Sharing hope behind walls of Huntsville prison

Chaplain Larry Hart prays for a man during an altar call at a Huntsville Unit chapel service. THe event was part of CityReach.

Musician honors promise to his father, the pastor

Before singer/songwriter Josh Wilson received his first guitar, he had to make a promise to his father to use the instrument for God.

Schools welcome appropriate help, administrator says

Participants pray during Youth Ministry Conclave, a Texas Baptist-sponsored event for youth workers and leaders.

Another Great Awakening?

Some observers of religion assert a socially transforming spiritual movement is sweeping the globe, resulting in 82,000 conversions to Christianity a day. But only 6,000 of them are in Europe and North America.

Texas Baptists to gather in Houston, wanting to share hope

Messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting are gathering Nov. 16-17 with an eye toward Easter. They will focus on how they can pray for neighbors, care for people in need and share the gospel with every Texan by Easter 2010.

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Cambodian pastor returns with the gospel to land he fled 30 years ago

Cambodian pastor Rindo Nong describes his flight from the Khmer Rouge in 1979, his conversion to Christ in a Thai refugee camp and a journey to the Philippines and then to Fort Worth, Texas. He now is pastor of a Cambodian mission church sponsored by Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth.

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DBU students share basketball, cheerleading and the gospel in Korea

A 42-member team of student athletes, cheerleaders, coaches, trainers and staff from Dallas Baptist University spent fall break in Seoul, South Korea, leading sports clinics for children and youth, ministering to homeless people and sharing their faith.

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TV drama prompts musician’s crusade against human trafficking

Dove award-winning Christian music artist Natalie Grant is seeking to make a difference in the world by raising awareness about eating disorders and by fighting modern-day slavery.

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Struggles bring Christians closer to God, speaker asserts

At times, ministry—like life itself—will be a struggle, Francis Chan, author of Crazy Love and pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, Calif., told the Youth Ministry Conclave.

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Conference set to discuss Calvinism, leadership styles

The Center for Effective Leadership and the Center for Informed Faith are coming together to encourage discussion on Calvinism and effective leadership styles during a new event called the G-5 Leadership Conference, scheduled Nov. 17 after the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

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Commission hopes religious freedom report will serve as ‘call to action’

An independent government panel that monitors global religious-freedom conditions thanked the State Department for its latest comprehensive report on the subject Oct. 26, but said the administration could move more boldly to protect freedom of conscience in some places.

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British missions society writes prime minister about global warming

The urgent need for action on global climate change is the subject on which a 217-year-old British Baptist missionary-sending organization has chosen to write what its leaders believe to be the group's first-ever open letter to a prime minister.

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Russian Baptists alarmed by proposed changes to religion law

Russian Baptist leaders have raised concerns about proposed revisions to the nation's religion law -- changes they contend would greatly curtail religious freedom in Russia.

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First Baptist Church Dallas launches $130 million building project

First Baptist Church in Dallas has launched a $130 million building project that includes the congregation's first entirely new sanctuary since the 1890s.

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Sharing hope behind walls of Huntsville prison

Musician honors promise to his father, the pastor

Schools welcome appropriate help, administrator says

Another Great Awakening?

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