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LIMIT OF 20 CHURCHES, HOWEVER MULTIPLE PEOPLE FROM THE CHURCH CAN ATTEND!
Summit 2022!
Location: Williamsburg Baptist Church Date: March 25-27 Cost: 120 per person Theme: This year, our theme is "Dwell." Our speaker, Meg Lacy Vega, will be helping us to consider how to "dwell" in a world where everyone seems so divided. How do we live in community...
Musings on Liberty #3 of 3 What Is Jesus’ Take on Liberty? by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator
In Musing #1, I wondered out loud why Christians, in particular, have chosen to advocate for their own personal liberty without considering the impact of refusing the same freedom to others. In Musing #2, I asked why so many people of faith reject religious freedom in...
Musings on Liberty #2 of 3 Will We Defend Religious Liberty? by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator
I wonder why so many followers of the Way have turned their backs on religious freedom—something Baptists fought for from the very beginnings of this country. Religious liberty and responsible Christian citizenship go hand in hand. Freedom of religion is woven into...
Musings on Liberty #1 of 3 How Far Does Freedom Extend? by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator
I’ve been musing a lot lately about freedom and liberty. Competing understandings of these concepts are causing chaos in our culture. Overt attempts to advance freedom for some and restrict it for others dominate political discourse. There is always danger when one...
Summer of Listening
An Invitation: Summer of Listening The first rule for understanding another person is paying attention, and an important aspect of paying attention is active listening. How can you hope to better understand someone without taking the time to listen without...
Housing as Advocacy Study
Imagine………by Mark Snipes
Imagine if Churches were as invested in housing people as they are in feeding people. We are not just talking about the homeless population. In these times, there are always people in our communities that are in need of transitional housing: College students,...
What Happened to the Christian Virtue of Humility? by Terry Maples, CBFVA Coordinator
Each New Year naturally prompts reflection on the previous year and anticipation (resolve) regarding the year to come. My ponderings and reflections on the challenges of 2021 lead me to this conviction: humility has become the ugly duckling of Christian virtues....
CBFVA Coordinator Terry Maples Announces Retirement
At today’s Coordinating Council meeting, Terry Maples announced his intention to retire from his role as Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia. In a letter shared with the council, Maples says, “Effective September 30, 2022 I will retire from...