Baptist Ministry Assistants of Virginia (BMAV) will gather in Virginia Beach April 1-4 for professional certification and skillshops at the Quality Inn & Suites — Oceanfront. The theme for this conference is “Teaching by the Seaside” and is taken from…
Essay contest announced
RICHMOND — High school students are invited to enter the third annual Roots & Wings Young Scholars Essay Contest sponsored by the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies. The contest is open to all 11th and 12th grade high school…
Seminar set on Islam
EMPORIA — Muslim beliefs will be part of the focus of a one-day seminar on Islam presented at Main Street Baptist Church in Emporia on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Christians Look at Islam: Islam in…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for February 7, 2008
STAFF CHANGES • Craig A. Sherouse, to Second Church, Richmond, as pastor, effective March 2. • Chuck Price, to New Beginnings Church, Powhatan, as pastor. • Jonathan Geldmaker, to Union Hill Church, Brookneal, as pastor. • Richard H. Pendleton, to…
Security of believers
NEW YORK (ABP) — One day after a shooter killed two sisters at Colorado's New Life Church, Pastor Brady Boyd told reporters the church had become a target because of its size and its notoriety. But the toll to the…
What should worshippers do if their church is attacked?
NEW YORK (ABP) — Last December, worshippers at a Colorado church lost two members to a murderous shooter. In 2006, a man entered an Oregon church and threw fuel during a Sunday service, intending to set the building ablaze. And…
Church security demands all hands on deck — but maybe not with arms
FORT WORTH — Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth has employed personnel to patrol its campus, escort women to their cars after dark and ensure buildings are locked since before Russ Hibner became the church's facilities manager seven years…
RIGHT OR WRONG?
Our pastor-search committee said they want to find a person of integrity. That is such a loose concept. Just what does integrity look like, so we can recognize it in candidates for our church? Your pastor-search committee will need depth,…
Reaching out to the poor
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