Archive for January 2010
Southwestern Seminary announces acquisition of Dead Sea Scrolls fragments
FORT WORTH?Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth is now home to portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls, thanks to a lead gift from a trustee that made their purchase possible, SWBTS President Paige Patterson announced Jan. 20 during a press conference. In acquiring the scroll fragments, Southwestern becomes the third [...]
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SWBTS to house Lottie Moon collection
FORT WORTH?When Mike Smith laid eyes on the house in China where Lottie Moon lived during her final years, he wished all Southern Baptists could share the experience. Seeing the humble setting in which she immersed herself in the Chinese culture, Smith gained a greater understanding of the sacrifice of [...]
Continue ReadingINTERSECT collegiate leaders retreat
Afshin Ziafat speaks to collegiate and young adult leaders at the INTERSECT Conference.Afshin Ziafat challenged collegiate leaders to pursue Christ in every aspect of their lives during the INTERSECT collegiate leaders retreat Jan. 14-16 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. More than 400 collegiate and young adult ministry leaders [...]
Continue ReadingTraining to mentor next generation, Feb. 12-13
A training event to equip churches to mentor the next generation is planned for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12-13 at the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention offices, 4500 State Highway 360 in Grapevine. "Mentor Ministry Training" will be facilitated by the Christian Association of Youth Mentoring (CAYM) and is sponsored [...]
Continue ReadingChildren catch Lottie Moon's vision
RAs from Inglewood Baptist Church in Grand Prairie begin a "lap-a-thon" to raise money to give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. Youngsters from Inglewood and from Eylau Hills Baptist Church in Texarkana were among those who gave sacrificially for the missions offering, inspiring adult members of [...]
Continue ReadingWANTED: SBTC Disaster Relief volunteers
Putting your best foot forward in disaster relief means being prepared before disaster strikes. Beginning in March, the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention is offering three disaster relief training sessions. Also, the convention is planning three seminars to help families prepare for life's "what if" situations. The SBTC disaster relief [...]
Continue ReadingPerry adds sonogram bill to emergency items for 82nd Texas Legislature
AUSTIN?Gov. Perry on Jan. 24 added to a list of emergency items in the state House a bill requiring women in Texas to undergo a sonogram prior to having an abortion, placing it on a fast-track for early consideration in the 82nd Texas Legislature.Perry announced his intention to hasten [...]
Continue ReadingPro-lifers pray, protest at mega-clinic in Houston
HOUSTON?As two African-American organizations gathered Jan. 18 on separate parade routes in Houston to honor and celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a diverse gathering in a third location called attention to what they said was the new issue of the civil rights movement ?the sanctity of human [...]
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PASTOR Calvary Road Baptist Church seeks bi-vocational pastor to lead congregation in a rural area near Lake Conroe. No parsonage available. Send resumes to: Pastor Search Committee, Calvary Road Baptist Church, 12621 Calvary Road, Willis, TX 77318. Email: calvaryrdbap@yahoo.com, Church website: www.calvaryroadbaptistchurch.org. FBC Dean of Dean, Wichita Falls, seeks FT Senior Pastor [...]
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PASTOR First Baptist Rio Vista seeks FT pastor. Must affirm BF&M, preach the word of God, and love people. Please send resumes to FBC Rio Vista P.O. Box 40, Rio Vista, TX 76093, or email to ronnie@countrybarn.net. Include letter of intent, experience, dates of service, personalized cover. Resumes will be accepted [...]
Continue ReadingNEWS ON HAITI: In Haiti, Baptists confront the challenge
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--There is a desperation here among the Haitians that they are not going to make it through this," said Dennis Wilbanks of the Florida Baptist Convention after arriving in Port-au-Prince Sunday, Jan. 17."No one wants to sleep inside a building for fear they won't come out of it alive [...]
Continue ReadingChurches in Tyler latest in string of suspected arsons
TYLER?Authorities responded to two additional church fires in East Texas on Jan. 20, bringing to nine the number of suspected arsons to churches in the region since Jan. 1. Investigators from the National Response Team (NRT) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), along with ATF special agents [...]
Continue ReadingHaitian seminarians know stress of waiting
FORT WORTH?Perhaps it's the helpless feeling of looking at a frail, premature baby through the clear, plastic shell of an incubator or the unease of getting an unexpected call from overseas when a loved one is serving his country in harm's way. It's that tight feeling that vacuums all the air [...]
Continue ReadingAdoption culture can and should flourish in churches, profs argue
"Adoption is not just about couples who want children?or who want more children," according to author Russell Moore. "Adoption is about an entire culture within our churches, a culture that sees adoption as part of our Great Commission mandate and as a sign of the gospel itself." Moore is one [...]
Continue ReadingFor Wolfe City couple, God's agenda became their own
WOLFE CITY?For Monte and Missy Weaver, adopting a child was just as much a lesson in learning to love a child they had never met as it was in learning to work with God's agenda and not their own. The former lesson came easily; quite naturally, really. Missy had known since [...]
Continue ReadingDisaster relief responds to Lufkin tornado
LUFKIN?When a tornado struck the Lufkin area on Dec. 23, the presence of Southern Baptists of Texas Disaster Relief volunteers who live in the area benefited those affected by the storm, said SBTC DR Director Jim Richardson. Within hours, local DR volunteers began serving with their churches to provide tarps to [...]
Continue ReadingDisaster relief responds to Lufkin tornado
LUFKIN?When a tornado struck the Lufkin area on Dec. 23, the presence of Southern Baptists of Texas Disaster Relief volunteers who live in the area benefited those affected by the storm, said SBTC DR Director Jim Richardson. Within hours, local DR volunteers began serving with their churches to provide tarps to [...]
Continue ReadingSBTC partners with security company in training short-term mission teams
In partnership with Fort Sherman Academy, the SBTC will host travel and safety trainings for short-term mission team leaders on Feb. 20 (level one) and March 25-26 (level two) at the SBTC offices in Grapevine. This training deals with the kinds of issues mission team leaders need to be prepared for [...]
Continue Reading'Awakened by His Glory' theme of 2010 Empower Evangelism Conf.
ARLINGTON?The annual SBTC Empower Evangelism Conference Feb. 15-17 at the Arlington Convention Center will include a diverse lineup of pastors, evangelists, and musicians with the aim of awakening God's people for revival. This year's theme is "Awakened by His Glory," based on Exodus 33:18: "Then Moses said, 'Please, let me [...]
Continue ReadingLadies' Session planned Monday, Feb. 15
ARLINGTON?The annual Ladies' Session of the Empower Evangelism Conference will be held from 1:30 ? 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15 at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, Texas. The speakers include former international missionaries and the wife of a seminary professor who will share life lesions from the ministry. CARRIE MCDONNALL McDonnall [...]
Continue Reading2010 Empower Evangelism Conf. speakers and bios
MAC BRUNSON Brunson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla., who previously served the First Baptist Church of Dallas before succeeding Jerry Vines in Jacksonville, is a South Carolina native and is a graduate of Furman University and Southwestern Seminary, where he earned a master of divinity and a doctor [...]
Continue ReadingIniciativa Hispana y Ministerios tnicos
Queremos invitaros a nuestra Conferencia en Espaol Para Evangelizar Con Poder que se va a celebrar, Dios mediante, los das 14 y 15 de febrero de 2010 en el Centro de Convenciones de Arlington, TX. El lema este ao es AVIVADOS POR SU GLORIA. Tendremos el Rally Evangelstico que comenzar [...]
Continue ReadingIniciativa Hispana y Ministerios tnicos
Queridas Iglesias Bautistas del Sur Hispanas de Texas, Queremos invitaros a nuestra Conferencia en Espaol Para Evangelizar Con Poder que se va a celebrar, Dios mediante, los das 14 y 15 de febrero de 2010 en el Centro de Convenciones de Arlington, TX. El lema este ao es AVIVADOS POR SU [...]
Continue ReadingMohler keynoting the CP Luncheon
R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will be the keynote speaker at the annual SBTC Cooperative Program Luncheon at noon Tuesday, Feb. 16 during the Empower Evangelism Conference at Arlington Convention Center. Mohler has been recognized by such influential publications as Time and Christianity Today as a [...]
Continue ReadingTim Hawkins headlining Senior Adult Luncheon
Comedian Tim Hawkins is the scheduled entertainer for the annual SBTC Senior Adult Luncheon at noon Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Arlington Convention Center. Hawkins has been accused of being equally gifted and twisted. His parodies, musical and otherwise, are making him a household name as they receive thousands of [...]
Continue ReadingChurch grants for adoption novel idea
PORT ARTHUR?The lack of immediately available financial resources often is a stumbling block for couples who feel called to adopt. But churches are among those embracing a culture of life by meeting a portion of those needs. "If we're going to be pro-life, we're going to do all we can to [...]
Continue ReadingJune Richards felt sense of belonging with father, adoptive mother
KELLER?The nativity scenes have been safely packed away for another Christmas in the homes of most folks. Not so at the home of Jim and June Richards. The special meaning June Richards attaches to her collection justifies keeping them in sight year round. As a young child, her grandmother made a [...]
Continue ReadingAdoption process brought perspective for couple
WEATHERFORD?Becky and David Nelson had no intention of adopting more than one child. The long, drawn-out, expensive process seemed beyond their means after bringing their first child, Lucianne, home from Uzbekistan when she was 14 months old. When the thought of adopting a second child crossed their minds, the couple quickly [...]
Continue ReadingAre you called to adopt?
I often find myself telling people, "If you could only be in my shoes for a week, you would have such greater insight into what a beautiful journey adoption truly is. It's awe inspiring." Sacrifice, grace, love, pain, and joy are all very much a part of the private adoption [...]
Continue Reading2nd Z-Leader course for pastors ready
The second of three planned courses in the SBTC's Z-Leader curriculum is ready for pastors and churches interested in a biblically guided approach to church growth. Begun as a part of the SBTC's Ezekiel Project for plateaued or declining churches, Z-Leader has transitioned into a stand-alone program for all pastors, said [...]
Continue ReadingLearning from God
A brief survey of history indicates that adoption as we practice it in America is a pretty rare thing. Through the ages it has been more common for people to take in children already kin to them, or to adopt within one's own class to provide continuation of name and [...]
Continue ReadingWatershed days
We are tempted to become indifferent toward causes hyped too often or loudly. Our hype-intensive age tempts me to turn off every voice that speaks urgently. That's a mistake. This is an important time in American Christianity, and in the Southern Baptist Convention. Consider a few important events currently underway. [...]
Continue ReadingAthens churches apparently torched
ATHENS?A Southern Baptist church was one of two churches in the Athens area heavily damaged by what investigators believe were arson fires set in the early morning hours Tuesday, marking the third such church fire in a week near the East Texas city. Local authorities are being aided in their investigation [...]
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