Around the State_71403

Posted: 7/11/03

Around the State

Kyle Reese, pastor of First Church in San Angelo, recently received the doctor of ministry degree from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Ill.

Anniversaries

Clear Fork Church in Weatherford, 145th, June 8. Randy Edwards is pastor.

Southwest Church in DeSoto recently honored Kay Cox for 47 years of teaching Sunday School. Pastor Bruce Smilie and Benny Mayo, minister to senior adults, made the presentation.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Appeals court tells Ten Commandments judge, ‘Thou shalt not’ _71403

Posted: 7/11/03

Appeals court tells Ten Commandments
judge, 'Thou shalt not'

By Robert Marus

ABP Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON (ABP)–The “Ten Commandments Judge” had better follow the commandment of the Constitution and remove his monument from the Alabama state judicial building, a federal appeals court said July 1.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Baylor vision sparks change and questions_71403

Posted: 7/11/03

Baylor vision sparks change and questions

By Mark Wingfield

Managing Editor

WACO–Baylor University is changing. Everyone affiliated with the university seems to agree on that.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Baylor direction sparks debate_p2_71403

Posted 7/11/03

Regents to hear from committee investigating member’s conduct_71403

Posted: 7/11/03

Regents to hear from committee

investigating member's conduct

By Mark Wingfield

Managing Editor

WACO–Baylor University's 36 regents will convene in Waco July 16 to hear a much-anticipated report from a committee appointed to investigate the conduct of regent Jaclanel McFarland.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

What is a tier one school?_71403

Posted: 7/11/03

What is a tier one school?

Baylor University's quest to become a “tier one” school refers to annual rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.

The rankings are determined by a formula established by the magazine and have no sanction from any academic organization or accrediting agency. They are, however, highly influential in the quest to gain recognition, donors, faculty and students.

The magazine reports that its formula is “based on our non-partisan view of what matters in education.”

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

What are the top 50 schools?_71403

Posted 7/11/03

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Baptist Briefs_71403

Posted: 7/11/03

Baptist Briefs

Texans elected to Coordinating Council. Four Texans were elected to new terms on the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's Coordinating Council. Elected to terms through 2006 as Texas representatives were Harriet Harral, a laywoman from Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth; Stacy Conner, pastor of First Baptist Church of Muleshoe; and Scott Collins, a member of The Crossings Baptist Church in Mesquite. Philip Wise, pastor of Second Baptist Church in Lubbock, was elected to a 2006 term as an at-large member. In a related action, Ella Prichard of First Baptist Church of Corpus Christi was elected to the board of the CBF Foundation.

Setzer named moderator-elect. Bob Setzer, pastor of First Baptist Church of Macon, Ga., has been named moderator-elect of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. He will become moderator in 2004, after the service of Cynthia Holmes of Missouri. Phill Martin, a layman from Dallas, has completed his term as moderator and will serve as immediate past moderator for the next year.

Black seminarians plan reunion. The Fellowship of Black Seminarians plans a reunion of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary students Aug. 28-30, at the seminary's Leadership Development Complex in Fort Worth. The event will focus on the theme "Celebrating Past Achievements, Embracing the Future." It will honor the life and legacy of Raymond Spencer, Southwestern's first black faculty member. The weekend will include a variety of seminars, luncheons and a conference banquet featuring Vernard Johnson, gospel saxophonist. To register, write to Box 22536, Fort Worth 76122-0536 or call (817) 923-1921.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Brisco named Logsdon dean_71403

Posted: 7/11/03

Brisco named Logsdon dean

By Jenny Hartgraves

Staff Writer

ABILENE–Tommy Brisco, Baylor University religion professor, has been named dean of Hardin-Simmons University's Logsdon School of Theology.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Russian adoption again an option_71403

Posted: 7/11/03

Russian adoption again an option

By Heather Price

Buckner News Service

After three years of waiting, Buckner International Adoption Services has received accreditation to resume placing Russian orphans for adoption.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

CBF gains BWA membership despite SBC opposition_72803

Posted 7/14/03

CBF gains BWA membership despite SBC opposition

By Trennis Henderson

Kentucky Western Recorder

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (ABP)–The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship was elected to full membership in the Baptist World Alliance July 11 despite strong opposition from Southern Baptist Convention representatives.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Will SBC drop BWA membership in wake of vote to admit CBF?_72803

Will SBC drop BWA membership
in wake of vote to admit CBF?

By Trennis Henderson

Kentucky Western Recorder

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (ABP)–The Southern Baptist Convention is a founding member of the Baptist World Alliance, a global Baptist organization established in 1905. With this summer’s vote to grant BWA membership to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, however, the SBC’s future involvement in the BWA is in doubt.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge