Archive for December 2010
Criswell College receives mild caution from accrediting agency
DALLAS?Despite a warning over problems with "institutional effectiveness" cited by its accrediting agency, Criswell College President Jerry Johnson said he expects the deficiencies to be resolved over the next year.The Dallas school, which reconstituted last August with a new board of trustees and new bylaws after its separation from [...]
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Styrofoam pictures
I went up into the attic a couple of weeks ago to bring down the Christmas decorations. My attic is never very well organized, but this year things were in an unusual state of disarray because of some air-conditioning work done last spring. Before the AC technicians came they asked [...]
Continue ReadingTexas church arsonists plead guilty
TYLER, Texas ? Two men who attended a Southern Baptist church as teenagers pled guilty Dec. 14 in a string of East Texas church arsons. Jason Robert Bourque, 19, of Lindale, Texas and Daniel George McAllister, 21, of Ben Wheeler, Texas, pled guilty Dec. 14 in connection with the [...]
Continue ReadingMinister equips Christians to defend pro-life view
Twenty years ago Scott Klusendorf was serving as an associate pastor in southern California when he was invited to attend a pro-life breakfast.What he heard there changed his life forever."The speaker gave what I thought was one of the most persuasive and cogent defenses of the pro-life view I'd ever [...]
Continue ReadingPage: Baptist Press won't be micromanaged
This story first appeared in the Florida Baptist Witness & The Illinois BaptistNASHVILLE, Tenn.?The news operation of the Southern Baptist Convention will be left in the "capable" hands of veteran journalist Art Toalston, SBC Executive Committee President Frank Page said in an interview about changes at the convention's administrative agency.Now [...]
Continue ReadingSojourn took unlikely turns for Criswell prof
DALLAS?The first person to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with Alan Streett was a psychology professor at the University of Baltimore, where Streett earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1969.It was the last class of Streett's first semester, and the professor had announced that he was leaving for [...]
Continue ReadingThe conclusion of another busy news year
This issue marks the end of this volume of the Southern Baptist TEXAN. What a year! I've often remarked that I don't remember a slow news cycle since Hurricane Katrina. Whether we're talking about world news, SBC news, or stories of ministry in Texas, 2010 has been full of [...]
Continue ReadingBabbie Mason scheduled for Evangelism Conference
FRISCO?Renowned vocalist Babbie Mason will be among the musicians and speakers at the annual SBTC Empower Evangelism Conference, Feb. 28-March 2 at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco."Jesus Christ is Lord!" taken from Philippians 2:9-11, is the theme of the 2011 Empower Evangelism Conference.The daughter of a Baptist pastor, [...]
Continue ReadingDefending your pro-life views in 5 minutes or less
In just five minutes, a Christian can argue against elective abortion in a way that is both convincing and gracious.That is the contention of Scott Klusendorf, president of the Life Training Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo., as he summarizes how to do it in an article entitled "How to [...]
Continue ReadingCriswell College student draws biblical parallels from grueling Ironman race
DALLAS?Matt Edwards, 43, is a sergeant on the Dallas police force and is pursuing a master's degree at Criswell College. He's a husband, and father of four?one of whom is "severely autistic," he said. So where did he find the time every week to swim five miles, bike 150 [...]
Continue ReadingThey give to missions, 'no matter what'
DENISON?Aggressive missions giving doesn't just happen, said Chet Haney, pastor of Parkside Baptist Church.It takes a congregation with a heart for missions and a pastor with a focus and willingness "to really challenge people to stretch their vision and their concept of what they can do," said Haney, who [...]
Continue ReadingState meetings call for revival, respond to GCR
NASHVILLE, Tenn.?Widespread calls for spiritual awakening were voiced in resolutions and sermons at many Southern Baptist state convention meetings this fall. The urgency of prayer and repentance was repeated, from a testimony by Scott Brewer, president of the Northwest Baptist Convention, to an appeal by Baptist Convention of New York [...]
Continue ReadingMore states promise larger CP gifts
NASHVILLE, Tenn.?More state conventions are committed to sending a larger share of Cooperative Program dollars to Southern Baptist causes worldwide by reducing the portion they keep for ministry within the state. Kentucky Baptists set the pace for next year when messengers to their annual meeting approved a 5.54 percent [...]
Continue ReadingAs Super Bowl approaches, different battle waged off field
ARLINGTON?In the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl in Arlington on Feb. 6, at least two organizations with north Texas ties are working to curb the demand for human trafficking and prostitution associated with such prominent events.Traffick 911, a year-old organization begun in Fort Worth, and Love146, an [...]
Continue ReadingFBC Dallas' 'GrinchAlert' site garners national media attention
DALLAS?At the time of year when "Happy Holidays" supplants the traditional phrase of "Merry Christmas" for many businesses across the United States, First Baptist Church of Dallas launched a website on Dec. 6?GrinchAlert.com?where consumers may register their compliments or complaints about which seasonal greeting they hear at stores, or [...]
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