Events
Join VBWIM for Dinner at the BGAV 2018
Dinner at the BGAV meeting November 13, 2018 5:30-6:45pm
Announcements
Feast Artwork by Rev. Anna Miller
We are so thrilled with the beautiful artwork Rev. Anna Miller created for Feast this year, we just had to share it some more! Hope you are planning to join us on May 5 from 3pm-8pm at Tabernacle Baptist Church for Feast: Transitions. Deadline to register is this Friday, April Read more…
Announcements
Meet our Feast Worship Leaders: Tracy L. Hartman, Ph.D.
Tracy was a member of the first class of M. Div. students at BTSR and won the Miller Award for Academic Achievement upon her graduation in 1995. Her graduate work at Union included ground-breaking research into the relationship between parish setting and preaching style for women pastors. Tracy teaches courses in preaching Read more…
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Meet our Feast Worship Leaders: Phyllis Rodgerson Pleasants Tessieri, Ph.D
After interesting and varied careers as high school history teacher, office manager/paralegal, registered lobbyist in DC and ecclesiastical history professor for twenty years at academic institutions both in the US and in Europe, Phyllis completed her career as the John F. Loftis Professor of Church History at the Baptist Theological Read more…
Events
Feast 2017: Event Details
Our theme this year is Transitions, and our worship and fellowship will focus on navigating the change that comes through different aspects and seasons of our lives as we seek to live out our call as faithful ministers of Christ. Our theme will be animated by the following scripture:
“Remember that I have commanded you to be determined and confident! Do not be afraid or discouraged, for I, the Lord your God, am with you wherever you go.”
~ Joshua 1:9 (GNT)
Events
Retreat, Recall and Restore
Virginia Baptist Women in Ministry invites you to… Retreat: hike the trails, climb to the rock, connect with other women in ministry Recall: large group sessions, affinity groups, and coaching to affirm or refine your call to ministry Restore: your spirit and relationship with God through self care activities, prayer Read more…
Announcements
Meet our Festival Artists: Suzanne L. Vinson
suzanne l. vinson lives a creative life as an artist, mother, blogger, ordained minister, creative facilitator, and retreat leader. through her work, she encourages others to encounter the sacred by engaging the creative spirit and becoming attentive to the present moment utilizing tools such as guided imagery, deep breathing, and Read more…
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Meet our Festival Preachers for Feast: Susan Morris
Reverend Susan Morris serves as the Chaplain for Hospice of Southwest Virginia. She received a Bachelor of Science in Child Development and Family Relations at Western Carolina University. She has also received her Master of Divinity from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond and her Master of Science in Patient Counseling Read more…
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Meet our Festival Artists: Elizabeth Rickert Dowdy
Elizabeth Rickert Dowdy is a minister and mother living in Cumberland, Virginia who has also recently begun to think of herself as an artist. Her most familiar mediums are words, food, and textiles–especially writing curricula, devotions and preaching; cooking for her family and friends (and self!); and hand-sewing recycled cotton Read more…