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By Mark Kelly International Mission Board God has moved so dramatically among one Last Frontier people group in South Asia that the Southern Baptist missionaries working among them since 1997 are planning to shift their focus to another people without…

Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia focused on the theme of “Renewing Your Passion” during their annual meeting Nov 14-15 in Richmond. The 1,222 in attendance at Grove Avenue Baptist was the largest annual meeting attendance in the state convention's nine-year…

The emerging leaders team of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board recently visited Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Susan McBride, emerging leaders team leader, led a chapel service, where she urged students to “see clearly the ministry to which God is…

Clifton Baptist Church in Clifton ranked second among Southern Baptist Convention churches in per capita giving to the 2004 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, collected by the SBC's International Mission Board. Clifton Church recorded 15 members collecting $24,966.87. Their per capita…

The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies announces publication of the fourth issue of Heritage Seekers magazine, which is designed for children in 3rd through 6th grades and their parents. The new issue features the story of Lott Cary and…

The Baptist General Association of Virginia is a “movement of mission and ministry,” not an institution, Bert Browning said last week following his election as chair of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. “Jesus Christ did not found any institutions and…

Editorial for December 8, 2005 By Jim Smith Politicians do some really dumb things. Last week, Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif., admitted that he had taken $2.4 million in bribes. Dumb. I hope they throw the book at him! But…