July 2011 - Word&Way

SALEM, Va. -- Imagine that you are 10 years old when you finally find the courage to tell your teacher about some problems you have been having at home. Then your world falls completely apart. Eight years ago, this happened to Samantha. As a

2011 Archives

Pastor retires from boyhood church that was model for TV’s ‘The Waltons’

July 30, 2011

author: Jennifer Harris

Earl Hamner Jr. created The Waltons from his recollections growing up during the Depression in the rural village of Schuyler, Va. The white frame church that played a significant role in the spiritual nurture of the Hamner family is Schuyler Baptist Church, where for the

2011 Archives

Children’s home summer reading program going to the dogs

July 30, 2011

author: Administrator

The "dog days of summer" has taken on a new meaning for children at Texas Baptist Children's Home, thanks to a new partnership with the Austin Dog Alliance.

2011 Archives

Fostering isn’t for everyone, but everyone can play a part

July 29, 2011

author: Administrator

Foster families have opportunities to make a huge impact on a child's life—an eternal impact, even. But like any other ministry, foster care is a calling, and families must be mindful of that before diving in.

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Single father sees adoption, foster care as part of God’s master plan

July 29, 2011

author: Administrator

As a single adoptive father of five boys, Robert Ewing has encountered a stressed schedule and reduced career options, deep tragedy and great joy.

2011 Archives

Not called to foster? Here are other ways to help

July 29, 2011

author: Administrator

Here are some small ways to help a foster-care family that can have a big impact.

2011 Archives

Common myths about foster care

July 29, 2011

author: Administrator

Buckner International foster-care professionals David Chandler and Samela Macon dispell some common myths about foster care.

2011 Archives

November New Baptist Covenant II gatherings taking shape

July 29, 2011

author: Administrator

ATLANTA (ABP) – Dallas, Denver, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Seattle, St. Louis and Washington, D.C., have all been nailed down for satellite downloads of a Nov. 17-19 New Baptist Covenant II anchored in Atlanta.

2011 Archives

Early into children’s services, Baptists trying to keep pace with changes

July 29, 2011

author: Administrator

In the first decades following the Civil War when poverty shadowed widows and children of fallen soldiers in a dramatically disrupted South, Baptists and other Christian denominations started orphanages to care for them. Today, the South is dotted with campuses created to meet the needs

2011 Archives

Advocates seek foster parents in churches

July 29, 2011

author: Administrator

Hundreds of thousands of families are needed to provide foster care for nearly a half-million children and teenagers who for their own safety cannot continue to live at home.

âFoster care saved my life,â says one HopeTree Family Services resident

Pastor retires from boyhood church that was model for TV’s ‘The Waltons’

Children’s home summer reading program going to the dogs

Fostering isn’t for everyone, but everyone can play a part

Single father sees adoption, foster care as part of God’s master plan

Not called to foster? Here are other ways to help

Common myths about foster care

November New Baptist Covenant II gatherings taking shape

Early into children’s services, Baptists trying to keep pace with changes

Advocates seek foster parents in churches

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