• Texas Baptist-endorsed chaplains now number greater than 600

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas has endorsed more than 600 chaplains, as of the most recent meeting of the endorsement council, said Bobby Smith, chaplaincy relations specialist.

  06/03/2010 - By admin

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  Children’s home extends ministry from South Texas to Haiti

  South Texas Children’s Home Ministries sent 100 boxes of food and provisions for children and families affected by the earthquake in Haiti.

  06/03/2010 - By admin

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  Minister discovers mission field in his own neighborhood

  John Wills, executive pastor of The Heights Church in Richardson, has been spending more time ministering in his neighborhood community than at the church building.

  06/03/2010 - By admin

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  Around the State

  Volunteers are needed to help rebuild Dover Church near Tyler. It is one of several churches burned by arsonists in February. The rebuild will begin June 21. Hookups for RVs and meals will be provided. For more information, call (903) 571-5345.

  06/02/2010 - By admin

• On the Move

  Pam Click to Pioneer Drive Church in Abilene as preschool minister.

  06/02/2010 - By admin

• Texas Tidbits

  Buckner International has dispatched four shipments of emergency aid to Haiti since an earthquake hit the country in January, and a fifth shipment will arrive this summer.

  06/02/2010 - By admin

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  Learning takes place on life’s edges, author insists

  People who remain safely in the middle of life, far from the edges, have little to say, author Calvin Miller told the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute summer colloquy.

  06/02/2010 - By Administrator

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  McKissic calls on SBC to adopt zero-tolerance of racism

  A prominent African-American pastor has announced plans to ask the Southern Baptist Convention to amend its constitution to ban churches that condone racism.

  06/01/2010 - By Administrator

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  Cultural festival provides churches in Valley occasion to share the gospel

  The main streets of Matamoros, Mexico, and Brownsville filled with more than 20,000 people, flavorful food, festive music and brightly-colored floats during Charro Days, a weeklong festival celebrating the heritage between the sister cities. And a group of 55 church members gathered to share the hope of Christ with those they encountered that day.

  05/26/2010 - By admin

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  Amarillo boy begins relationship with Christ because of CD effort

  When members of Iglesia Bautista Fuente Viva in Amarillo delivered a multimedia compact disc containing Scripture to homes near their church in early May, they wanted to bring encouragement to their neighbors and share the hope of Christ. Little did they know that only a few hours later, 10-year-old Manuel Gonzalez’s life would be changed forever from the message he heard on the Texas Hope 2010 CD.

  05/26/2010 - By Administrator

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  Board distances BGCT from gay-affirming Dallas church

  The BGCT Executive Board voted May 25 to refuse any financial contributions from Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas, which has ordained as deacons practicing homosexuals, and the board asked the church to stop identifying itself as affiliated with the convention.

  05/25/2010 - By Administrator

• Texas board approves curriculum standards with nationwide impact

  In spite of protests, the Texas State Board of Education voted May 21 to approve social studies curriculum standards that urge high school students to examine church-state separation critically—a move likely to affect textbooks nationwide.

  05/21/2010 - By Administrator