The Virginia Council of Churches is seeking applications for new General Minister. JOB DESCRIPTION FOR INTERIM GENERAL MINISTER VIRGINIA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES October 2017 POSITION PURPOSE AND CLASSIFICATION  To provide leadership and administration for the Virginia Council of Churches. This is a full-time, interim, executive position, exempt, with an initial term of employment of 3 years (the interim may be considered for permanent employment). RESPONSIBLE TO:  The … [Read more...]

Adam L. Bond Associate Professor of Historical Studies American Baptist Liaison ADAM L. BOND is a historian of American Christianity. His research and writing focus on the narratives and ideas of black Christian leaders of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He believes in the power of remembering, retelling, and reliving our histories to interpret and navigate our contemporary world. He attempts to bring these resources to the classroom for students who might have missed the … [Read more...]

In Search of God’s Justice Discussion of the death penalty elicits anger and grief.  Our churches and faith communities include victims and survivors of violent crime; we comfort those who mourn and we bury our dead; we pray for God’s grace to bring peace to their broken hearts. Our churches and faith communities also include murderers and persons who commit violent crimes; we condemn the evil of violence and we pray that God’s grace will lead to repentant hearts and reformed lives.  As we … [Read more...]

It is time to cast your vote for this year's nominations and save the date, Tuesday May 10, 2016. Vote Now Brian K. Blount is president and professor of New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA, and Charlotte, NC. He was called to this position in 2007, after serving for 15 years as the Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Princeton Theological Seminary. An M.Div. graduate of Princeton Seminary in 1981, he obtained his B.A. from the College … [Read more...]