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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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OPINION: The best worst movie

I’m thinking about authenticity. It seems to be a theme right now in my life—in relationships, in church, in community, in relationship with God. People often say they are looking for authenticity but I’m wondering what we actually mean by…

LETTER: Thanks to church

I am a member of Huguenot Road Baptist Church in Richmond, Va., and I work for the Ministering to Ministers Foundation. I just read the article about Doug Hart from Sandston and the difficulties he and his family are going…

Pastors’ school to feature Brueggemann, McConnell

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann will be the featured speaker at Gardner-Webb University’s Pastors’ School, set for May 28-30 on the Boiling Springs, N.C., campus. Brueggemann and Jim McConnell, professor of New Testament at the school, will develop…

Longwood’s BCM holds alumni reunion

FARMVILLE, Va.—More than 70 graduates from every decade since the 1940s participated in the recent third biennial reunion of Longwood University’s Baptist Collegiate Ministries Alumni Association. Dinner in Longwood BCM's newly-expanded facility was a highlight of its recent alumni reunion….

Rallies raise awareness of need for more foster parents

SALEM, Va.—Mention the word orphan and typically what comes to mind are children in impoverished nations around the globe. Virginia Baptists’ HopeTree Family Services and other faith-based organizations in Virginia are seeking to change that image and get the word…

TRENDING: Four emerging ministry and staffing patterns

  1. “Oikos” grows. As Millenniels pass Boomers as the largest generation, LifeWay Research indicates that top priority among the Millennial generation is family. With the disintegration of nuclear family in North American life through proliferating divorce, extended family or…

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Remembering Noah

By Bill Leonard “But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the domestic animals that were with him in the ark” (Genesis 8:1). These days, I keep remembering Noah, reflecting on the relevance of his story then…

Plunging into poverty: Q&A

By Jeff Brumley San Antonio youth pastor Gavin Rogers is part of a trend of younger adults expressing a need to experience homelessness in order to better serve the homeless, says Neil Donovan, executive director of the National Coalition for…