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Game designed to foster understanding. A mechanical engineer from Lincoln, Neb., has designed a question-and-answer game to promote interfaith awareness. John Cooper created “7th Heaven,” a game that tests players' knowledge of Judaism, Islam and Christianity in a way intended…

ABP fills two positions, affirms alliance with Herald and other Baptist papers

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — The Associated Baptist Press board of directors hired an interim development director and filled the position of news editor at their semi-annual meeting Sept. 16-18. Meeting in Richmond, directors of the independent news service based in…

Leadership network plans ‘simple church’ workshop in Roanoke

RICHMOND — What are we trying to accomplish with persons in our churches? To simply keep them busy, or something more intentional and significant? Eric Geiger, co-author of the book, Simple Church, will attempt to answer those questions in a…

Midwestern Seminary factions square off over president’s fate

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — Leaders of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are reportedly squaring off in a struggle over the school's president, Phil Roberts. Roberts' stewardship of the Kansas City, Mo.-based institution is the subject of a tug-of-war between seminary…

Divided Maryland court rules against gay marriage

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (ABP) — Maryland's highest court has delivered the latest blow to supporters of same-sex marriage rights, narrowly ruling that the Maryland Constitution does not confer upon gays the right to marry each other. A sharply divided Maryland Court…

BJC director joins Baptists, others in panel on faith

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, is joining other prominent religious leaders as a panelist for a Washington Post/Newsweek online forum on faith issues. Walker's thoughts will appear alongside those of…

Dobson discourages support of Thompson

WASHINGTON (ABP) — One of the most powerful leaders in conservative evangelical Christianity has reportedly discouraged his colleagues from supporting Fred Thompson as a presidential candidate. James Dobson, according to a Sept. 19 Associated Press report, sent a private e-mail…

Baptist society seeks papers on First Amendement issues

The Baptist History and Heritage Society invites submissions for papers for its 2008 annual meeting to be held May 22-24, 2008, on the Atlanta campus of Mercer University. The society is seeking innovative and engaging paper presentations on the theme,…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for October 4, 2007

STAFF CHANGES • Charles Stewart, to Haymarket Church, Haymarket, as pastor. • T. Kevin Schrum, Buckroe Church, Hampton, as pastor. • Jon Reed, resigning as pastor of Blairs Church, Blairs, to accept a pastorate in Tennessee. • Rupert Rose Jr.,…

Dan Stringer, Baptist executive for three conventions, dead at 79

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Dan Stringer, believed to be the only person to serve as chief executive of three Baptist conventions, died Oct. 2. He was 79. Stringer, who served the Florida Baptist Convention, Arizona Southern Baptist Convention and Northwest…

Among first missionaries in Burma, Baptists now help refugees in U.S.

NEW YORK (ABP) — If any group in the United States has a reason to care about the people of Burma, it is Baptists. That's what Duane Binkley, a Baptist missionary to the region, said Oct. 4, the day the…

Book by former student-body president aims to correct record on Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP) — Ralph Brodie has been waiting for 50 years to tell his side of the desegregation crisis at Little Rock Central High School. A lot of his classmates have been waiting, too. “The main thing ……

What Disclosure Day reveals about evangelicals’ fears

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