2007 Archives
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Theology keeps Mormons from entering Christian mainstream
Posted: 10/19/07
Theology keeps Mormons from
entering Christian mainstreamBy Hannah Elliott
Associated Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (ABP)—While a Mormon presidential candidate continues to occupy a prominent place in the race for the White House, a recent study has found most Americans say they know little about the practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and large majorities say their own faith is very different from the Mormon religion.
The survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, found 51 percent of Americans have little or no awareness of the precepts and practices of Mormonism, and 53 percent say they have a favorable opinion of Mormons.
More than 50,000 Mormon missionaries, like the men shown here, serve the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for two years spreading their faith. (RNS photo/Kevin Horan/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images) 10/19/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Same story, new language
Posted: 10/19/07
New technology helps churches tell the gospel story. Same story, new language
By Jennfier Harris
Missouri Word & Way
Many scholars believe the church must bridge a divide before it can minister effectively in today’s world.
In a rapidly changing environment, they insist the church still speaks the language of pen and paper while the culture around it communicates using technological advances.
10/19/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Texas Tidbits
Posted: 10/19/07
Texas Tidbits
Wade retirement reception set. A reception honoring Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Director Charles Wade will be held Oct. 29 following the second general session of the BGCT annual meeting that day. BGCT-affiliated institutions are hosting the event. Wade is set to retire at the end of January.
Missions banquet planned. “Catching the Winds of Missions” is the theme of a missions celebration banquet at 5 p.m., Oct. 29 in the Regency B Ballroom of the Amarillo Civic Center. The event, scheduled in conjunction with the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting, will honor Cecil Deadman and Nelda Gerbine for their leadership in LifeCall and Mission Service Corps. There is no cost, but a donation to the Mary Hill Davis Offering for Texas Missions is requested. To make a reservation, e-mail stacey.rice@bgct.org.
10/19/2007 - By John Rutledge
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TOGETHER: Staff reduction better sooner than later
Posted: 10/19/07
TOGETHER:
Staff reduction better sooner than laterThe question has been raised with me as to why I decided to reduce the size of our BGCT staff before messengers at the annual meeting have a chance to vote on the 2008 budget. They understand personnel decisions are the responsibility of the executive director, not the messengers, but the timing bothers them. Let me try to explain my reasons.
• If we had not dealt with the personnel positions until after the convention, then we would have had a month in which all of the staff would have been in limbo regarding their futures, and rumors would have been out of control, and morale would be worse, not better.
Executive Director
BGCT Executive Board
• Messengers would have felt they were determining the fate of 25 to 30 employees without sufficient information to make a good decision. They would have felt emotionally undone to have to make a decision affecting the lives and families of so many.
• If we had waited, we simply would have been prolonging worry and frustration on the part of the staff and messengers.
10/19/2007 - By John Rutledge
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UMHB student makes service part of daily life
Posted: 10/19/07
UMHB student Felicia Cano makes a new friend at an orphanage in Haiti. UMHB student makes service part of daily life
The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor recognized senior Felicia Cano for her service both locally and internationally, presenting her the Gary and Diane Heavin Servant Leadership Award.
Cano began as a freshman working with children in low-income housing projects through the Belton nonprofit group Hope for the Hungry. She later made trips to Haiti with that organization, and she has worked at orphanages in Russia with Go Now Missions and in South Africa with Do Missions.
During the school year, she has volunteered at the Belton food bank and has served as co-president of UMHB’s Ministry Leadership Council.
Cano is a member of Hope Community Church, a Belton congregation affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
10/19/2007 - By John Rutledge
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Women in ministry describe journey together
Posted: 10/19/07
Hardin-Simmons University student Megan Donohoue plays the guitar during the conference on women in ministry. Women in ministry describe journey together
By John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
ABILENE—Dorisanne Cooper’s story isn’t simply her own. It’s the story of a Sunday school teacher, a mentor, classmates and church members, as well.
And it’s much like that for the more than 220 people—including students from Baylor University, Hardin-Simmons University, Baptist University of the Americas, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Wayland Baptist University, Howard Payne University and Dallas Baptist University—who participated in the Baptist General Convention of Texas’ first conference specifically for women in ministry. The gathering was a cooperative effort with Logsdon Seminary.
Participants said multiple people helped them identify and clarify God’s calling upon their respective lives. For Cooper, those people included a Sunday school teacher, seminary classmates, a pastor who served as a mentor and the church members she currently serves as pastor of Lakeshore Baptist Church in Waco.
10/19/2007 - By John Rutledge
