2005 Archives
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Texas Tidbits_61305
Posted: 6/10/05
Texas Tidbits
BUA trustees approve strategic plan. Baptist University of the Americas trustees approved a strategic plan for 2005 to 2010–"Bridging the Future"–and adopted a record budget of more than $3.3 million. The strategic plan includes new academic programs such as a minor in social work in partnership with Baylor University's School of Social Work and Buckner Baptist Benevolences, an associate's degree in cross-cultural studies and preparatory groundwork for a master's degree in global leadership. Other strategic goals include student recruitment, development and creation of student placement services.
DBU awards degrees. A Grand Prairie pastor and a Dallas layman received honorary doctorates from Dallas Baptist University during spring commencement, as the university awarded degrees to 356 undergraduates and 163 graduate students. Bill White, pastor of the Oaks Baptist Church in Grand Prairie for 12 years and the son of former DBU President Fred White, received an honorary doctor of divinity degree. White has served on the DBU board of trustees. William Scott Robinson, a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Park Cities Baptist Church, received an honorary doctor of humanities degree. Robinson is director of multifamily investments with Archon Residential. He has served on the DBU board of trustees, the DBU Foundation and the DBU Legacy Society.
ETBU graduates 159 students. East Texas Baptist University awarded degrees to 159 students at spring commencement ceremonies. Bruce Tankersley, religion professor at ETBU, delivered the charge to the graduates.
06/10/2005 - By John Rutledge
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TOGETHER: Pinson legacy: Vision and accountability_61305
Posted: 6/10/05
TOGETHER:
Pinson legacy: Vision & accountabilityTexas Baptists have been blessed through our history by men and women who have made a difference for God and for good. One of those men still lives among us, and we were in Independence to honor him and to express the gratitude all Texas Baptists feel for his wise and faithful leadership in our convention during the past 45 years.
Bill Pinson served Texas Baptists as executive director for 18 years, longer than anyone else. Now in retirement, he keeps on serving with wisdom and commitment. He leads the Baptist Distinctives Committee, which has put together the insightful articles that appear on the back page of the Baptist Standard. He deserved the Elder Statesman Award.
Executive Director
BGCT Executive Board
More new churches were started in the Pinson years than in any period. A culture that embraced church planting as one of the most strategic methods of evangelism came into being among Texas Baptists. All our institutions were strengthened. One of his proudest achievements was helping to imbed the idea that the convention exists to serve the churches, not the churches to serve the convention.
06/10/2005 - By John Rutledge
Bill Chambers to Calvary Church in Vernon as interim pastor. 
