Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Texan

9/10/2010
	Current Articles Engage Teams reignite passion for evangelism Stacey Billger \| TEXAN Correspondent 9/7/2010 Local congregations go global in engaging unreached groups Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 9/7/2010 Sex ed: Parents have rights, input Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 9/7/2010 Board approves slight budget increase, fills ministry vacancy Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 8/23/2010 Pritchard calls new Criswell trustees to unite on theology, love, purpose Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 8/23/2010 Southern Baptist pastors among immigration statement signers Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 8/23/2010 He carries Scripture in his mind and heart Art Toalston \| Baptist Press 8/13/2010 Criswell student translating Bible for native tongue Michelle Covington \| TEXAN Correspondent 8/11/2010 FCC law changes affect churches nationwide Stacey Billger \| TEXAN Correspondent 7/19/2010 Flood transforms mission for Arlington volunteers Michelle Covington \| TEXAN Correspondent 7/19/2010 LAND ISSUES: A tale of two churches Stephanie Heading \| TEXAN Correspondent 7/19/2010 Amid floods, Living Water found in Monterrey By Jerry Pierce Managing Editor 7/16/2010 DR efforts continue in Haiti, elsewhere Michelle Covington \| TEXAN Correspondent 6/23/2010 Vacation Bible School remains tried-and-true summer ministry Stacey Billger \| TEXAN Correspondent 6/23/2010 Great Commission Resurgence Task Force Report TEXAN staff 6/21/2010 GCRTF report overwhelmingly passes after lengthy debate Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 6/16/2010 Frank Page elected EC president Erin Roach \| Baptist Press 6/15/2010 Immigration 'Kingdom issue,' Land says Jill Waggoner \| Baptist Press 6/15/2010 Eight years out, SBTC Disaster Relief having global impact Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 6/7/2010 TX social studies curricula passes, but critics abound Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 5/28/2010 Faithful God led one family from overseas Stacey Billger \| TEXAN Correspondent 5/19/2010 EXCLUSIVE: 'Radically different' story about Baptists in Haiti emerges Michael Foust \| Baptist Press 5/18/2010 GCR Task Force: Sacrificial giving needed at all levels to advance gospel Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 5/18/2010 SBTC grant helping Russian church reach immigrants in New York Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 5/18/2010 SBTC committee affirms GCRTF report Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 5/17/2010 Text of resolutions on GCRTF TEXAN Staff 5/17/2010 GCR Task Force report calls for greater North American church planting priority Martin King \| The Illinois Baptist 5/7/2010 Final report of the Great Commission Task Force GCR Task Force 5/3/2010 CP prioritized in GCR Task Force report Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 5/3/2010 CP trending up in some churches Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 4/26/2010 Rankin: IMB unlikely to appoint missionaries, planters in North America By Joni B. Hannigan \| Florida Baptist Witness & Melissa Deming \| Southern Baptist TEXAN 4/26/2010 Seminary trustees elect board officers, affirm redeveloped counseling program By SWBTS & TEXAN Staff 4/26/2010 GCR Task Force: Move CP promotion from Nashville to the state conventions Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 4/13/2010 Texas-produced film links eugenics, abortion, and targeting of blacks Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 4/13/2010 In-Home Care kits get supplies, hope to Africa’s AIDS population Melissa Deming \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/26/2010 Pastor’s son, 11, to bring down the ‘house’ Coach Landry built Sharayah Sherrod \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/26/2010 SBTC Disaster Relief volunteers work recovery effort on two fronts Michelle Covington \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/26/2010 Solitary confinement set inmate on road to Christ, theology Michelle Covington \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/26/2010 3 days from vote, pro-life groups mount pressure Baptist Press 3/16/2010 Ancient Israel meets the 21st century Melissa Deming \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/16/2010 Texas board tentatively OKs social studies curricula Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 3/12/2010 Overlooked aspect of health care bill could fund abortion Michael Foust \| Baptist Press 3/2/2010 Evangelism Conf. aims at Great Commission impact Texan staff 2/24/2010 Seminarian sees Haitian devastation firsthand Sharayah Sherrod \| Texan Correspondent 2/24/2010 Walking the streets of Laredo Michelle Covington \| TEXAN Correspondent 2/23/2010 Hands-on help for Haiti Texan staff 2/8/2010 In letter, Baptists ask Obama to aid 10 held by Haiti Staff 2/8/2010 Land: Haiti govt's behavior 'outrageous' Baptist Press 2/8/2010 Amarillo church member among 10 detained Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 2/5/2010 Criswell College trustees ratify separation from church Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 2/4/2010 Southwestern Seminary announces acquisition of Dead Sea Scrolls fragments Brian Burns \| TEXAN Correspondent 1/25/2010 SWBTS to house Lottie Moon collection TEXAN Staff 1/25/2010 Pro-lifers pray, protest at mega-clinic in Houston Bonnie Pritchett \| Texan Correspondent 1/22/2010 Haitian seminarians know stress of waiting Sharayah Sherrod \| TEXAN Correspondent 1/19/2010 NEWS ON HAITI: In Haiti, Baptists confront the challenge Baptist Press 1/19/2010 2nd Z-Leader course for pastors ready Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 1/12/2010 Disaster relief responds to Lufkin tornado TEXAN Staff 1/12/2010 Austin church buys car dealership property Emily Crutcher \| TEXAN Correspondent 12/21/2009 Given slim hope, burn victim beating odds Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 12/21/2009 Heathrow incident serves as reminder: Be cautious in international travel Tim McKeown \| TEXAN Correspondent 12/21/2009 Prayer ministry adopts deployed Fort Hood soldiers David Roach \| TEXAN Correspondent 12/21/2009 Opportunities abound in right-to-life ministry By TEXAN Staff 12/7/2009 180°: Planned Parenthood clinic director details turn of heart, conscience on abortion Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 12/4/2009 College prep requires more than academics Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 12/4/2009 Lineup runs the spectrum at annual SBTC event TEXAN Staff 11/16/2009 Pastor reaches out to Killeen mosque members with hope Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 11/16/2009 After Fort Hood massacre, Killeen churches, chaplains consoled community From staff and wire reports 11/9/2009 Chaplains meet wide-ranging needs on Fort Hood Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 11/9/2009 From Russian orphanage to Texas family, Weatherford teen has come full circle Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 11/3/2009 SBTC Exec. Board elects officers, renews agreements Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 11/3/2009 Trustees witness chapel groundbreaking, add Chicago, Danvers doctrinal statements TEXAN Staff 11/3/2009 Tulsa area pastors welcome GCR priorities during session Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 10/22/2009 Churches reconcile after 60 years Melissa Deming \| TEXAN Correspondent 10/19/2009 Partnership in New York ripe with opportunity, planters say Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 10/19/2009 SBTC team leads way in Philippine disaster TEXAN Staff 10/19/2009 The Cooperative Program: as necessary as ever Bart Barber \| Special to the TEXAN 10/16/2009 Union president: SBC has important role in changing world Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 10/13/2009 Akin: SBC’s future ‘hopeful’ if committed to Great Commission James A. Smith Sr. \| Florida Baptist Witness 10/8/2009 Stetzer: Denominations have future as ‘servants’ of churches on God’s mission James A. Smith Sr \| Florida Baptist Witness 10/8/2009 SBTC volunteers lead SBC response in Manila Baptist Press 10/1/2009 Commissioned to foreign missions 40 years ago, Rankin leaving IMB. Michael Logan \| Baptist Press 9/28/2009 Criswell College marks 40 years with ongoing events Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 9/28/2009 SBTC Annual Meeting, Bible Conference Oct. 25-27 TEXAN Staff 9/28/2009 EC President Morris Chapman announces retirement Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 9/21/2009 ‘Ends of the earth may be next door’ By Texan Staff 9/11/2009 ‘Renew, Refresh, Recharge’: SBTC Bible Conference aims to encourage pastors and church leaders Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 9/11/2009 10 years ago, personal grief, theology carried Wedgwood pastor Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 9/11/2009 Floyd urges prayer at GCR Task Force luncheon Joni B. Hannigan \| Florida Baptist Witness 8/27/2009 GCR listening session attendees have mixed reactions By David Roach TEXAN Correspondent 8/27/2009 GCR luncheon audio Staff 8/27/2009 GCR Task Force braves luncheon questions Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 8/27/2009 Prof resigns rather than leave church with homosexual members Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 8/20/2009 Online registration for SBTC annual meeting Staff 8/17/2009 NAMB president, 3 associates resign Mark Kelly & Mike Ebert \| Baptist Press 8/17/2009 Southwestern promo seeks to offset Lottie shortfall Keith Collier \| Southwestern Seminary 8/17/2009 Pray without ceasing for the GCR Task Force Staff 8/10/2009 GCR website goes live at pray4gcr.com Baptist Press 8/5/2009 Pro-lifers urged to act against health-care bill Melissa Deming \| TEXAN Correspondent 8/4/2009 SBTC affiliated partners address Educational and family ministries Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 7/24/2009 SBTC Executive Board approves 2010 budget; hires field ministry strategist Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 7/24/2009 SBTC pledges $200,000 toward Midwestern Seminary chapel Tammi Ledbetter \| News Editor 7/24/2009 Church Leadership Conference bringing ‘brightest and best’ Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 7/22/2009 SEC ’09: Ziafat, Sanctus Real, Dutton TEXAN Staff 7/22/2009 Hunt expresses urgency about Great Commission Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 6/25/2009 Hunt names GCR task force members Baptist Press 6/25/2009 Resolutions cover Obama, adoption, biblical sexuality Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 6/25/2009 Baptist apologist among group reportedly accosted at Muslim festival Bonnie Pritchett \| Baptist Press 6/24/2009 Hunt tells pastors 'there's gold in them there pews' Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 6/24/2009 Criswell takes first step toward independence Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 6/12/2009 Missions now a hallmark of First Baptist Pearland Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 6/12/2009 Criswell grads told to emulate Ezra Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 6/1/2009 Economy causes IMB to trim missionary appointments Shawn Hendricks & Erich Bridges \| Baptist Press 6/1/2009 What is a godly man and how is he made? Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 6/1/2009 Mexico missionary: Come if called Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 5/7/2009 Pastor’s evangelism passion evident at Fort Worth church thriving near housing project Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 5/7/2009 SBTC board hears CP report, hires church planting missionary for borderlands Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 5/7/2009 Korean Baptists, IMB gather for DFW missions conference Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 4/27/2009 SBTC churches gathering care buckets for victims of Africa AIDS pandemic Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 4/27/2009 SENT Conference attenders get advice on gospel work at home and abroad Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 4/27/2009 GPS: Every believer sharing, every Texan hearing Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 4/9/2009 GPS: Texas churches pilot new SBC evangelism initiative prior to Easter Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 4/9/2009 3,000 students, adults hit Gulf Coast for ongoing Ike relief Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/30/2009 In near reversal, state school board approves ‘examining all sides’ of science theories Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 3/30/2009 Needs for ‘Ike babies’ remain full-fledged Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/30/2009 Texas evangelist marking 1,000 revival meetings Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/30/2009 Acts 1:8 SENT Conference equipping Christians to live ‘missional’ lives Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 3/16/2009 Hispanic church helps start Russian church across town Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/16/2009 Legislators seek to reduce suffering by reducing divorce MELISSA DEMING \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/16/2009 Mission groups consider new locations away from Mexico Staff 3/5/2009 Decision on Fort Worth church postponed by SBC Exec. Committee Michael Foust \| Baptist Press 3/2/2009 Southern Baptist leaders grateful for CP as ‘gift from God for challenging times’ Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 3/2/2009 Spirit empowers witnesses, stirs hearts, preachers say Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 3/2/2009 Texas pastor raises concerns about book ‘The Shack’ Gary Ledbetter \| TEXAN Editor 3/2/2009 Nominalism threatens Christian liberty, WORLD magazine founder says Melissa Deming \| TEXAN Correspondent 2/23/2009 Baptist editors urged to remain truth-tellers Melissa Deming \| TEXAN Correspondent 2/21/2009 Evangelism Conference draws large crowds TEXAN Staff 2/19/2009 ANNIE ARMSTRONG EASTER OFFERING: Willie and Ozzie Jacobs share Christ in Memphis Delta regions Mickey Noah \| North American Mission Board 2/16/2009 Ike-damaged church flourishes with help from Virginians Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 2/16/2009 SBTC offers financial guidance for churches, members TEXAN Staff 2/16/2009 Conference encourages women toward team- and church-oriented women’s ministry Tammi Ledbetter & Melissa Deming \| Southern Baptist TEXAN 2/2/2009 Debate over Texas science standards continues Tim McKeown \| TEXAN Correspondent 2/2/2009 FIRST PERSON: Infertility journey was worth it Michael Foust \| Baptist Press 2/2/2009 Ft. Worth couple advocates adoption in words, deed Keith Collier \| Southwestern Seminary 2/2/2009 Houston pastors protest massive abortion clinic Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 2/2/2009 Pro-Life Lobby Day Feb. 24 in Austin TEXAN Staff 2/2/2009 Baptist church, non-profit join forces in senior housing project Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 1/21/2009 Houston pastors protest construction of massive Planned Parenthood clinic Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 1/21/2009 Indiana Baptists assist Ike victims in Galveston Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 1/21/2009 SBTC Empower Evangelism Conf. to focus on Holy Spirit power in fueling an awakening TEXAN STAFF 1/21/2009 Texas missionaries to Muslims move from fear to friendship Keith Collier \| TEXAN Correspondent 1/21/2009 Texas’ debate over science standards continues Tim McKeown \| Texan Correspondent 1/21/2009 Houston church plant reaching medical complex employing 75,000 people Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 12/21/2008 SBTC aids in Burma relief Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 12/21/2008 Woman’s abortion experience leads to redemption, help for other women Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 12/21/2008 Z-Leader to help pastors find context for effective local church ministry Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 12/21/2008 Pondering Christmas Dr. Steve Washburn, Pastor, FBC Pflugerville 12/15/2008 Association’s churches had to ‘buy in’ before planting success took off Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 12/8/2008 At the edge of darkness Don Graham \| International Mission Board 12/8/2008 Chainsaw crews bring down more than trees, new volunteer says Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 12/8/2008 Veteran joins ‘special ops’ at Southwestern Michelle Myers \| Southwestern Seminary 12/8/2008 105 new missionaries commissioned in Texas Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 11/19/2008 IMB trustees approve slight budget increase, begin reorganization of mission board Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 11/19/2008 SBTC board marks overage for Ike relief, evangelism, missions Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 11/19/2008 SBTC celebrates 10th anniversary at annual meeting in Houston, raises SBC causes to 55 percent Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 11/19/2008 Calif. passes Prop 8, a landmark pro-family win; Ariz. & Fla. also adopt marriage amends Michael Foust \| Baptist Press 11/5/2008 Citizens voice opposition to booze at Six Flags venues Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 11/3/2008 Debate over evolution instruction in public schools centers on Texas Tim McKeown \| TEXAN Correspondent 11/3/2008 SBTC executive director honored at Southwestern Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 11/3/2008 Empower Evang. Conf. Feb. 16-18 at FBC Euless TEXAN Staff 11/3/2008 Pregnancy Resource Center becomes relief point after Ike Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 11/3/2008 Outdoor expo draws men to Jacksonville church Jon Robi \| TEXAN Correspondent 10/13/2008 SBTC ANNUAL MEETING Convention marks 10 years at Houston’s FBC Nov. 9-11 Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 10/13/2008 Young San Antonio church making eternal difference in inner-city neighborhood Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 10/13/2008 In evangelism, it’s ‘both/and’ not ‘either/or’ Lisa Cooper \| TEXAN Correspondent 9/24/2008 SBTC messengers may register online TEXAN Staff 9/10/2008 Ad hoc committee will study Criswell’s future Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 8/29/2008 Board elects staff, honors outgoing members, hears 10th-year reflections Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 8/19/2008 Criswell College president resigns Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 8/19/2008 SBTC board offers ‘another plan’ for college Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 8/19/2008 Texans see fruit in Matamoros outreach Jon Robi \| TEXAN Correspondent 8/19/2008 State missions offering surpasses $1.1 million, seeks sequel in 2009 Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 8/17/2008 Criswell College president resigns Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 8/6/2008 ‘Real men’ told to love one another Brian Burns \| TEXAN Correspondent 8/4/2008 Criswell College students spread gospel in Brownsville area Norm Miller \| TEXAN Correspondent 8/4/2008 DR teams serve in Rio Grande Valley Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 8/4/2008 Texas Baptist Builders lavish Trenton church with love and a building Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 8/4/2008 Past Articles Known for its praying, church uses technology to maximize ministry Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 7/15/2008 Opportunity awaits in Myanmar, but window won’t be open long Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 7/15/2008 New Orleans back in some ways, but road home is long and hard Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 5/27/2008 Small town church sees 86 salvations in four-day meeting Jon Robi \| TEXAN Correspondent 5/27/2008 Prestonwood staff member arrested in sex sting Baptist Press 5/19/2008 Updated statement from Prestonwood Prestonwood 5/19/2008 SBC Presidential capsules Staff 5/15/2008 Board approves new missions leader, 84 new affiliated churches Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 5/9/2008 Six now in running for SBC president Jerry Pierce & Tammi Ledbetter \| TEXAN Staff 5/9/2008 Criswell College students sift for ancient artifacts with Israeli archaeologist Jon Robi \| TEXAN Correspondent 4/28/2008 SBTC’s SENT missions conference draws double from last year’s event TEXAN Staff 4/28/2008 Keeping young adults possible, SBTC ministry associate says Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 4/23/2008 SWBTS trustees hear administrative salary report Staff 4/20/2008 Ben Stein's “Expelled”: The Difference It Will Make William A. Dembski 4/14/2008 Dembski: ‘Expelled’ exposes hypocrisy Benjamin Hawkins \| Southwestern Seminary 4/14/2008 ID proponent, evolutionist debate during evangelical scholars’ meeting Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 4/14/2008 IMB trustees applaud missionaries as heroes at meeting in Irving Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 4/14/2008 Texans elected to lead Southwestern trustees; administrative salaries fully disclosed Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 4/14/2008 Project enlisting churches to reach Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists in Texas Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 3/28/2008 Group’s religious views may hinder its degree accreditation Samuel Smith \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/19/2008 NO EXCUSES: Deaf challenged to share faith Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/19/2008 SBTC relief team ministers to Hurricane Felix victims Larry Shine \| TEXAN Correspondent 3/19/2008 Ex-homosexual overcame, helping others Jon Robi \| TEXAN Correspondent 2/14/2008 Mohler to undergo additional surgery Southern Seminary 2/14/2008 Q&A: Former Texas pastor helps churches help those with homosexual attraction Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 2/14/2008 Baptist professors featured in new film Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 1/28/2008 New project helps churches make disciples Special to the TEXAN 1/28/2008 Q&A: ‘Expelled’ producer Logan Craft Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 1/28/2008 Q&A: ‘Expelled’s’ Robert Marks Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 1/28/2008 Country Church of Marion a model for reaching Texas, strategist says Stacey Billger \| TEXAN Correspondent 1/14/2008 ‘Discovery Day’ allows churches to focus on new work, new people Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 12/17/2007 Cowboy churches reaching Western culture; planting conference planned Jon Robi \| TEXAN Correspondent 12/17/2007 Panel: Stereotypes stifle SBC Calvinism dialogue Mark Kelly \| Baptist Press 12/17/2007 ‘NOT A SACRIFICE’ Disaster relief team spends Thanksgiving on the road Jerry B. Pierce \| Managing Editor 12/4/2007 ‘When Time is No More’ to be focus of Empower Evangelism Conference TEXAN Staff 12/4/2007 Can dry bones live again? TEXAN staff 12/4/2007 Decision on ‘gay’ couples in church directory delayed Jerry B. Pierce \| Managing Editor 12/4/2007 FBC Colleyville sees harvest from outreach Stacey Billger \| TEXAN Correspondent 12/4/2007 ‘Paradise’ seeks move of God Jon Robi \| TEXAN Correspondent 10/1/2007 Conference examines emerging churches Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 10/1/2007 Forum aims at keeping young adults Bonnie Pritchett \| TEXAN Correspondent 10/1/2007 Frank exchanges aired at conference Tammi Reed Ledbetter \| News Editor 10/1/2007 SBC entity heads vow intolerance of personal attacks on colleague Jerry B. Pierce \| Managing Editor 10/1/2007 Two years after Hurricane Rita, Texans still living amid damaged homes Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 9/10/2007 New Texas law codifies public school students’ religious expression rights Brent Thompson \| TEXAN Correspondent 8/27/2007 Reach Texas sets record, aims at $1.1 million Jerry Pierce \| Managing Editor 8/27/2007 Texans in Thailand distribute Bibles to Chinese Tracy Maness \| TEXAN Correspondent 8/27/2007 NEW TEXAS MISSIONARIES Staff 8/13/2007 After 37 years, divided congregations in Athens reunite, share resources Craig Bland, TEXAN Correspondent 7/30/2007 Church fishing outreach helped draw Longview man back to discipleship Craig Bland \| TEXAN Correspondent 7/30/2007 Longview church plant sees 31 come to Christ since January Tracy Maness \| TEXAN Correspondent 7/30/2007 Reflections on the West Africa mission Special to the TEXAN 7/30/2007 SBTC president sees CP and Lottie Moon dollars at work in Kenya Sue Sprenkle \| International Mission Board 7/30/2007 Teens from 5 states tackle multi-cultural Port Arthur Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 7/30/2007 Texas women tackle West Africa missions Special to the TEXAN 7/30/2007 Disaster relief continues flood ministry Staff 7/16/2007 CBF lists churches 'represented' at assembly David Roach, Baptist Press 7/9/2007 HIV/AIDS ministry in S. Africa laboring amid continental pandemic Craig Bland, Staff Writer 7/9/2007 SBTC disaster relief volunteers respond to June 18 flooding Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 7/9/2007 BF&M ‘sufficient’ as ‘guide’ for trustees; CP missions defined Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 6/19/2007 CROSSOVER: Effort yields converted souls, emboldens participants Tammi Ledbetter and Jerry Pierce, Southern Baptist TEXAN 6/19/2007 Disposition of Resolutions Submitted to the 2007 Southern Baptist Convention Staff 6/19/2007 Pastors asked: Is idolatry blocking God’s work? Jerry Pierce and Melissa Deming, Southern Baptist TEXAN 6/19/2007 Pastors' wives hear stories of strength Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 6/19/2007 Regenerate church membership resolution refused Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 6/19/2007 SBC elects Page to second term, approves global warming resolution Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 6/19/2007 SBC elects Texan Jim Richards 1st VP TEXAN Staff 6/19/2007 SBC entities report to messengers STAFF 6/19/2007 TEXAN surveys candidates for Southern Baptist offices Staff 6/7/2007 New Orleans needs you, SBTC zone leader says By Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 6/4/2007 LifeWay offers research on glossolalia beliefs Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 6/1/2007 LifeWay podcast explaining survey study LifeWay 6/1/2007 Passing motions at SBC tough sell Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 6/1/2007 Pflugerville FBC played crucial role in turning back gambling, electing leaders Craig Bland, Staff Writer 6/1/2007 SBC San Antonio: President urges prayer for Holy Spirit revival Art Toalston, Baptist Press 5/21/2007 SBTC volunteers finish deployment in Valley Craig Bland, Staff Writer 5/21/2007 ARE YOU PREPARED TO GIVE AN ANSWER? Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 4/30/2007 Board affirms nature of God statement Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 4/30/2007 Criswell provost: Qumran evidence should embolden Jewish outreach Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 4/30/2007 Faith a theme in eulogies of NASA shooting victim Bonnie Pritchett, TEXAN Correspondent 4/30/2007 Shooting victim was an active Southern Baptist, greeter at his church. Bonnie Pritchett, TEXAN Correspondent 4/30/2007 Welch: Southern Baptists must move from comfort zones to reach the lost Bonnie Pritchett, TEXAN Correspondent 4/30/2007 SBC's Land comments on Supreme Court's upholding of partial birth abortion ban Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission 4/18/2007 ‘I’m a graduate of this place,’ Welch, former SBC president, tells vets Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 4/17/2007 Complexity of life, structure of universe point to designer, conference speakers say Gregory Tomlin, TEXAN Correspondent 4/17/2007 Houston church ministers to ministers Kay Adkins, TEXAN Correspondent 4/17/2007 Cordial SWBTS meeting contrast to previous session Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 4/5/2007 SBTC gives $100,000 toward new Southwestern Seminary chapel Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 4/5/2007 Veteran missionary, church planter elected to lead NAMB Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 3/23/2007 Houston FBC staff taking on weight loss Tracy Maness, TEXAN Correspondent 3/12/2007 Southwestern officers, McKissic agree to meet privately By Gary Ledbetter and Jerry Pierce, TEXAN Editors 3/12/2007 Woman denied tenure sues seminary By Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 3/12/2007 McKissic issues apology Staff 3/7/2007 Chairman responds to McKissic’s statement Staff 3/6/2007 McKissic responds to SWBTS trustee Chairman Van McClain Staff 3/5/2007 Southwestern officers to consider conduct of Arlington trustee Gary Ledbetter, Editor 3/5/2007 Geoffrey A. Hammond recommended as president-elect of North American Mission Board, SBC Baptist Press 2/28/2007 OPERATION NOAH Marilyn Stewart, Special to the TEXAN 2/23/2007 Pastor resigns from ministerial alliance; charges it blurred Islamic-Christian lines Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 2/23/2007 SBC president speaks to editors on appointments, SBC’s future Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 2/23/2007 CP support ‘a moral obligation,’ SBC president tells Texans Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 2/12/2007 Falwell: God uses dry brooks to take us higher Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 2/12/2007 Forney pastor, Denton evangelist honored during Empower ’07 By TEXAN STAFF 2/12/2007 IMB finds consensus; board rejects allegations of impropriety Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 2/12/2007 Obedience key to God’s working, Florida pastor tells conference By TEXAN staff 2/12/2007 Roy Fish: Make Jesus Christ at home in the rooms of your heart TEXAN staff 2/12/2007 SBC seminaries show similarities, diversity regarding female profs By Gary Ledbetter, Editor 2/12/2007 Texas Baptist churches reaching out to some of 1.3 billion Chinese Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 2/12/2007 UPDATE: Proposed bill would rescind governor’s order of HPV vaccine TEXAN staff 2/12/2007 Witness of teenage girl led Elvis’ stepbrother to faith Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 2/12/2007 Floyd urges prayer for more laborers as IMB trustees pursue missionary task Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 1/31/2007 Appearance of non-trinitarian speaker at yearly conference for pastors defended Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 1/29/2007 ECFA, other audits protect integrity of SBTC fiscal process,convention CFO says TEXAN staff 1/29/2007 SWBTS tenure case draws media interest, criticism from bloggers Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 1/22/2007 A parting of the ways that just won’t end Gary Ledbetter, Editor 1/10/2007 Healthy church plants require multiple partners, strategists say TEXAN Staff 1/9/2007 Ministry to prisoners, expatriates creates training ground for gospel expansion into difficult countries Stacey Billger, TEXAN Correspondent 1/9/2007 Mission Service Corps missionaries bring gospel hope to Indian tribes Bonnie Pritchett, TEXAN Correspondent 1/9/2007 Air-soft ministry reaping spiritual fruit in Buda Rodney Hays, TEXAN Correspondent 12/11/2006 Students learn about history of movement, doctrine at annual meeting in Austin. Stacie Wacaster, TEXAN Correspondent 12/11/2006 Tony Evans among preachers scheduled for SBTC Evangelism Conference Feb. 5-7 TEXAN Staff 12/11/2006 Arlington roundtable seeks SBC policies not exceeding BF&M Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 12/6/2006 Archaeologist aims at reviving, expanding seminary program Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 11/22/2006 Election Day is November 7 Gary Ledbetter, Editor 10/26/2006 Wayne Watson to perform concert during SBTC Pastors' Conference Staff 10/25/2006 Oldest Baptist church in Texas still standing tall, looking to future Bonnie Pritchett, TEXAN Correspondent 9/25/2006 Pastor calls for BFM statement on tongues Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 9/19/2006 2007 SBTC Evangelism Conference will feature Evans, Falwell, Draper Staff 9/11/2006 Chapel speaker, attorney tells students persecution awaits in U.S. legal realm Tammi Reed Ledbetter, News Editor 9/11/2006 Criswell team digs near Dead Sea, site of scrolls’ discovery Jon Robi, TEXAN Correspondent 9/11/2006 Crossover Austin includes 5K ‘Race Against Time’ Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 9/11/2006 Missionary: World has come to Texas; includes Muslims who need Jesus Bonnie Pritchett, TEXAN Correspondent 9/11/2006 Texas Supreme Court case could expand state’s role in local church disputes Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor 9/11/2006