2004 Archives
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Texas Tidbits_112204
Posted: 11/19/04
Texas Tidbits
Howard Payne president recognized. Lanny Hall, president of Howard Payne University in Brownwood and president emeritus of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, has been included among 150 Christian leaders and educators to share their faith stories in "College Faith 2," edited by Ronald Alan Knott and published by Andrews University Press. Robert Sloan, president of Baylor University in Waco, and Craig Turner, president of Hardin-Simmons University, were included in the first edition of "College Faith," published in 2002.
UMHB hosts servant leadership conference. Laurie Beth Jones, author of the best-selling "Jesus, CEO" and "Jesus, Life Coach," will be the keynote speaker at a Servant Leadership Celebration Dec. 7 at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton. The program also will feature Charles Cooper, national speaker for Promise Keepers, and Charles Billingsley, vocalist for Newsong. The event, sponsored by the Servant Leadership Institute of Central Texas, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact (254) 724-3175 or e-mail kwinters@swmail.sw.org.
A selection from the Isaiah Scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls.(Photo from the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University in British Columbia) HBU to host lecture. Peter Flint, professor of biblical studies and director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University in British Columbia, will speak on "The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible" at Houston Baptist University at 2 p.m. Dec. 3. Flint, an internationally acknowledged scholar on the Dead Sea Scrolls, regularly participates in both public seminars and academic meetings on the Dead Sea Scrolls, biblical topics, early Judaism and the Christian faith in the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel.
11/19/2004 - By John Rutledge
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WADE BURLEIGH: Carving out a ministry_112204
Posted: 11/19/04
Evangelist Wade Burleigh carves a bust of Christ–complete with a crown of thorns– from a rugged cedar log. (George Henson Photos) WADE BURLEIGH: Carving out a ministry
By George Henson
Staff Writer
MARSHALL–Evangelist Wade Burleigh's hands make as deep an impression as his voice–and maybe even deeper.
11/19/2004 - By John Rutledge
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Around the State_111504
Posted: 11/12/04
Around the State
Stephen Von Wyrick, professor in the College of Christian Studies at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, has been elected president of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Southwest Region. The organization supports and encourages the study of the peoples and cultures of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present.
Dottie Parker has been named the recipient of Hardin-Simmons University's Keeter Alumni Service Award. A 1942 graduate, she serves as chaplain of the alumni association' board of directors, and is a member of the Ex-Cowgirls. She also has served on the school's board of development. She is a member of First Church in Abilene. Grace Temple Church in Dallas recently honored Betty Hatfield for 50 years of service as pastor's secretary and financial secretary. Beginning in 1954, the first pastor she worked with was Buel Crouch. During her tenure, she has served with seven pastors and six interim pastors. She has no plans to retire. She also is a Sunday school director and sings in the choir. Juanita Reeder has been named layperson of the year by Abilene Baptist Association. She is a member of South Side Church in Abilene and served as administrative assistant to former Hardin-Simmons University President Jesse Fletcher before retiring from the university. 11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge
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African-American Texas Baptists want to be full partners in BGCT, leaders say_111504
Posted: 11/12/04
Joining in congregational praise at the African American Fellowship of Texas rally are (left to right) Chance Bonner, Carol Wilson and Remethia Little. African-American Texas Baptists want
to be full partners in BGCT, leaders sayBy Felicia Fuller
For Texas Baptist Communications
SAN ANTONIO–The African American Fellowship of Texas is not merely a mission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. It's a partnership, its leaders say.
11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge
