The School of Christian Ministry at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond offers seven four-week online courses beginning Jan. 15. The course titles are Preschool and Children's Ministry in the Church, Understanding the Adolescent World, Overview of Substance Abuse, Faith Development,…
New issue features leader Alma Hunt
Alma Hunt is featured in the new issue of Heritage Seekers, the magazine for children and families published by the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies. The theme of the issue is Women in Leadership. The new issue also tells…
New issue features leader Alma Hunt
Alma Hunt is featured in the new issue of Heritage Seekers, the magazine for children and families published by the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies. The theme of the issue is Women in Leadership. The new issue also tells…
State missions is focus of Register
Virginia Baptists' first state missions work is featured in the new issue of the Virginia Baptist Register, the annual journal of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society. Fred Anderson, executive director, has written “Turning the World Upside Down,” an article recounting…
Summit calls global church to focus to AIDS crisis
When 5,500 people die of AIDS every day, the need is not for charity but for justice, says Bono, and the church must do something about it. “That's a lot of our brothers and sisters to be losing for no…
Leaders at Texas conference join McKissic’s call for more freedom
Pastors and other Baptist leaders at a Dec. 5 roundtable discussion voted unanimously to request Southern Baptist Convention officials to reconsider restrictive policies regarding speaking in tongues. The 100-plus pastors and laypeople who attended the half-day event at Dwight McKissic's…
New set of Baptist-Catholic talks to be held this month in Alabama
The first in a new series of Baptist-Catholic theological conversations was to be held at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 10-12. The Baptist team is being led by Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Denton Lotz and Paul Fiddes,…
Ellison won’t be first politician to forgo Bible in taking oath of office
When Keith Ellison, the Minnesota Democrat who last month was elected the first Muslim in Congress, announced he would take his oath of office on Islam's holy book, the Quran, he provoked sharp criticism. The ensuing discussion has revived the…
His ‘dream come true’ carries nativity to the big screen
Ironically, production of The Nativity Story took about as long as the period of time the movie portrays—from just before Christ's immaculate conception to just after his miraculous birth. That such a breakneck production schedule actually worked and the movie…