FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Calvin Miller believes in stories. Writer in residence and research professor at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala., Miller points to Jesus’ narrative parables as proof of the power and potential of stories to be remembered and…
Bill Wilson pushes for congregational health in new position
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Former Virginia Baptist pastor Bill Wilson has assumed the presidency of the Center for Congregational Health, one of four ministries of the School of Pastoral Care at North Carolina Baptist Hospitals. Before moving to the CCH at…
EDITORIAL: Guns and good news
It comes as no surprise that there are many ways to share our faith. Recently, however, I witnessed two extremes. On Thursday of last week, I received an email containing a link to a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary chapel service….
Virginia Baptist children’s ministers gather for certification process
Janice Haywood leads Virginia Baptist children's ministers in a certification seminar. RICHMOND, Va. — Eleven children’s ministers from across the state gathered in Richmond Oct. 8-10 to complete one of five courses required for certification in children’s ministry. According to…
Debt keeps families, churches from reaching potential, say advisers
If Americans had followed biblical financial principles, they could have lessened — or completely avoided — the worst recession in decades, two prominent Christian money management specialists said. “Debt may not be a sin, but it is certainly a curse,”…
EDITORIAL: How to treat your pastor’s wife
For the last nine months, I have had the great pleasure of serving the Kilmarnock Baptist Church as their interim pastor. They have recently called Matt Tennant who will begin Oct. 18. Matt and his wife have two young sons….
Debt keeps families, churches from reaching potential
If Americans had followed biblical financial principles, they could have lessened — or completely avoided — the worst recession in decades, two prominent Christian money management specialists said. “Debt may not be a sin, but it is certainly a curse,”…
EDITORIAL: Pewboy contemplates contemporary incivility
Pewboy, glass of water in hand, sat in his bathrobe before a keyboard staring blankly at the computer screen. A serious case of bed head and puffy, bloodshot eyes revealed the previous night’s sleep had not gone well. Two just…
Nilson Fanini, former Baptist World Alliance president, dies at 77
BEDFORD, Texas — Nilson Fanini, Brazilian pastor and evangelist who served as president of the Baptist World Alliance from 1995 to 2000, died Sept. 19. He was 77. During his term as BWA president, Fanini viewed the BWA’s primary role…