2006 Archives
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ETBU students build in Laredo
Posted: 4/28/06
East Texas Baptist University student Matt Gillum of Aledo (left) works on a Habitat for Humanity project in Laredo during ETBU’s spring break. Other ETBU students served in Chicago and in Monterrey, Mexico. East Texas Baptist University student Hannah Parker of Atlanta, Texas, (right) gives up her spring break to help a Habitat for Humanity Project in Laredo. 04/28/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Moldovan orphans warmed by individual, corporate generosity
Posted: 4/28/06
Hats hand-knitted by 82-year-old Hazel Hilton were distributed at two orphanages in Moldova as well as this small church in a poor community outside the capital of Chisinau. Moldovan orphans warmed
by individual, corporate generosity
By Craig Bird
Baptist Child & Family Services
SAN ANTONIO—An 82-year-old woman’s last mission project and employees of a large Christian music company teamed up to keep Moldovan orphans warm in the midst of the country’s worst winter in 70 years—proof that both the “widow’s mite” and big corporate donations can work together to do good.
04/28/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Lilley installed as Baylor president
Posted: 4/28/06
Baylor University Chancellor Robert Sloan presents the university’s presidential medallion to newly inaugurated President John Lilley while regents Chair Will Davis looks on. Lilley installed as Baylor president
By Ken Camp
Managing Editor
WACO—Humility and civility offer common ground where faith and reason can exist in harmony—whether in a nation or on a Christian university campus, speakers stressed at the inauguration of John Lilley as Baylor University’s 13th president.
04/28/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Around the state
Posted: 4/28/06
Around the state
• Tickets are on sale for the third annual “Singin’ with the Saints” Southern gospel concert for senior adults. It will be held May 18 beginning at 9:45 a.m. in Howard Payne University’s Mims Auditorium. The featured performers will be the Dove Brothers Quartet from Bladenboro, N.C. Other groups will be 4 X Grace from Brownwood and the Brazos Boys Quartet from Abilene. Humorist Lou Brown also will entertain. Tickets are $15, and the price includes lunch. To order, call (800) 950-8465.
• Former members of the steering team for Texas Week at Falls Creek are invited to attend the June 2 evening worship service at the Oklahoma Baptist assembly. Recognition is slated for Texas Baptists who have planned the special emphasis since it was launched in 1963. The 2006 Texas Week, May 29-June 3, marks the end of the tradition, due to increased demand by Oklahoma churches for the use of the conference center. For details, contact Dale Berry at (940) 567-3741.
Seven Howard Payne University football players and two coaches recently helped rancher Raymond Lane rebuild his property in Carbon. Lane lost his home, farm equipment, livestock and miles of fence in fires that struck the area in January. After receiving instructions on how to avoid rattlesnakes, the players put up half a mile of fence to aid Lane in his ongoing effort. Participating in the day’s labor were players Jordan Bullard, Dan Pike, Danny Preslar, Marcus Snell, J.T. Norman, Kyle Mossakowski and Jonathan Jones, along with coaches Mike Redwine and Dale Meinecke. • Ray Martin has been named associate vice president for student life and dean of students at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. In addition to continuing his responsibilities as dean of students and providing leadership to campus activities, residence life and health services, he also will supervise the director of campus recreation, and the offices of community service and campus organizations.
04/28/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Book Reviews
Posted: 4/28/06
Book Reviews
“All Churches Great and Small: 60 Ideas for Improving Your Church’s Ministry” by Kirk Farnsworth and Rosie Farnsworth (Judson Press)
Co-pastors Kirk and Rosie Farnsworth, of The Gathering Church in Kingston, Wash., present a thoughtful work on the advantages and strategies of a small church. They build upon a questionable—perhaps flawed—foundation. It is their unwavering opinion that small churches are better churches, assuming larger churches are marred by bureaucracy and the unbiblical standards of numbers, facilities and programs.
What are you reading that other Texas Baptists would find helpful? Send suggestions and reviews to books@baptiststandard.com. Moving beyond this disposition, the authors introduce 10 “life-transforming activities” that apply to small congregations—shepherding, gathering, covenanting, ministering, studying, worshipping, praying, giving, living in the Spirit, and witnessing. With each chapter, the authors offer multiple “ideas for improving your church’s ministry.” These 60 ideas are practical and helpful.
04/28/2006 - By John Rutledge
