2005 Archives
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Learn evangelism from Starbucks
Posted: 9/02/05
Leonard Sweet, author and evangelism teacher at Drew University, insists the business world understands evangelistic principals better than most Christians. (Photos courtesy of leonardsweet.com) Learn evangelism from Starbucks
By Jocelyn Delgado
Communications Intern
DALLAS–Some churches may be a little nervous using the word “evangelism,” but it's the new buzzword in the business world, author Leonard Sweet told the Urban Training Institute of the Southwest annual meeting.
09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Asian teen torches gang flag
Posted: 9/02/05
The Take Out Asian Youth Camp at Baylor University offered Asian youth from across Texas the opportunity for fellowship, worship, workshops and leadership training. Asian teen torches gang flag
By Karen Simons
Special to the Baptist Standard
WACO–Flag burnings at an ethnic youth camp wouldn't usually be something to celebrate, but this year's Take Out Asian Youth Camp ignited a spiritual fire resulting in a physical one.
09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Texas Baptist children minister at Mexican orphanage
Posted: 9/02/05
Children receive notebooks and markers from Texas Baptist Children's Home residents on the last day of the one-week mission trip. Texas Baptist children
minister at Mexican orphanageBy Miranda Bradley
Texas Baptist Children's Home
JUAREZ, Mexico–Youngsters at Texas Baptist Children's Home have chosen acts of service as their love language, speaking it fluently for more than 20 years at a small Mexican orphanage.
09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Operacion San Andres brings hope to children in Peru
Posted: 9/02/05
An Operacion San Andres mission team poses with residents of Lima, Peru. Operacion San Andres brings
hope to children in PeruBy George Henson
Staff Writer
LIMA, Peru–South Main Baptist Church in Houston and Buckner Orphan Care International are offering help and hope to homeless orphans and other rejected children in Lima, Peru.
09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Baptists respond in wake of Hurricane Katrina’s fury
Posted: 9/02/05
Hurricane Katrina floods streets in the 9th Ward of New Orleans. About 80 percent of the city flooded after two levees collapsed. (Photo by Ted Jackson/NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE) Baptists respond in wake
of Hurricane Katrina's furyBy John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
Texas Baptist churches, community ministries and disaster relief volunteers mobilized in response to the needs of neighboring Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina struck.
09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Around the State
Posted: 9/02/05
James Moore, East Texas Baptist University director of choral activities, has received the Texas Choirmaster Award from the Texas Choral Director's Association. The award, which has not been presented since 1997, is the highest honor given by the organization. According to the TCDA, the award is given to “a person who has exhibited unparalleled leadership in the choral field and is a consumate conductor and musician.” Dean Tom Webster of the ETBU School of Fine Arts said, “The Texas Choirmaster Award is essentially a lifetime achievement award that is awarded only on those rare occassions when the TCDA leadership believes that an individual has made a major contribution to the art of choral music through many years of outstanding work.” Around the State
An 18-hole Hunger Hounds Golf Tournament is set for Sept. 16 at Mead-owbrook Country Club in Kilgore, with all entry fees going to a church or charity of the player's choice. Ana-Lab in Kilgore is underwriting the tournament. The tournament format is a two-person scramble with a 1 p.m. start. The cost is $150 per team. Lunch is from noon to 1 p.m. Hunger Hounds is a group of Baptist laypeople committed to feeding hungry children. Golfers make their entry fee checks payable to any church or other charity. For more information, call (903) 753-2500. More than 31,000 people attended the Franklin Graham Festival held in Corpus Christi last month, with more than 2,400 people making professions of faith for the first time.
Clara Herrera, a second-year student at Howard Payne University, is the recipient of the Rudy and Micaela Camacho Scholarship for the 2005 academic year, provided by the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas. She is majoring in exercise and sports science. 09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
An 18-hole Hunger Hounds Golf Tournament is set for Sept. 16 at Mead-owbrook Country Club in Kilgore, with all entry fees going to a church or charity of the player's choice. Ana-Lab in Kilgore is underwriting the tournament. The tournament format is a two-person scramble with a 1 p.m. start. The cost is $150 per team. Lunch is from noon to 1 p.m. Hunger Hounds is a group of Baptist laypeople committed to feeding hungry children. Golfers make their entry fee checks payable to any church or other charity. For more information, call (903) 753-2500. 
More than 31,000 people attended the Franklin Graham Festival held in Corpus Christi last month, with more than 2,400 people making professions of faith for the first time. 
