The John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Arlington has received full accreditation from the Association of Theological Schools. ATS, the premier agency for seminary accreditation in North America, granted the accreditation at its June 14 board meeting. “Full accreditation…
Foundation issues $50,000 challenge to Oak Hill Academy
The board of trustees of the Virginia Baptist Foundation has approved up to a $50,000 in a matching scholarship endowment grant to Oak Hill Academy. These scholarship endowment funds will remain under the perpetual management care of the Foundation. Announcing…
Harton is interim dean at BTSR
R. Michael Harton became interim dean of the faculty at Baptist Theological Seminary Richmond on June 1. Harton will serve in the interim position for one year. He replaces Richard Vinson, who stepped down May 31. Vinson will continue in…
WMUV executive taking sabbatical
Earlene Jessee, executive director of Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia, is taking a sabbatical to address medical issues, as well as focus on academic projects. Jessee said she expects to return to her position Sept. 1. In the meantime, day-to-day…
CBF to hold 16th annual General Assembly in Atlanta
The 16th Annual Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, held June 21-24 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, was expected to engage the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, receive a challenging message of social justice from a South African minister, engage…
Church founded by Lottie Moon leaves temple for new building
(ABP) — A vibrant congregation founded by Lottie Moon, the famous missionary to China, has moved out of the crumbling temple it used as a meeting place, thanks to a church located thousands of miles away. The partnership with Mountain…
EDITORIAL: Time will tell
The Southern Baptist Convention held last week was hailed by many as an historic event — a changing of the guard; a broadening of the tent; a defining of their values. I hope this is so. I hope and pray…
WMU retains auxiliary status after Greensboro SBC vote
Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting voted down a proposal asking the Woman's Missionary Union to become an official entity of the SBC. The proposal's defeat allows WMU to retain its status as an auxiliary of the SBC. The…
ANALYSIS: Will election of president deal blow to neo-Calvinism?
When Southern Baptist Convention messengers elected dark-horse candidate Frank Page of South Carolina as president, they not only sent a populist message to the powerbrokers who backed other candidates, but also — at least in the eyes of some observers…