2003 Archives
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Baptist Briefs_60203
Posted: 5/30/03
Baptist Briefs
Baylor names Schmeltekopf provost emeritus. Baylor University's retiring provost and vice president for academic affairs, Don Schmeltekopf, has been named provost emeritus. Schmeltekopf has accepted a two-year appointment as the Chavanne Professor of Christian Ethics in Business at Baylor's Hankamer School of Business. He also will teach an ethics course at the university's Truett Seminary and a course in higher education administration in the School of Education. During Schmeltekopf's 12-year tenure as provost, Baylor has added four academic divisions–Truett Seminary, the School of Engineering and Computer Science, the School of Social Work and the Honors College.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Ken Hemphill awards a master of arts in missiology degree to his wife, Paula, while presiding over his final commencement ceremony this month. Terminated missionaries to speak. Two veteran missionary couples who left the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board because of the 2000 Baptist Faith & Message crisis will address the breakfast meeting of the Mainstream Baptist Network June 27 in Charlotte, N.C. Larry and Sarah Ballew of Macau and Houston and Charlotte Greenhaw of Brazil will speak at 7 a.m. in the Charlotte Convention Center. Reservations should be made by calling (915) 659-4102 or e-mailing trusdle@txbc.org. CBF repositions for Iraq. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has shifted its focus for post-war ministry in Iraq from refugees to meeting immediate needs as well as long-term infrastructure needs of the population within Iraq. CBF is preparing to restart ministry among the Kurds in northern Iraq that had to be suspended because of the military campaign. To date, CBF has channeled more than $40,000 from churches, individuals and existing CBF relief funds toward relief efforts in Iraq. 10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge
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Around the State_60903
Posted: 6/06/03
Around the State
A concert benefiting the Dallas Christian Women's Job Corps will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 16 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The concert will include sacred, classical, patriotic and light jazz music. A number of musical artists will perform in addition to the choir and orchestra of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas. For tickets, call Delores Kube at the CWJC office at (214) 391-5511. All seats are reserved, and tickets are $15, $20 and $25.
Logsdon School of Theology at Hardin-Simmons University recently announced those students selected from Texas Baptist universities as Young Maston Scholar Award winners. The award originated as part of the T.B. Maston Christian Ethics lectures in 2000 and recognizes students who have done outstanding work in the areas of theology and ethics. Pictured are, front row, Vernon Davis, dean of the Logsdon School of Theology; Tori Oquinn, Hardin-Simmons University; Dusty Craig, Dallas Baptist University; Foy Valentine, ethics lecturer; Ethan Parker, East Texas Baptist University; and Grant Rothberg, Houston Baptist University. Top row, Andy Rodgers, HSU; Bill Tillman, HSU professor of ethics and T.B. Maston Chair of Christian Ethics; Derek Hatch, ETBU; Jason Hatch, DBU; Daniel Dotson, Howard Payne University; and Josh Vaughan, HBU. The Little George Havens Cowboy Camp Meeting will be held for the 37th year June 20-29. The camp meeting is on Highway 84 at Flying H Acres, between Santa Ana and Coleman. Many people bring wagons, tents and camping trailers and stay the week. Services are held at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. Chuck wagon barbecue is served both Saturdays. The 10th annual Hispanic camp will be held July 2-6. For more information, call Lucy Havens at (214) 942-9874 or (532) 348-3686. Danny Andrews, former chairman of the Baptist Standard board of trustees, has been named to the Panhandle Press Hall of Fame in Amarillo. Andrews has been editor almost 25 of the 35 years he has worked for the Plainview Daily Herald. He also was editor of The Trail Blazer, the student newspaper at Wayland Baptist University, and received the Communications Award of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He is a deacon at First Church in Plainview. 10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge
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Brentwood wraps its arms around AIDS patients_60903
Posted: 6/06/03
“Magic” Johnson speaks at Brentwood Baptist Church in Houston, brought to the church by their mutual concern for patients with HIV/AIDS. An affiliate ministry of the Baptist General Convention of Texas church provides housing and care for AIDS victims. Brentwood Baptist Church Brentwood wraps its arms around AIDS patients
Editor's note: This is the second in a year-long series highlighting the 11 characteristics of a healthy church identified by the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
By John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge
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CBF repositions for Iraq. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has shifted its focus for post-war ministry in Iraq from refugees to meeting immediate needs as well as long-term infrastructure needs of the population within Iraq. CBF is preparing to restart ministry among the Kurds in northern Iraq that had to be suspended because of the military campaign. To date, CBF has channeled more than $40,000 from churches, individuals and existing CBF relief funds toward relief efforts in Iraq. 
