BGAV messengers adopt budget, elect officers for 2026
Messengers to the 2025 Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV) annual meeting adopted a budget and elected new officers among other items in a Nov. 12 business session.
Your Voice: 6 facts about giving thanks
First-person articles, comments, letters to the editor, blog excerpts, social media posts and more.
Skillet lead singer John Cooper looks for answers with new release
“I truly believe we are at a precipice. I don’t think I’m too alarmist to say — the destruction of the country, the destruction of the Church of America,” said John Cooper, lead singer of the Christian rock band Skillet …
First Person: The beatitudes for pastors
In so many ways, pastoring is the greatest job in the world — mostly because it is not a job,
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for August 6
GOD’S WORD Jeremiah 36:19–31 Throughout history, God’s written Word has been outlawed and destroyed by oppressive governments and leaders. Our
Teaching churches to count what matters most
But aren’t there more important things to count that look at the vitality and vibrancy of a congregation?
South Carolina youth pastor charged with voyeurism
A 35-year-old South Carolina youth pastor was arrested and charged with voyeurism May 27 after allegedly videotaping a woman while
‘The church is missions,’ BWA’s Karl Johnson reminds Virginia Baptists
Karl Johnson couldn’t help but express his appreciation for God’s timing as he stood on stage Nov. 11 during the Baptist General Association of Virginia annual meeting in Abingdon.