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Liberals, evangelicals call for common agenda on abortion, sexuality issue

WASHINGTON (ABP)—Progressive and evangelical leaders have joined together to propose shared policy solutions on issues that have long divided left and right in the so-called culture wars. Two years ago Third Way, a non-profit think tank that supports equality for…

Firm helps missionaries with documentaries, web sites

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) —A group of five former Auburn University students has started a nonprofit organization that helps mission groups by making documentaries, offering graphic design, producing Web sites and creating other media to highlight the work of missionaries. “For…

Graham grandson tapped as successor to D. James Kennedy

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (RNS)—A grandson of Billy Graham has been nominated to succeed the late D. James Kennedy as pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A pastoral search committee on Jan. 18 gave the congregation its…

Kentucky Baptist newspaper names South Carolinian editor

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP)—Kentucky Baptists have tapped veteran denominational journalist Todd Deaton to become the next editor of their historic newspaper, the Western Recorder. Deaton, 45, has been managing editor of the Baptist Courier, newspaper of the South Carolina Baptist Convention,…

Southern Seminary cuts 35 positions

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)—Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, in response to the national economic downturn, has reduced its administrative staff by 35 positions: 20 full-time and 15 part-time, effective Jan. 30. Each person will receive a severance package, including placement assistance, according…

NAMB enacts spending slowdown

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)—In remarks to some 250 staff members of the North American Mission Board on Jan. 8, President Geoff Hammond asked NAMB team leaders to operate at 90 percent of their approved budgets during 2009. However, Hammond said funds…

VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Can origins of Baptists be set?

I found it very interesting to read all the publicity about Baptist history in the Jan. 15 issue of the Religious Herald—do we date from early Christianity, or just 400 years or so ago, or somewhere in between? In the…

VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Plight of pastors’ wives

Now that Christmas has come and gone, I want to get down to writing this reply to your last letter from your Aunt Ida [“The wisdom of a contented pastor's wife,” Herald, Dec. 4]. This particular letter is about the…

New statute raises concerns

In addition to the fact that I find incorrect “facts” in Professor Stephen Strehle's article [“The need for a new religious freedom statute,” Herald, Dec. 18], I am very surprised that the Herald published it. The Baptist paper of Virginia,…

VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Print edition rises to challenge

I enjoyed the Religious Herald edition dated Jan. 15 immensely. It was informative. The information was brought together in a way that would be difficult to quickly access on the internet. The photographs served to illustrate the text well. All…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for January 29, 2009

MISSIONS MOMENTA mission team from Fairview Baptist Church in Fredericksburg participated in the Noah Project in New Orleans in late October. The team worked on several homes–painting, putting down flooring, restoring a bathroom, hanging doors, installing kitchen cabinets and other…

Childs makes ‘tiny stitches’ in lives of children, youth in Croatia

ATLANTA (ABP) — Elaine Childs, one of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s field personnel in Cakovec, Croatia, likes to think of her work in Roma villages as analogous to lace making, a well-known Croatian trade since the 15th century. “Most of…

What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

The way we were

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