Storylist for 9/06/04 issue
• Texas • Baptists
• Faith • Departments • Opinion • Bible Study
• Academy staff see themselves as missionaries
• Churches front and center in proposed BGCT strategic plan
• Texas offers theology students multiple-choice answers
• Anglos no longer majority in Texas; BGCT responds to changing needs
• Wichita Falls church makes splash with water park baptism
• BGCT president considers proposed reorganization dramatic but overdue
• Churches front and center in proposed BGCT strategic plan
• African-American scholarships, ministries benefit from missions offering
• Abilene counselors want playground time to be healing time for troubled children
• Bear track stars bring home Olympic gold
• Sexual purity movement marks 10th anniversary at Olympics
• Texas Baptist Men serve in Florida after one storm, await arrival of another
• Agency relies on churches to connect poor to state aid programs
• One year after Texas approves tort reform, Baptist hospitals seeing substantial benefit
• Homeland Security taps Victim Relief Ministries
• Church discovers benefits of holistic wellness; sees lives changed through emphasis on health
• Texas WMU volunteers in Athens urge Olympic visitors to enter heavenly race
• On the Move
• Around the State
• Texas Tidbits
Back to School at Texas Baptist Educational Institutions
• Children find hope for a new school year at backpack bash
• Texas offers theology students multiple-choice answers
• B.H. Carroll Institute takes 'back-to-the-future' approach to theological education
• Two Hardin-Simmons staff go from marketplace to campus
• Williams resigns as Baptist Laity Institute head; program's future 'up in the air'
• Houston-based online program offers theology classes for church planters
• Baptist University of the Americas holds strategic role, president maintains
• BGCT, Richmond seminary offer online classes for ministers of small churches
• Academy staff see themselves as missionaries
• San Marcos Baptist Academy makes major changes this year
Previously Posted
• Interfaith dialogue at Wayland Baptist University-Lubbock
• Nation needs visionary Christians in pulpits, courthouses, Falwell insists
• Baptist Distinctives Committee presents annual Baptist Heritage awards
• BGCT-endorsed chaplains top 200; most are first-time endorsements
• Chaplains offer tips for hospital visitation
• Road was sometimes rocky, but still led to mountains
• SPAMARAMA reaches Houston youth
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• Baptist Briefs
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• Wichita Falls church makes splash with water park baptism
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• Stadiums become sacred space for some megachurches
• Florida vouchers ruled unconstitutional
• Americans hold complex views on religion, politics, poll shows
• Same-sex marriage bans hit obstacles
• Cheney, Bush differ on same-sex marriage
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• On the Move
• Classified Ads
• Cartoon
• Around the State
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• EDITORIAL: Demographic data point to needs
• EDITORIAL: Will the 'crops' be watered
• DOWN HOME: What big teeth you have, Satan
• TOGETHER: Mission statement focuses on 'doing'
• ANOTHER VIEW: Church directories & U.S. politics
• Texas Baptist Forum
• Cybercolumn by Berry D. Simpson: Talent and energy
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• BaptistWay Bible Study for Sept. 12: Paul knew what it was to be unfairly maligned
• LifeWay Explore the Bible Series for Sept. 12: Make sure there is room for Christ in your life
• LifeWay Family Bible Series for Sept. 12: Worship begins with a glimpse of God's holiness
• BaptistWay Bible Study for Sept. 19: Magnify the words written on your heart
• LifeWay Explore the Bible Series for Sept. 19: Like John the Baptist, draw people to Jesus
• LifeWay Family Bible Series for Sept. 19: Christ is the only way to the throne of God
See articles from previous issue 8/23/04 here.





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