2008 Archives
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Texas WMU celebrates Jesus during annual meeting
Posted: 4/25/08
Newly elected officers of Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas are (front row) First Vice President Suzy Wall (left) of Frio Baptist Church in Hereford and President Paula Jeser of First Baptist Church in El Paso, (back row, left to right) Recording Secretary Anna Zimmer of Kingwood Baptist Church in Kingwood, Second Vice President Jo Lee of First Baptist Church in San Antonio and Third Vice President Margery Flowers of Fellowship Baptist Church in Marble Falls. Texas WMU celebrates
Jesus during annual meetingBy John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
WACO—Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas gathered to “Celebrate Jesus” during its annual meeting April 18-19.
In a meeting that featured seminars encouraging people to share their faith and be involved in mission work, testimonies from missionaries and sessions on prayer, leaders encouraged Texas Baptist women to celebrate Christ’s work around the globe.
04/24/2008 - By John Rutledge
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National champion HPU, opponents join in prayer at center court
Posted: 4/15/08
Players and coaches from Howard Payne University and Hope College (Mich.) join hands to pray the Lord's Prayer at center court in Brownwood Coliseum moments after the HPU Lady Jacket's 53-49 win in the NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament. Of more than 3,800 women's and men's basketball teams at all levels of NCAA, NAIA and other intercollegiate associations in the nation, the Lady Jackets remain the only undefeated team with a 33-0 record. They won the NCAA Division III national championship. (Photo by Jessica Melendrez) National champion HPU, opponents
join in prayer at center courtBy Mike Lee
Howard Payne University
BROWNWOOD—The two teams each carried a 30-0 record. The stakes were high. The intensity was undeniable.
The No. 2-ranked Howard Payne Lady Jackets hosted the No. 1 Hope College (Mich.) Flying Dutch in a physically punishing game that left HPU forward Hope Hohertz with a concussion and center Stacey Blalock with a black eye.
04/22/2008 - By John Rutledge
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A closer look at BGCT institutions
Posted: 4/16/08
A closer look at BGCT institutions
The Baptist Standard is cooperating with the Texas Development Officers Association in using the Standard's back page to inform, educate, and inspire Texas Baptists about the spectrum of ministry needs and philanthropic tools available to donors. Whenever a Texas Baptist institution publishes an ad on the back page of our print edition, we'll reproduce the full ad on our website and provide a link to resources that donors can take advantage of.
Click to see full-sized ad from 4/14/08n print edition.Children at Heart Ministries Based in Round Rock, Texas, this ministry provides a constellation of services for children.
www.childrenatheartministries.org, and Children at Heart Foundation.
04/18/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Books for the Border brings Bibles, books and smiles to Eagle Pass
Posted: 4/18/08
Books for the Border brings Bibles,
books and smiles to Eagle PassBy Carol Gene Graves
Literacy ConneXus
EAGLE PASS—Lester Meriwether believes every child deserves to grow up in a home with books.
So, when he and 10 other volunteers from Western Hills Baptist Church in Fort Worth traveled to Eagle Pass to work on homes still in need of repairs after a tornado last year, his group also helped build up the ability of those households to nurture learning.
Chris Cobb, pastor of Western Hills Baptist Church in Fort Worth, chats with Carol Prevost of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship during a family reading fair in Eagle Pass. 04/18/2008 - By John Rutledge
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DBU students plug in for a word from God
Posted: 4/18/08
DBU students plug in for a word from God
By George Henson
Staff Writer
DALLAS—Dallas Baptist University is the first university to try a novel approach to connecting techno-savvy students with the word of God.
About 1,200 audio New Testaments were given to students at chapel on a compact disc recorded in an MP3 format. Students could then either listen to the CDs on their computers or download them to their personal MP3 players.
Worris Levine (left) and Kyle Worley of Dallas Baptist University enjoy listening to the New Testament on an MP3 player. 04/18/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Plano church benefits from something old, something new
Posted: 4/18/08
Plano church benefits from
something old, something newBy George Henson
Staff Writer
PLANO—Prairie Creek Baptist Church in Plano used a pairing of new and old technologies to meet the needs of people its pews and also those in its surrounding neighborhoods. Pastor Bobby Bressman likened the plan to respiration—Bible in, reach out.
Prairie Creek partnered with Faith Comes By Hearing to secure audio New Testaments for the congregation, recorded on CDs in an MP3 format. Church members were challenged to read or listen to the entire New Testament, memorize a promise of God and attend a small group Bible study once a week.
04/18/2008 - By John Rutledge
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DBU president credits prayer with institutional, personal healing
Posted: 4/18/08
Dallas Baptist University President Gary Cook (3rd from left) and his wife, Sheila (4th from left) pose with children Nicole Cook (left), her husband, David (2nd from left), and son, Mark (right) and David Hasan (2nd from right), who became a Christian during his time as an international student at DBU. In the process, the Cooks adopted him into their family, spending holidays with him and keeping in touch with him. DBU president credits prayer
with institutional, personal healingBy Ken Camp
Managing Editor
DALLAS—When Gary Cook became president of Dallas Baptist University 20 years ago at age 37, most of his friends counseled him against taking the position. They told him it was a career-killer. Some said the financially troubled school didn’t have a prayer.
So, Cook immediately fixed that. As one of his first official acts, he established an on-campus prayer ministry.
04/18/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Tornado destroys Alvarado churchâs meeting place, but worshippers still gather
Posted: 4/18/08
Only the doors were left standing after a tornado touched down in Alvarado, destroying the tent where Cowboy Way Church had been meeting. The congregation met three days after the storm for worship under clear blue skies. Tornado destroys Alvarado church’s
meeting place, but worshippers still gatherBy John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
ALVARADO—One Sunday, the chairs at Cowboy Way Church were arranged as usual, under the tent where the western-heritage church normally meets.
The next Sunday, Pastor Dan Haby welcomed worshippers to take as seat in “one of the most beautiful sanctuaries God could create”—under clear blue skies.
04/18/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Missouri convention to appeal ruling in suit against agency
Posted: 4/18/08
Missouri convention to appeal
ruling in suit against agencyBy Vicki Brown
Associated Baptist Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP)—The Missouri Baptist Convention has filed notice that it will appeal a judge’s ruling in its case against a formerly affiliated institution.
In a related ruling, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Richard Callahan on April 14 granted a stay in convention litigation against four other entities until the appeal is complete.
04/18/2008 - By John Rutledge
