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  Dallas-area pastors serve inner-city community on MLK holiday

  About 20 Dallas-area pastors used the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to minister to an inner-city neighborhood.

  01/21/2011 - By admin

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  Outdoor baptism draws others seeking Christ

  When members of The Walk Church in Houston set up the baptistery for an outdoor service, they were excited by the prospect of celebrating what God had done in changing the lives of three people.

  01/21/2011 - By admin

• Baptists work for peace, relief amid ethnic violence in India

  Baptist leaders called for global prayer for peacemaking efforts and for churches and communities affected by ethnic strife in northeast India.

  01/20/2011 - By Administrator

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  Tireless retirees help burned-out church rise from ashes

  One year after Lake Athens Baptist Church lost its building to arson—and the same week two young men received life sentences for burning a string of East Texas churches—more than 30 Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders started work rebuilding the church’s facility.

  01/19/2011 - By admin

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  Iron sharpens iron: Mentoring offers support

  While a seminary degree can be an important component of a pastor’s toolbox, relationships with other pastors can be just as important—if not more so.

  01/15/2011 - By admin

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  Seminary gives association six months to vacate property (Updated)

  Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary notified Tarrant Baptist Association before Christmas it had six months to vacate its offices on the edge of the seminary campus. The seminary asserted the association was in violation of its affiliation agreement—in part because of perceived toleration of homosexuality by a member church or churches.

  01/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Tiny heart touches the hearts of thousands

  Bowen Hammitt, son of lead singer Matt Hammitt of the Christian rock band Sanctus Real, his wife, Sarah, was born Sept. 9 with a serious and rare heart defect. The family's personal drama captured national attention and opened doors to share Christ’s love.

  01/14/2011 - By admin

• Champions for Life events reap harvest in Golden Triangle

  More than 1,000 people made first-time decisions to follow Christ during Golden Triangle Baptist Association’s second Champions For Life week.

  01/14/2011 - By admin

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  Gridiron event offers a ‘super’ evangelism opportunity

  On Feb. 6, two teams will fight for professional football’s highest honor when they meet in Arlington for the 45th annual Super Bowl. A diverse group of Christians called Reach 45 is trying to point people to an even higher calling.

  01/14/2011 - By admin

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  Life coaching makes its way into churches

  Career coaching has been around in the business field for decades. More recently, it spun off a concept of life coaching. Now, the coaching concept is starting to make its impact in churches.

  01/14/2011 - By admin

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  Academy for Spiritual Formation blends learning, discipline, community

  Growing up in a Baptist church and later working part-time as a youth minister, Johnny Sears–director of the  Academy for Spiritual Formatio– believed his faith had to go deeper than a set of beliefs or activities.

  01/14/2011 - By admin

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  Former Point of Grace member wants to share legacy of hymns

  Since retiring from the contemporary Christian group Point of Grace in 2008, Heather Payne has had her hands full raising four young children and serving in various ministries at First Baptist Church in Fisherville, Ky., where her husband, Brian, is pastor.

  01/14/2011 - By admin