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What you don’t know about Millennials

The Baby Boomer generation is often thought as the generation that worked hard, helped get us where we are, and was the backbone of the 20th century. Now that Baby Boomers are retiring, many have asked the question, “Who will…

CBFVA announces its first mission coordinator at meeting which also adopts increased budget

RICHMOND — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia has named a Richmond minister to be the organization’s first mission coordinator. Mark Snipes, who had been associate pastor of youth and young adults at Central Baptist Church in Richmond, assumed his…

Suffolk, Va., pastor Mark Croston, former BGAV president, to assume LifeWay position

SUFFOLK, Va. — Mark Croston, a longtime Virginia pastor and former president of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, has been named national director of black church partnerships for the Southern Baptist Convention’s LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, Tenn. Mark…

Religious Herald trustees approve merger with ABP to enhance mission and heritage of both

Trustees of the Religious Herald voted unanimously Oct. 7 to merge with Associated Baptist Press, creating a new print and online media platform aimed at enhancing the mission and heritage of both organizations. ABP executive David Wilkinson called it “truly…

Church budgets as moral statements

It may not feel like it to number-crunchers huddled around a Sunday school classroom table, fine-tuning annual financial proposals for an upcoming church business meeting. But church budgets are moral statements that reflect ethical priorities — and may be key…

Church budgets called moral statements which reflect ethical priorities and churches’ passions

Beauty and the budget — it’s a balancing act to get it right

Houston-area residents know South Main Baptist Church for the beauty of its Romanesque sanctuary and for its reputation as a progressive congregation committed to meeting physical and spiritual needs, both locally and globally. Keeping the facility beautiful and the ministries…

With mailboxes and lockers, Richmond church helps homeless transition to more stable lifestyle

RICHMOND — Home is where your mailbox is and for some homeless residents in Richmond’s historic Oregon Hill neighborhood, that’s now Pine Street Baptist Church. The recent addition of 50 lockers and 25 mailboxes is about more than a safe…

HERITAGE: The secret behind the struggle

People today like to blog. They spill forth their innermost thoughts and share them on all forms of social media. In earlier times people did the same thing, only they wrote formal letters. In the 1860s one Richmond pastor wrote…

HeraldBeat: Tracking Baptists across the Mid-Atlantic

Accepted a new call? Been ordained? Church celebrating an anniversary? Mission trip or project that you would like highlighted on the HeraldBeat page? Send info to HeraldBeat editor Barbara Francis at [email protected]. Transitions ON THE MOVE John Broyles, to Mount…

LEADERSHIP LINK: Balancing cost, benefit to build a retirement plan

A comprehensive retirement plan doesn’t just enhance the compensation package your staff receives. It also strengthens your church’s ability to attract and retain the best employees while balancing your costs. When that employee reaches retirement age, having built a good…

WINN RECOMMENDS: Books that matter

The World Is Not Ours To Save, by Tyler Wigg-Stevenson (IVP) A number of years ago, I read an essay where Tyler Wigg-Stevenson said, “The world is not ours to save, but we do serve the mission of the God…

Democratic Socialists’ wins rattle Democrats, rouse GOP

Republican-fueled Islamophobia cited as cause of more attacks

Belgian footballer set an example for men worldwide

Yes, the global refugee situation is a crisis, book contends