STAFF CHANGES Daniel “Danny” W. Davis, to Mount Hermon Church, Danville, as pastor. John Huelskoetter, to Yorktown Church, Yorktown, as pastor. John Nedza, completing his ministry as pastor of Trinity Church, Louisa. Bob Cornwell, resigning as pastor of First Church,…
BTSR offers workshop on gift-based ministry
Has your congregation embraced the concept of gift-based ministry? Are you wondering how to assess spiritual gifts and how to help people find their ministry niche? Get down to the nitty-gritty of gift-based ministry in this workshop. Laity and ministers…
LifeWay publishes findings on Calvinism in the SBC
While LifeWay Research found the number of Southern Baptist pastors embracing five-point Calvinism to be relatively small, it is undeniable that the conversations on Calvinism within the Southern Baptist Convention has brought renewed interest to the 400-year-old theological system. Surveying…
Home again
Sept. 17 was a typical Sunday morning at most Virginia Baptist churches. But for the congregation of Parham Road Baptist in Richmond, it was the first time in over two years that they had gathered for worship at their church…
Pewboy meets Calvin
Pewboy: Oh, I thought you had heard that I had another question and was making yourself scarce! Altar Ego: Well, I had noticed your agitated state. Is this going to be another trivial imponderable like “Given a preacher's favorite Sunday…
Inclusion for the BGAV
Unfortunately, there is a sleeper in all of this. Whoever accepts an appointment must agree to biblical inerrancy and sign off on the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message. One always wonders what is really meant by biblical inerrancy. What about…
Page interview
You pointed out that historic Virginia Baptists (myself included) were beginning to question whether they should continue to send money to the SBC if they are denied participation. Page's reply to your query struck a welcome chord when he replied,…
Which Bible?
Page said, “It's not fair not to exclude both conventions in Virginia and Texas to service as trustees.” That sounded good to me until I read the next paragraph, I knew we are getting the same old fundamentalist run around….
Fired SS teacher
In view of their behavior could it be that LaBouf and his La “Board” are losing their La “Minds” and should be transported to La La Land? Ken McFarlane Smith, Arlington