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  How to conduct a basic church security survey

  Walk around your church. Stand at each entryway and look closely in every direction. Then think like a thief or a criminal.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  Churches advised to begin by assessing risks

  Concerned about developing a church security plan? Security expert Chester Quarles suggests starting with a risk assessment.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  Trustees & directors nominated for BGCT consideration

  The following information is provided in compliance with the bylaws of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Nominations to be considered by messengers to the BGCT annual meeting, Oct. 24-26 in Amarillo, are presented by the Committee on Committees, Committee to Nominate Executive Board Directors and the Committee on Nominations for Boards of Affiliated Ministries.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptist annual meeting features new format

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas will unveil a new fast-paced format at its annual meeting, Oct. 24-26, designed to present cutting-edge ministry ideas to help Texas Baptists expand and improve their efforts to share the hope of Christ.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

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  BGCT annual meeting seeks to ignite hope, beginning with ministry in Amarillo

  Texas Baptists will assemble at the Amarillo Civic Center for his year's Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting. But that's simply the launching point for service in multiple ministry points.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

• Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights pioneer, dies at 89 (Revised)

  Fred Shuttlesworth, the last of the “Big Three” of the civil rights movement with Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King, died Oct. 5. He was 89.

  10/06/2011 - By Administrator

• Texas Tidbits

  The second annual hunger luncheon, scheduled in conjunction with the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting, will be at 11 a.m. on Oct. 25 in Heritage Room A4 of the Amarillo Civic Center.

  10/05/2011 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Ramon Aranda to Jerusalem Church in Natalia as pastor.

  10/05/2011 - By Administrator

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  Around the State

  Baylor University's Truett Seminary will hold its annual Parchman lectures Oct. 11-13. Scot McKnight, professor of religious studies at North Park University in Chicago, will be the featured speaker.

  10/05/2011 - By Administrator

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  Supreme Court hears arguments in important church-state case

  The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Oct. 5 in a closely watched case involving a church’s right to hire or fire ministers for reasons like religious doctrine that in other settings would be job discrimination.

  10/05/2011 - By Administrator

• High court says World Vision can hire only Christians

  The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a lower-court ruling that the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision can fire employees over religious doctrine.

  10/04/2011 - By Administrator

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  BWA voices solidarity with Iranian pastor facing death sentence

  An international Baptist leader called on Baptists around the world to call on their government leaders to advocate on behalf of an Iranian pastor sentenced to death after refusing to recant his faith.

  10/03/2011 - By Administrator