Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary describes evangelism as “the winning or revival of personal commitment to Christ.” The original word in Greek means “announcing the Good News.” As Christians we are committed to “announcing the Good News” in the hope and…
NOTES FROM THE FIELD: How do you measure success?
FORT YATES, N.D. — This is wrap-up day for Virginia Baptist volunteers at Standing Rock. Tomorrow we leave. Teams are saying their goodbyes to children, youth and adults at Cannon Ball, Fort Yates, Porcupine, McLaughlin, Bullhead, Little Eagle and Wakpala. One…
ASK THE ARCHITECT: Snappy themes captures unique meaning and purpose
Add some color to your building program! Be creative — give it a life-breathing name, a snappy theme, that captures its unique meaning and purpose. Ultimately this will telegraph the signature message of what your building program and new project…
Changes occur when Church is empowered, says Watson
HONOLULU — Whenever the Christian Church looks at the world through the power of the Holy Spirit, something amazing is about to take place and change is on its way, a Richmond, Va., pastor told the Baptist World Congress. Under…
From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap
STAFF CHANGES • Jonathan Susee, to LaCrosse Church, LaCrosse, as full-time pastor. BETHEL HONORS LONGTIME MEMBER: Bethel Church in Chase City recently honored Vergie Lee Hall on her 90th birthday. She made a profession of faith and was baptized in…
Dakota chapel dedicated to Roanoke, Va., leader who died earlier this year
FORT YATES, N.D. — Judy and Bob Hetherington made their first trip to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation almost 20 years ago. Last month, a chapel at Tipi Wakan, one of two Baptist churches on the reservation, was dedicated in…
‘Pastor Boots’ and wife Jackie are ubiquitous presence in Dakotas
FORT YATES, N.D. — If you go to Standing Rock, one of the first persons you will meet is Pastor Boots. His name is Boots Marsh, but from hearing people talk you would guess his first name is “Pastor” and…
A journey to show love: Virginia Baptists minister on reservation
FORT YATES, N.D. — While Virginia was mired in record summer heat, almost 400 Virginia Baptists escaped to North and South Dakota to show love to a people group steeped in history. By plane, truck, van and automobile, volunteers from…
Texas Baptists eliminate 13 staff positions, reduce some to part-time
DALLAS (ABP) — Six Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board employees are losing their jobs, seven unfilled posts are being eliminated and a dozen positions are being reduced from full-time to part-time due to the state convention’s current financial…
Hymn Society honors three Baptists for lifetime contributions to music
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — A group dedicated to hymnology and hymnody in North America has honored three Baptist musicians for their lifetime achievements in the field of church music. The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada named David…
ANALYSIS: BWA leaders see future of increasing diversity, emphases on justice and development
HONOLULU (ABP) — The Baptist World Alliance’s first global congress since its 2005 centennial and last year’s 400th anniversary of the beginning of the Baptist movement revealed an ever-more-diverse global fellowship poised to tackle injustice and poverty in some of…
NOTES FROM THE FIELD: What’s this thing all about?
For several years, Virginia Baptist mission teams have ministered on the Standing Rock Reservation, the fourth largest Native American reservation in the U.S, straddling the border of North and South Dakota. Michael Clingenpeel, pastor of River Road Church, Baptist, in…