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Kathryn Eckler named outstanding GA for 2007

EAGLE EYRIE — Girls in Action (GAs) is a mission-education organization for girls in grades 1-6. Every year Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia receives nominations for an outstanding GA, a girl in grades 4-6 who exhibits a missions lifestyle. Jim…

WMUV approves resolution, adopts bylaw change

EAGLE EYRIE — Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia expressed appreciation to its former executive director and adopted a bylaw change during its annual meeting last weekend. The following resolution was adopted unanimously: Earlene Jessee retired from Woman's Missionary Union of…

Mission Board announces personnel changes

RICHMOND — The Virginia Baptist Mission Board has announced personnel changes in its empowering leaders team. Team leader Dee Whitten, who joined the VBMB in September 2003 as the Northern region field strategist and became team leader in 2005, has…

VBHS offers new historical resources

RICHMOND — Two new historical resources will be released on Nov. 13 by the Virginia Baptist Historical Society and Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies. God's Stories: An Illustrated History of Baptists in Virginia covers 300 years of Baptist history…

EDITORIAL: It happens at the BGAV

When the Baptist General Association of Virginia gathers in Richmond for our annual meeting next week we will have a lot to accomplish. I don't wish to cast any doubt on the importance of the decisions we will make over…

Time out of joint

Last issue this column told about a man — Henry Keeling Ellyson, the long-time executive leader of Virginia Baptists in the 19th century — and his vision: the planting of new church starts wherever the railroads placed depots. No matter…

SECOND OPINION: Learning from the young through reverse mentoring

Think for a moment: your MP3 player is on the fritz, or maybe you can't get your text message to send. Who do you ask for help? Your teenage daughter? The college intern at work? It may be quite humbling…

Out Loud

“The KKK is our own terrorist organization. They have murdered, lynched and terrorized thousands of people in this country, or inspired the same. It is disingenuous of us to say that someone in Saudi Arabia ought to do something about…

Memphis church gives new meaning to ‘I Surrender All’

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (RNS) — Nineteen-year-old Edacious recently came to New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, to surrender — and not just to Jesus. There was a warrant for her arrest on marijuana charges, and she had come to church to turn…

FAITHSHAPERS: Positive behaviors

Last month we discussed ways to extinct undesirable behaviors. Now we will turn our attention to the other side of the coin. Reducing our reinforcement of negative behaviors is a great start, but we also have to be purposeful about…

Church welcomes the ‘Scum of the Earth’

DENVER — The people who worship with Pastor Mike Sares at this rented space are mostly young, many of them students, some clean cut, some a little raggedy. More than a few of the 300 congregants have grappled with depression,…

Opportunities remain to take part in Connect:2007 in Richmond

RICHMOND — Although pre-registration for the Connect:2007 BGAV annual meeting has now closed, there are still many opportunities to participate in this annual gathering of Virginia Baptists, Nov. 13-14 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Churches that have not pre-registered…

What Disclosure Day reveals about evangelicals’ fears

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