2004 Archives
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Texas Tidbits_90604
Posted: 9/03/04
Texas Tidbits
American Family Association honors Sloan. The American Family Association presented its highest award to Baylor University President Robert Sloan for "exceptional and devoted leadership to God and country." Tim Wildmon, president of the association, made the presentation, which was carried live on more than 200 American Family Radio affiliates nationwide. Wildmon was at Baylor for a news conference with Christian singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman, who will perform a free concert in Waco Sept. 18 at Floyd Casey Stadium. Founded in 1977 by Don Wildmon, the American Family Association is a national Christian organization that focuses primarily on the influence of television and other media on society.
Robert Sloan Baylor, Hardin-Simmons picked 'best in west.' Baylor University in Waco and Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene have been selected by The Princeton Review in the 2005 edition as among the "Best in the West" colleges and universities. They are among 23 Texas schools featured, including 13 private or church-related schools and 10 state schools.
Endowed scholarship named at UMHB. An endowed presidential scholarship at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor has been named in memory of Delores Hinton of Temple. She was one of seven people killed in a bus accident on Feb. 14, 2003, including five members of Memorial Baptist Church in Temple. Hinton–who devoted 20 years to public education as a teacher, counselor and administrator–retired from UMHB in 1991 after 10 years as a professor of education and director of the mid-management graduate program. The scholarship will benefit students preparing for a teaching career.
09/03/2004 - By John Rutledge
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TOGETHER: Mission statement focuses on ‘doing’_90604
Posted: 9/03/04
TOGETHER:
Mission statement focuses on 'doing'What shall we give ourselves to do the next few years in the Baptist General Convention of Texas? For the past five years, we have assisted churches and related ministries to be the presence of Christ in the world. Churches across Texas have asked themselves, “If Jesus came to our town, where would he go, who would he talk to, what questions would he ask, who would he comfort and who would he confront, what would make him cry, what would cause him to laugh?”
When you know the answer to those questions, you have a pretty good idea what the agenda for your church and your life needs to be. Churches begin to change when they realize they are the continuing presence of Christ in the world. If the church is, as Paul describes it, the body of Christ, then the church is the continuation of the incarnation of God in the world. The church is making visible and tangible the reality of Christ Jesus so people can get close, can experience the warmth, can know God. The effectiveness of a church in conveying that truth is dependent on two things–their obedience to God's call and commands as made known in Scripture and their sensitivity and openness to the Holy Spirit.
CHARLES WADE
Executive Director
BGCT Executive Board
So, why am I suggesting we craft a new mission statement for the BGCT? Because the current one is more about “who” we are than “what” we are called to do. We need a better description of what we are to do to help churches achieve their goals.
09/03/2004 - By John Rutledge
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Homeland Security taps Victim Relief Ministries_90604
Posted: 9/03/04
Victim Relief Ministries chaplains pause during a recent training trip to Israel, where they learned new ways of minimizing trauma after terrorist attacks. Homeland Security taps Victim Relief Ministries for lead role
By John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
DALLAS–Victim Relief Min- istries, an interdenominational nonprofit organization related to Texas Baptist Men, will take the lead in mobilizing the country's faith community in the event of a terrorist attack or mass-casualty crisis.
09/03/2004 - By John Rutledge
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