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Around the State
Posted: 11/10/06
Around the State
• The South Texas School of Christian Studies in Corpus Christi dedicated the Vernon Elmore library collection Nov. 2. The collection houses 40 years of manuscript sermons for students and guests to review. Elmore was pastor of First Church in Corpus Christi 23 years. The church and school have established a pastoral endowment in his honor to continue training ministers in South Texas.
• Dallas Baptist University will tip off the first regular-season game of its NCAA Division II basketball program Nov. 15 at Cameron University. The first home game will be Nov. 18 versus Howard Payne University. Blake Flickner is head coach. For more information, call (214) 333-5324.
Calvary Church in Brenham recently recognized Bill Worsham (left) for 50 years of service as a deacon. He was ordained Sept. 26, 1956, at Harbor Church in Houston. William Luedemann, deacon chairman, presented a plaque on behalf of the congregation. Dean Meade is pastor. • Richard Hutsell has been promoted to vice president for administration and finance at East Texas Baptist University. Hutsell has been employed at the school 13 years and has served as chief financial officer since 2004.
• Amy Bawcom has been named registrar at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. She will coordinate both the institutional records/ registrar’s office and the office of institutional research. Bawcom joined the UMHB faculty in 1997 as an English instructor.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Former Mexican Mafia general baptized in Texas prison
Posted: 11/10/06
Former Mexican Mafia
general baptized in Texas prisonBy John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
HUNTSVILLE—A man who thought he was afraid of nothing took a major step in a journey he feared could have cost him his life.
A Texas Baptist evangelist recently baptized Mauricio Cardenas, former general in the Mexican Mafia, who now is imprisoned in Huntsville.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Baptizing & Making Disciples
Posted: 11/10/06
Baptizing & making disciples
By Barbara Bedrick
Texas Baptist Communications
DALLAS – Baptists long have focused on bringing people down the aisles to make professions of faith in Christ. But how Christians live when they walk out the church doors may offer just as important a way to measure the effectiveness of a congregation’s evangelism efforts, some pastors and theologians agreed.
Churches should encourage people to come to faith in Christ, but they also need to disciple members intentionally to have the largest impact they can, they said.
Pastor Roland De Leon baptizes Lucas Trevino at Primera Iglesia Bautista in Corpus Christi. (Photo by Ruben Hernandez) 11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Poll: A good night’s sleep beats church
Posted: 11/10/06
Poll: A good night’s sleep beats church
By Adelle Banks
Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS)—Americans eagerly anticipate getting a good night’s sleep far more than attending church, a nationwide poll shows.
The Barna Group asked more than 1,000 adults to say how much they looked forward to any of 17 activities, ranging from sleeping to completing tax forms.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Bishop College may find new life
Posted: 11/10/06
Bishop College may find new life
By Hannah Elliott
Associated Baptist Press
DALLAS (ABP)—Georgetown College President Bill Crouch has announced plans to revive the spirit of Bishop College, a historically black school that closed in Dallas in 1988.
Crouch’s plans, centered in the proposed Bishop Center for African-American Ministry, aim to re-establish the once-thriving Bishop community while at the same time to diversify the predominantly white Georgetown, Ky., school. Both schools have a Baptist heritage.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Book Reviews
Posted: 11/10/06
Book Reviews
The Three Hardest Words in the World to Get Right by Leonard Sweet (WaterBrook Press)
Whether Len Sweet is writing about culture, the future, evangelism, the church, leadership or the inner life of the Christian, he makes me re-read paragraphs, wrestle with his original phrases, highlight passages and, most of all, think.
He touches on all these subjects in his latest offering while examining the simple words “I love you.” Do we truly know what we are saying when we use those words, and do we understand how those words point toward the story of God and the ministry of Jesus?
We often live by the definitions of culture rather than the Bible. If we’ll choose life as defined by Jesus, then our “deathstyles” can become lifestyes of abundance, wonder and purpose—the “God-life.”
What are you reading that other Texas Baptists would find helpful? Send suggestions and reviews to marvknox@baptiststandard.com. 11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Baptist Briefs
Posted: 11/10/06
Baptist Briefs
Arkansas Baptist philanthropist dies. John Heflin Jr., an Arkansas businessman and philanthropist, died Oct. 26. Heflin, who died from cancer at age 61, was a major donor to Baptist causes, including the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Arkansas and Ouachita Baptist University at Arkadelphia, where he attended college. Heflin also represented the Religious Liberty Council on the Baptist Joint Committee board. In 2004, he was named Philanthropist of the Year by the Association of Professional Fundraisers. He was a member of Second Baptist Church in Little Rock.
Nevada Baptist meeting includes commissioning. The Nevada Baptist Convention included a commissioning service for 20 Southern Baptist International Mission Board short-term missionaries during its annual meeting in Reno. During the business meeting, Nevada Baptists approved a $2.57 million budget for 2007—a 3.5 percent increase over the current year.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Military, hospital chaplains face similar challenges
Posted: 11/10/06
Military, hospital chaplains face similar challenges
By Alison Wingfield & Bob Perkins Jr.
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
ATLANTA (ABP)—As a children’s minister many years ago, Julie Rowan felt stuck in a rut. Now Rowan, a chaplain in the military, rarely stays in one place. And that’s just how she likes it.
“I absolutely love it,” she said. “There’s excitement because you do something different every day. If I got out of this, I’d be bored.”
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Family care eases a little of single mothers’ stress
Posted: 11/10/06
Family care eases a little of single mothers’ stress
By Miranda Bradley
Children at Heart Ministries
ROUND ROCK—More than volleyballs were served in the gym at First Baptist Church of Round Rock recently.
Single mothers involved in the Texas Baptist Children’s Home family care program enjoyed baked potato soup, salad and homemade cookies prepared by a professional chef in the church’s new First Life Center—a far cry from their typical Monday-night meal of ham-and-cheese sandwiches.
Professional chef Theresa Twyeffort (foreground) is assisted by her friend Lea Wilder as they prepare a meal for moms in Texas Baptist Children’s Home's family care program. 11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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CityReach/Lift Up America alliance feeds hungry families
Posted: 11/10/06
FC Dallas soccer players help distribute corporate donations through BGCT City Reach partnership with Lift Up America to help provide food and resources for needy people. CityReach/Lift Up America
alliance feeds hungry familiesBy Barbara Bedrick
Texas Baptist Communications
FRISCO—Waiting in a long line failed to faze Joe Patterson, pastor of Greater New Zion Baptist Church in Dallas. He knew he would soon receive more than 1,000 pounds of chicken as part of the Baptist General Convention of Texas City Reach 2006.
Visiting with other Baptist pastors and FC Dallas soccer team players fresh from the playoffs, Patterson was pleased to participate in the BGCT City Reach Lift Up America alliance to help others.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Moms fed up with sexpot dolls
Posted: 11/10/06
Moms fed up with sexpot dolls
By Hannah Elliott
Associated Baptist Press
DALLAS (ABP)—American mothers are fed up with overly sexy dolls, according to a recent report from Synovate, a market-research firm.
The study, which surveyed 1,010 mothers with daughters 4 to 9 years old, found 85 percent of mothers are “tired of the sexpot dolls and characters” in stores. Nine out of 10 moms in the study said they wish young girls walking the toy-store aisles could find more positive role models on sale.
11/10/2006 - By John Rutledge
