• Halftime peep show sparks call for restraint_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  Halftime peep show sparks call for restraint

  By Rob Marus

  ABP Washington Bureau

  WASHINGTON (ABP)–Standards of decency on broadcast television are again in the news as the Federal Communications Commission investigates what led to an incident during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

• Hands of Luke ministry a daily walk of faith for its director_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  Hands of Luke ministry a
  daily walk of faith for its director

  By George Henson

  Staff Writer

  EL PASO–Hurting people need healing for both body and spirit, Marco Samaniego insists.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  Worship, service, witness all flow from ove for God, evangelist tells Hispanic conference_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  Worship, service, witness all flow from love
  for God, evangelist tells Hispanic conference

  By John Hall

  Texas Baptist Communications

  HOUSTON–God gives Christians the desire to worship, serve him and share the gospel, evangelist Samuel Otero told participants at the Texas Baptist Hispanic Evangelism Conference.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  Relationships key in evangelism and worship, Smith says_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  Relationships key in evangelism
  and worship, Smith says

  By Ferrell Foster

  Texas Baptist Communications

  HOUSTON–Both evangelism and worship are about relationships, Rich Smith told the Hispanic Evangelism Conference.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

• BGCT online ministerial job search engine now available in Spanish_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  BGCT online ministerial job search
  engine now available in Spanish

  DALLAS ­ The Baptist General Convention of Texas has launched what is believed to be the first online Spanish ministry job search engine.

  Ministers can post their resumes and search for positions online in Spanish via the Church Personnel Information Services site, www.cpis.org/sp/. Churches also can display vacancies and sort through resumes in Spanish.

  The site is the first BGCT web page translated completely into Spanish at the request of ministers.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  Different generations, different needs among Hispanic Texans, Zapata says_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  Different generations, different
  needs among Hispanic Texans, Zapata says

  By Ferrell Foster

  Texas Baptist Communications

  HOUSTON­Spanish-speaking churches still are needed in the United States, but bilingual and English-speaking Hispanic congregations are in increasing demand, a South Texas pastor told the Hispanic Evangelism Conference.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

• Hispanic and Anglo churches trading places_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  Hispanic and Anglo churches trading places

  By John Hall

  Texas Baptist Communications

  Hispanic and Anglo congregations are trading places as Anglo churches become worship-driven and their Hispanic counterparts move toward a Bible study-driven model, according to some Texas Baptist leaders.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

• IMB creates sexual abuse hotline for victims_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  IMB creates sexual abuse hotline for victims

  RICHMOND, Va.–(BP) The Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board has created a hotline where victims of sexual abuse on the mission field can report their abusers and find help for their trauma.

  The toll-free number will help people report incidents of abuse or inappropriate relationships–either past or present–to IMB staff members who can respond to the concern, said Mark Whitworth, a member care consultant for the board and former missionary to Japan.

  “We very rarely receive reports of such problems, but we don't want that to be because a victim feels he or she has nowhere to turn for help,” Whitworth said.

  "We know we are not immune to problems like this, and we want people to know that we care and that we are committed to reaching out to victims and dealing decisively with abusers." —Sharron Hawk, IMB

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  No longer ‘playmaker,’ now Michael Irvin Irvin finds glory in God_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  No longer 'playmaker,' now
  Michael Irvin finds glory in God

  By Art Stricklin

  Baptist Press

  HOUSTON (BP)–Michael Irvin, the self-styled playmaker during his Dallas Cowboys days, is still very much at home at the Super Bowl.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

• Texas Baptists pass halfway mark toward goal of 777 new churches_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  Texas Baptists pass halfway mark
  toward goal of 777 new churches

  By John Hall

  Texas Baptist Communications

  Despite a tough fiscal year, the Baptist General Convention of Texas Church Multiplication Center crossed the halfway point toward its goal of helping start 777 churches by the end of 2004.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  On the Move_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  On the Move

  Joe Bacuam to First Church in Early as minister of youth.

  Jesse Caballero to Primera Iglesia in Lockney as interim pastor.

  Allen Cearley to Shepherd's Fellowship Church in Boerne as pastor.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  AMC theater chain gives tentative approval to edgy BGCT ad_20904

  Posted: 2/06/04

  AMC theater chain gives
  tentative approval to edgy BGCT ad

  By John Hall

  Texas Baptist Communications

  After initially refusing to show a 30-second advertisement produced by the Baptist General Convention of Texas because it was “too dark,” AMC Theatres tentatively have agreed to accept a modified version.

  02/06/2004 - By John Rutledge