Edwards named to chair at Baylor. Former U.S. Congressman Chet Edwards has been appointed the W.R. Poage Distinguished Chair for Public Service at Baylor University. Edwards, who represented portions of Central and North Texas in Congress from 1990 to 2011, will serve the university in a part-time capacity as he divides his time between commitments in Waco and Washington, D.C. He will be in-residence at Baylor two weeks per semester, providing public and classroom lectures, primarily in political science and economics, and leadership development training through various programs in the division of student life. He will serve as host for educational events in the nation's capital for Baylor students who participate in the university's Washington internship program. He also will assist in processing the Edwards Archive, which consists of more than 200 linear feet of paper and substantial digital materials from his 20 years of public service. Once processed, the collection will be available to scholars and citizens interested in extending their understanding of legislative processes and political history. Edwards and his wife, Lea Ann, along with their sons, J.T. and Garrison, attend Calvary Baptist Church in Waco and McLean Baptist Church in McLean, Va.
Go Now Missions prayer emphasis ongoing. Go Now Missions launched a prayer emphasis Jan. 22, encouraging 300 people to pray 30 days for 384 student missionaries. The prayer effort is in preparation for the Discovery Weekend Feb. 17-19, when Texas students are appointed as Go Now missionaries. For more information, visit gonowmissions.com.
Evangelism events slated. Regional Engage: Evangelizing Texas conferences are scheduled Feb. 15 at First Baptist Church in Bryan, Feb. 25 at First Baptist Church in El Paso and March 21 at First Baptist Church in Corpus Christi. Four by Four Challenge personal evangelism clinics are set for Feb. 6 at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, Feb. 21 at the San Antonio Baptist Association office, Feb. 22 at First Baptist Church of Woodway in Waco, March 29 at First Baptist Church in College Station and April 26 at the Bell Baptist Association office.
DBU names International center. Dallas Baptist University has named the school's International Center for David Moon, founder of the Sam Moon Trading Company, and his wife, InSun. Moon immigrated to the United States in 1971 alone, leaving his wife and two children—Sam and Susie—in South Korea long enough to raise money to establish a new home for them, which he did two years later. The Sam Moon Trading Company, founded in the 1980s, now has six locations around the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Houston and Austin. Moon is a deacon at NewSong Church, formerly Korean First Baptist Church of Dallas, and he serves on the DBU board of trustees. DBU currently has 556 international students from 59 countries, including 140 students from South Korea.
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