Baptists line up on both sides of Texas football prayer dispute
___By Mark Wingfield
___Managing Editor
___SANTA FE--The battle over high school football prayers in the Galveston suburb of Santa Fe features Baptists on both ends of the playing field--and even some attempting to referee from the middle.
___Marion Ward, a Baptist minister's daughter, came to national attention last fall for a pre-game prayer she gave in the Galveston suburb of Santa Fe. Her prayer sparked a suit that is now before the Supreme Court.
__Debbie Mason and her four daughters found themselves on the minority side of the emotional issue, which has left them at odds with members of their own church.
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Buckner kicks off orphan shoe drive
___DALLAS--Buckner Orphan Care International is asking Texas Baptist churches to take steps to help orphan children through the "Shoes for Orphan Souls" drive. Buckner will collect brand-new shoes in August for children living in Russian, Romanian and Chinese orphanages.
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Innovative church conference highlights four working models
___By Dan Martin
___Texas Baptist Communications
___GLORIETA, N.M.--Four distinctive worship styles aimed at reaching unchurched people were demonstrated and discussed during the National Innovative Church Leadership Conference at Glorieta Baptist Conference Center.
___Participants--which included a number of older adults--stood, clapped, sang, swayed and even danced a little as they experienced the worship styles that are attracting new and often untouched and unchurched generations.
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Texans hit home run with sports evangelism efforts in Germany
___By Reagan Graham
___Regional Correspondent
___DEER PARK--When students from First Baptist Church of Deer Park went to Germany last August to witness through baseball camps, an international family was formed, a church was united globally and lives were changed forever.
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