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Meet our Festival Artists: Suzanne L. Vinson

VBWIM Staff — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:46:44 +0000

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 centered spiritual practice through …

Meet our Festival Preachers for Feast: Susan Morris

VBWIM Staff — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:26:08 +0000

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 from Virginia Commonwealth University. She …

Meet our Festival Artists: Elizabeth Rickert Dowdy

VBWIM Staff — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:55:28 +0000

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 T-shirts. Along with Suzanne Stovall …

Meet our Festival Culinary Artist: Nicholas Bartley

VBWIM Staff — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:49:30 +0000

For Nicholas Bartley, filling people up is an act of worship. His meals are intended to offer hospitality and food in abundance and to provide a space for eaters to share abundantly with one another. He hopes that no one will leave hungry, either physically or spiritually. Food is one of Nicholas’s many arts, although not his profession. All of his catering is …

Meet our Festival Preachers for Feast: Julie Randels Perry

VBWIM Staff — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:30:10 +0000

Reverend Julie Randels Perry taught special needs students in the public schools for fifteen years before being called to the ministry. The call itself came suddenly and was earthshaking for her, but its full meaning and implications for her life would only evolve over time. Julie entered Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond as a M.Div. …

Meet our Festival Preachers for Feast: Angie Weston Hoff

VBWIM Staff — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:18:06 +0000

Reverend Angie Weston Hoff is a speaker, writer, and retreat leader. A 2005 graduate of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, she is among the first females to receive the John Grover Scales Preaching Award for excellence in preaching. Angie has lead women’s retreats on spirit/body renewal and prayer. Her background in both massage therapy …

Meet our Festival Preachers for Feast: Jerusha Joshua

VBWIM Staff — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:52:09 +0000

Jerusha Moses is the daughter of a Baptist minister and a missionary pediatrician in India. Keenly interested in Biology, she received her B.S, M.S and pre-doctoral degrees in Zoology, India. After pursuing counseling studies at Trinity Western University, Canada she was trained at the Baptist Theological Seminary and at the Union Presbyterian Seminary, Virginia, receiving an M.Div and …

Feast Registration is now Open

VBWIM Staff — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:14:19 +0000

April 27 will soon be here as will our annual festival of word, table & image. Feast 2012: Caring for Our Sacred Selves from Head to Toe, will take place at Tomahawk Baptist Church in Midlothian, VA (just outside Richmond). Registration is only $45 ($40 for VBWIM members and $20 for students) and includes …

Blog Post: I forgot my dues… and I’m on the Board!

Rev. Elizabeth Melton Bartley — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:29:29 +0000

So I am the Secretary this year, charged with recording details and keeping track of information – does that make it wrong that I overlooked such a significant and relevant detail? My VBWIM dues remain unpaid.

At least I am not alone.

It is easy to forget. As the VBWIM, we offer discounts for being …

Ready to Listen Schedule

VBWIM Staff — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:49:28 +0000

While there is always room for flexibility, here is the basic schedule for our upcoming conference on call. There is still some space available if you are thinking about being a part of this gathering. Please let us know!

Friday, February 17

4:00 PM Arrival, Richmond Hill Retreat Center, Richmond
5:00 PM Orientation