2005 Archives
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Global Day of Prayer focuses on ‘praying against global giants’_53005
Posted: 5/27/05
Prestonwood Baptist Church Pastor Jack Graham (left) and his wife, Deb, and Pastor T.D. Jakes of the Potter's House and his wife, Serita, welcome 12,000 worshippers to Reunion Arena in Dallas. (Photo by Brad Newton/Prestonwood Baptist Church) Global Day of Prayer focuses on
'praying against global giants'By Ken Camp
Managing Editor
DALLAS–If Christians mobilize to confront the five “global giants” of spiritual emptiness, egocentric leadership, poverty, disease and lack of education, it could spark a second Reformation, author Rick Warren told a multiracial gathering of 12,000 Baptists, charismatics, nondenominational evangelicals, Messianic Jews and others at Dallas' Reunion Arena for a Global Day of Prayer rally.
05/27/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Migration of varied kinds impacts missions, strategist says_53005
Posted: 5/27/05
A soldier in the African Union Force stands in front of Sudanese children at the in El Fasher camp in Darfur. (Photo by Beatrice Mategwa/REUTERS) Migration of varied kinds
impacts missions, strategist saysBy Marv Knox
Editor
DALLAS–Christians must minister in a world where escalating change is speeded up by the “migration” of everything from people to technology, missions strategist Bill O'Brien insisted.
05/27/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Child care ministry expands ‘past the edge’_53005
Posted: 5/27/05
Because the focus of PTE/CERI mission work is on unreached/hard-to-reach people groups in Mexico, participants often find themselves crossing rivers via canoe (and hiking mountain trails) alongside local believers as they share the gospel. (Photo by Rob Rolison) Child care ministry expands 'past the edge'
By Craig Bird
Baptist Child & Family Services
Baptist Child & Family Services has expanded its work with a plan to go “Past the Edge” into some of the most physically isolated and biblically untouched people groups in Mexico.
05/27/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Around the State_53005
Posted: 5/27/05
Members of First Church in Georgetown served alongside missionaries Daniel and Teresa Allen and Bill and Cheryl Arbo on a recent mission trip. The group spent their time with people in the German-Brazilian community studying the Bible, praying, and prayerwalking and riding, Above, First Baptist members Katharine Taylor and Carmen von Merz search the Scriptures of a Portuguese Bible with a new believer, Telmo, in a Brazilian house church. Around the State
The Little George Havens' Cowboy Camp Meeting will be held June 17-26 in Santa Anna. The Hispanic Camp will be held June 29-July 3. The family-oriented camp in the Western tradition features chuck wagon suppers, prayer meetings, Bible study and gospel singing. Daily activities also include horseback riding, games and wagon rides. For more information, call (325) 348-3686. The annual reunion of former residents and staff of the Baptist Children's Home in San Antonio will be held July 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last year, more than 100 people attended. For more information, call (210) 633-9283. The Former Faculty, Staff, and Administration Fellowship at Hardin-Simmons University has chosen Nor-man Weaver as former faculty member of the year and Mary Brown as former staff member of the year. Weaver retired from HSU in 1992, after joining the faculty in 1960. He taught religious education, economics, church business administration and Bible during his 32 years with the school. Brown retired in 2003 after 28 years of service as a staffer and assistant controller. Daniel Vestal (right), national coordinator of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, spoke at Baptist University of the Americas' Founders Day celebration. He encouraged students to practice gratitude and generosity. Afterward, he spoke with Domingo Nicolas (left), a student from Guatemala. Nicolas will work in North Carolina this summer as part of a CBF church-planting effort. (Photo by Craig Bird) 05/27/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Book Reviews_53005
Posted: 5/27/05
Book Reviews
Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job by Dennis W. Bakke (PVG Publishers)
How many people would like to have a boss whose passion is to make work exciting, rewarding, stimulating and fun, and to see that every employee has the freedom to use his or her God-given talents and skills?
That is the passion of Dennis Bakke, who was cofounder and later president and CEO of the international energy company AES. Bakke, a strong Christian deeply committed to missions who is explicit about his faith in this book, deals with the tough issues that have to be faced in the world of business.
05/27/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Baptist Briefs_53005
Posted: 5/27/05
Baptists give up to $15 million for tsunami relief. Baptist groups from around the world affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance have contributed as much as $15 million so far in relief for victims of the Dec. 26 South Asian tsunamis. The director of Baptist World Aid, the BWA's relief and development arm, estimated that Baptist denominations around the globe have given between $12 million and $15 million in aid since the disaster. Baptist World Aid Director Paul Montacute reported the figure at a recent roundtable in Bangkok with more than 40 Baptist tsunami relief workers representing 12 nations. Montacute said about $2 million of the relief funds had been disbursed directly through BWAid, and more money is needed. Future recovery projects discussed by roundtable participants total nearly $5 million.
CBF General Assembly offers workshops. Participants at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's 2005 General Assembly June 30-July 1 in Grapevine will be able to choose from among more than 80 workshops on topics ranging from spiritual formation to the missional church. Four sessions of about 20 workshops each are scheduled during the meeting at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center. Jim Denison, pastor at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, will lead a Bible study on "Dr. Phil, Oprah and Jesus: How the Sermon on the Mount Feeds My Soul." Buckner Baptist Benevolences President Ken Hall and National CBF Coordinator Daniel Vestal will lead a workshop on ministry partnership helping children in Africa. Diana Garland, dean of the Baylor University School of Social Work, will talk about families on mission. For more information, visit www.thefellowship.info.
SBTC favored in SBC board nominations. No Texans in churches uniquely aligned with the Baptist General Convention of Texas are among the new nominees for Southern Baptist Convention boards, and nominees include two Southern Baptists of Texas Convention staff members. Nominees presented by the 2005 SBC Committee on Nominations will serve if elected by the messengers to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, June 21-22 in Nashville, Tenn. Mike Lewis, pastor of Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin, dually aligned with the BGCT and the SBTC, has been nominated for the SBC Executive Committee, replacing Gary Smith of Arlington. Mike Gonzales, director of SBTC Hispanic initiatives and member of First Baptist Church in Colleyville, has been nominated for the International Mission Board, replacing Hal Kinkeade of Springtown. Paul Redmon from First Baptist Church in Katy, a dually aligned church, has been nominated to serve on the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary board, replacing Michael Dean of Fort Worth. Gibbie McMillian, SBTC missions service associate and member of Memorial Baptist Church in Grapevine, has been nominated for the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary board, replacing Gregg Simmons, pastor of Memorial Baptist Church in Grapevine, and Michael Sullivan from Second Baptist Church in Houston, a dually aligned congregation, has been nominated to replace Lenny Shores of Corpus Christi. Texans nominated to second terms include Director of Missions Mike Smith of Jacksonville for the International Mission Board; Earl Sutton of Kingwood and Jeff Shirley of Rockwall for the North American Mission Board; and Mark Caton of Allen for the Southwestern Seminary board.
05/27/2005 - By John Rutledge
The Little George Havens' Cowboy Camp Meeting will be held June 17-26 in Santa Anna. The Hispanic Camp will be held June 29-July 3. The family-oriented camp in the Western tradition features chuck wagon suppers, prayer meetings, Bible study and gospel singing. Daily activities also include horseback riding, games and wagon rides. For more information, call (325) 348-3686. 
The annual reunion of former residents and staff of the Baptist Children's Home in San Antonio will be held July 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last year, more than 100 people attended. For more information, call (210) 633-9283. 
