crowd,” take…
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Transitions ON THE MOVE George Theodore “Ted” Williams, to Mechanicsville Baptist Church, Gordonsville, Va., as pastor. Nathan Pruett, to Grace Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C., as pastor. Brett Dietrich, to Ironbridge Baptist Church, Chesterfield, Va., as director of children’s ministries. Danny…
Faith & politics: Making choices in a fallen world
By Vicki Brown Passion and conviction often direct a Christian in choosing public servants. Economic concerns, social-justice issues, foreign policy or a host of other issues can be of primary concern. Suppose Candidate A’s approach on one issue matches, but…