On The Move_110804

Posted: 11/05/04

On the Move

Olin Boles to Central Texas Area as interim director of missions.

Kelly Burkhart to Baptist Temple in Houston as pastor from First Church in Riesel.

Mickey Chitwood to Ephesus Church in Jewett as minister of music.

11/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

Cybercolumn by Brett Younger: Jesus & our churches_110804

Posted: 11/05/04

CYBERCOLUMN:
Jesus & our churches

By Brett Younger

Jesus wouldn’t recognize:

Heated, fiberglass baptisteries. Rivers are better symbols than bathtubs.

11/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

Storylist_110804

Storylist for 11/08/04 issue GO TO SECTIONS: • Texas       • Baptists       • Faith       • Departments      • Opinion       • Bible Study      • Baptists bring brighter smiles to…

11/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

BGCT board approves mission, vision, values & priorities_100404

Posted: 10/01/04

BGCT board approves mission, vision, values & priorities

By Marv Knox

Editor

DALLAS–The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board overwhelmingly approved a set of mission, vision, values and priority statements to guide the convention's work in coming decades.

11/01/2004 - By John Rutledge

Articles on BGCT Reorganization_110104

Posted 11/01/04 Articles on BGCT Reorganization • Ken Hall: BGCT is a 'work in progress' (11/17/03) • BGCT's 2004 challenge: Align budget with priorities (11/17/03) • BGCT leaders affirm reorganization…

11/01/2004 - By John Rutledge

Emotional, spiritual support available to parents of special-needs children_110104

Posted: 10/29/04

Emotional, spiritual support available
to parents of special-needs children

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

MOUNT LEBANON–Emotional and spiritual support for parents of special-needs children is all around, but they have to take advantage of those opportunities, a chaplain who ministers to mentally challenged people stressed.

10/29/2004 - By John Rutledge

Hardin-Simmons provides opportunities for Boneheads who dig dinosaurs_110104

Posted: 10/29/04

Hardin-Simmons provides opportunities
for Boneheads who dig dinosaurs

By George Henson

Staff Writer

ABILENE–These boneheads are anything but what their name suggests.

10/29/2004 - By John Rutledge

CBF revenues top $24 million in past year_110104

Posted: 10/29/04

CBF revenues top $24 million in past year

By Greg Warner

Associated Baptist Press

ATLANTA (ABP)–The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship finished its 2003-04 fiscal year with revenues of $24.26 million, the highest-ever annual total.

10/29/2004 - By John Rutledge

Baptist researcher’s apartment ministry study yields unexpected findings_110104

Posted: 10/29/04

Baptist researcher's apartment ministry
study yields unexpected findings

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

FORT WORTH–Apartment ministries may not reduce crime rates the way advocates previously expected, but that doesn't mean they are ineffective, a Baptist researcher insists.

10/29/2004 - By John Rutledge

After two years in a tent, church moves indoors_110104

Posted: 10/29/04

After two years in a tent, church moves indoors

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

FAIRLIE–Cross Trails Cowboy Church led Hunt Baptist Association in baptisms last year while meeting in a tent. Now members are imagining what can happen as they have moved into new facilities.

10/29/2004 - By John Rutledge

Only God is worthy of worship; all else is idolatry, music professor maintains_110104

Posted: 10/29/04

Only God is worthy of worship; all else
is idolatry, music professor maintains

By Craig Bird

Baylor University

WACO–Agendas, even holy agendas, are not worthy of worship, Terry York is convinced. And when something else–anything else–takes God's place as the focus of the church's worship, it violates God's commandment against idolatry.

10/29/2004 - By John Rutledge

Emergent church signals change in preaching, not just music, speakers say_110104

Posted: 10/29/04

Emergent church signals change in
preaching, not just music, speakers say

By Craig Bird

Baylor University

WACO–Maybe the pulpit is a safe-house in the worship wars–at least for now.

10/29/2004 - By John Rutledge