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How can we protect vulnerable members from cyberfraud?

“They stole $77,000. And that was all of my savings.” Her voice was so soft I (Doug) had to lean in to hear her. “I’ve talked with the local police, the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission. The money is...

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TRENDING: Worship worship

Geoff Surratt of Seacoast Church in South Carolina recently wrote on “The Five Scariest Trends that Could Shipwreck the Church.” John Chandler Indicating a “minor prophet-ish mood,” he warned of the dangers of a “Reformed Revolution,” “Planting Pandemic,” “Multisite Mania”…

EDITORIAL: Who is the greater sinner?

Until recently, volleyball coach and science teacher Cathy Samford taught at a Christian academy in Rockwall, Texas, where she had been employed for three years. One year she was chosen coach of the year. Jim White But when the 29-year-old…

OPINION: Yes, and!

Remember in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones comes face to face with a sword wielding villain in an Egyptian market place? The script called for the hero, Indie and his trademark whip, to take on the swordsman…

HeraldBeat

Transitions ON THE MOVE Jeff Harris, to Calvary Baptist Church, Asheville, N.C., as  pastor. Jeff Mathis, to First Baptist Church, Sylva, N.C., as pastor. Robert Moon, resigning as interim pastor of Middleburg (Va.) Baptist Church. Kyle Bauman, to Durham (N.C.)…

Portsmouth, Va., class has been gathering for 52 years

PORTSMOUTH, Va.—Although almost every community has a number of developmentally-challenged citizens, most churches don’t quite know how to provide for them. Cradock Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Va., however, sees ministry to this group as one of its primary missions. Since…

Tournament raises funds for retirement communities

RICHMOND, Va.–A golf tournament sponsored by Lakewood Manor, a Richmond, Va., retirement community, raised more than $25,000 last month for its benevolent endowment fund. Lakewood is one of four retirement centers of the Virginia Baptist Homes. Whit Crowell, a Lakewood…

Leadership network has new name

ROANOKE, Va.—The Christian Leadership Network, a seven-year-old organization which trains leaders for ministry, has a new name—the Christian Leaders Link. “Our mission remains the same—to connect current and future leaders with trainng and ministry,” said director Gary Chapman. Established in…

BTSR reaches matching gift goal

RICHMOND, Va.–Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond has met a $500,000 matching grant which will provide $1 million for the school. By the end of April, BTSR had received $500,000 in contributions, which will be matched by gifts from the Baugh…

VITAL SIGNS: So, you want to be a minister?

The landscape of hiring and managing staff is rapidly changing for congregations. What are the implications for the men and women who desire to serve in those congregations? What does this dawning of a new era in congregational life mean…