RICHMOND, Va. — A university professor who has spent his academic career exploring relationships between Western literature and Christian theology will be the guest speaker at an annual lecture series hosted by Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Ralph C. Wood,…
Virginia Baptists deploying teams to assist victims of Georgia floods
The business district of Douglasville, Ga., was under water Sept. 22. RICHMOND — Virginia Baptists’ disaster relief ministry is gearing up to assist victims of “epic” floods in Georgia that killed at least 10 people the week of Sept. 20….
As BTSR’s marks 20th year, its first homecoming is scheduled
RICHMOND — The two-decade old Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond will host its first homecoming celebration Oct. 16-17, welcoming alumni back to campus for two days of festivities. Homecoming will offer the school, which this year is in the midst…
Future of mission includes direct church role, says retiring IMB chief
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Baptist congregations will increasingly take on more direct responsibility for international mission, freeing full-time missionaries to focus their energies in countries that restrict Christian evangelism, says the retiring executive of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board….
Open mission positions may be ‘God moment,’ says SBC task force chair
ROGERS, Ark. — Impending vacancies in the top leadership positions of the Southern Baptist Convention’s two mission boards offer unique opportunities for the denomination as it considers new ways to engage its mission enterprise, says the chair of a task…
Jerry Rankin to retire as IMB president in July 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jerry Rankin announced Sept. 16 he will retire as president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board this summer, ending a 17-year tenure as head of the mission agency. Rankin will be 68 when he retires…
Cecil Sherman honored as ABP’s Religious Freedom Award recipient
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Cecil Sherman, a pivotal figure in moderate Baptist life for the past half century, was recognized Sept. 10 for his fierce commitment to religious freedom as Associated Baptist Press presented him one of its top awards…
Cecil Sherman honored as ABP’s Religious Freedom Award recipient
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Cecil Sherman, a pivotal figure in moderate Baptist life for the past half century, was recognized Sept. 10 for his fierce commitment to religious freedom as Associated Baptist Press presented him one of its top awards…
Virginia Baptist Mission Board seeking to fill long-term mission posts
A Venturer teaching English at a college in China. RICHMOND – The Virginia Baptist Mission Board is seeking to fill more than 20 long-term national and international mission positions in its Venturers program, a board leader announced Sept. 8. The…