“I believe that throughout my life, and particularly as I’ve gotten older, that it’s very important to take your body where your heart is. If you’ve got your body somewhere where your heart’s not, that’s just not where it ought…
State conventions call for revival, respond to GCR recommendations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — Widespread calls for spiritual awakening were voiced in resolutions and sermons at many Southern Baptist state convention meetings this fall. States also responded to recommendations from the Southern Baptist Convention’s Great Commission Resurgence task force. …
Bluefield College completes third semester of China exchange
BLUEFIELD, Va. — Bluefield College began its third semester of academic, cultural and student exchange with China this fall. Four students and one professor from the Jiangsu Institute of Education in Nanjing, China, spent part of the fall semester on…
Bluefield College named ‘Five Star Institution’ for 2009-2010 by NAIA
BLUEFIELD, Va. — Bluefield College has been named a “Five Star Institution” for its exemplary character and service by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). As part of its Champions of Character program, the NAIA, which boasts a proud…
United Kingdom’s ‘Fresh Expressions’ may assist Virginia Baptists
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — About 35 persons representing several denominations gathered at Columbia Baptist Church Dec. 2-3 to hear Anglican Bishop Graham Cray describe Fresh Expressions. In addition to Baptists from Virginia and Maryland, leaders from Methodist, Episcopal and Nazarene…
Lawson Pankey, longtime Virginia Baptist Mission Board staffer, dies
RICHMOND, Va. — Lawson Pankey, who for 25 years was a key figure on the staff of the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, died Dec. 12. He was 85 years of age. Pankey joined the staff of what was then the…
Year in review: Baptist deaths in 2010
Here are some notable Baptist newsmakers who died during 2010. — Bill Hogue, 82, former executive director of the California Southern Baptist Convention, Jan. 13. — Max Lyall, 71, a concert and church pianist who taught for 25 years at…
Worth repeating: The year in quotes
(ABP) — Here are some of the more memorable quotes that appeared in Associated Baptist Press stories and commentaries during 2010. "In the midst of your concern for me I want you to compare my situation with the 4 billion…
Year in review: News makers in 2010
(ABP) — The year 2010 began badly with a deadly Jan. 13 earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 230,000 people and affected 3 million. The 7.0 magnitude quake left what was already one of the world's poorest countries in…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Wayne Colton, to Triangle Church, Triangle, as pastor. • Matthew Storie, to First Church, Independence, as pastor. • Fred Unger, now serving as pastor of North Main Church, Danville. • Stephen H. Cook, resigning as pastor of…
Texas Baptists begin search for new executive
DALLAS — First Baptist Church of Midland, Texas, voted unanimously Dec. 5 to call Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Director Randel Everett as senior pastor, and he accepted. Everett, 61, a former Virginia Baptist pastor and seminary president, has…
FAITH DIGEST
Clergy have middling reputation. What do nurses, soldiers, pharmacists, elementary school teachers, doctors and police officers have in common? Americans say they all are more ethical and honest than members of the clergy, according to a new Gallup survey. Slightly…