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  Texas Baptists elect first Hispanic president_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  Texas Baptists elect first Hispanic president

  By Ken Camp

  Managing Editor

  SAN ANTONIO–Messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas elected their first non-Anglo president, and they gave initial approval to a streamlined governance plan as the first major step toward what likely will be the convention's most sweeping organizational reorganization in 45 years.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  Ministry awards go to church planter, pastor & social workerMinistry awards go to church planter

  Posted: 11/12/04

  Ministry awards go to church planter, pastor & social worker

  By Ken Camp

  Managing Editor

  SAN ANTONIO–The “trail boss of the Cowboy church movement,” a veteran Texas Panhandle pastor and a Christian social ministries leader received Texas Baptist Ministry Awards at a dinner held in conjunction with the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual session.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

• God used headline to call minister to invest his life in Minnesota-Wisconsin_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  God used headline to call minister to
  invest his life in Minnesota-Wisconsin

  By Miranda Bradley

  For Texas Baptist Communications

  SAN ANTONIO–Bill Williamson had a feeling he was going to be part of something big when he picked up the Baptist Standard in 1956 and read a headline announcing a new Texas partnership with Baptists in Minnesota-Wisconsin.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Baptists pray for ‘longer arms’ to embrace a world that needs Christ_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  The Singing Men & Women of Texas lead in worship prior to a missions rally at the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

  Texas Baptists pray for 'longer arms'
  to embrace a world that needs Christ

  By Craig Bird

  For Texas Baptist Communications

  SAN ANTONIO–A whirlwind of God-does-it-again stories, vivid documentation of the darkest spiritual and physical needs within reaching distance of Texans, straight-talking Scriptures that reveal God's redemptive heart, heart-felt music about grace and salvation–and even a finishing flourish of confetti–boiled down to a five-word prayer.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Baptist Missions Foundation honors three laypersons_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  Texas Baptist Missions Foundation honors three laypersons

  By Felicia Fuller

  For Texas Baptist Communications

  SAN ANTONIO–Three Texas Baptists whose ministries focus on the health and well-being of children and families were recognized by the Texas Baptist Missions Foundation.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

• BGCT must bridge cultural divide, ethicist says_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  BGCT must bridge cultural divide, ethicist says

  By Felicia Fuller

  For Texas Baptist Communications

  SAN ANTONIO–Given the growth of America's black and brown populations, the Baptist establishment must bridge the cultural divide to reflect the body of Christ, Bill Tillman insisted.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  BGCT elects top officers reflecting the convention’s growing ethnic diversity_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  BGCT elects top officers reflecting
  the convention's growing ethnic diversity

  By John Hall

  Texas Baptist Communications

  SAN ANTONIO–Messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas elected officers representative of the state's–and the convention's–ethnic diversity.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

• BGCT messengers affirm marriage as union between a man and a woman_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  BGCT messengers affirm marriage
  as union between a man and a woman

  By Miranda Bradley

  For Texas Baptist Communications

  SAN ANTONIO–The Baptist General Convention of Texas overwhelmingly affirmed marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but not without verbal protest from a couple of messengers.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  Seminar explores impact of BGCT reorganization on churches_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  BGCT Executive Director Charles Wade, consultant Sherrill Spies, BGCT President Ken Hall and Executive Board Vice Chairman Wesley Shotwell explore the implications of BGCT reorganization for Texas Baptist churches. (Nan Dickson Photo)

  Seminar explores impact of BGCT reorganization on churches

  By Marv Knox

  Editor

  SAN ANTONIO–The implementation phase of the Baptist General Convention of Texas' most significant reorganization in two generations will focus on helping churches, according to the consultant supporting the process.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

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  New BGCT president calls on Texas Baptists to rally around missions_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  New BGCT president calls on Texas
  Baptists to rally around missions

  By Teresa Young

  For Texas Baptist Communications

  SAN ANTONIO–Texas Baptists should unify around missions, new Baptist General Convention of Texas President Albert Reyes said shortly after his election.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

• God rewarded TBM with expanded opportunities, leader insists_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  God rewarded TBM with expanded opportunities, leader insists

  By John Hall

  Texas Baptist Communications

  SAN ANTONIO–God noticed Texas Baptist Men's effective ministry within its home state, and he is calling volunteers to serve around the world, Executive Director Leo Smith told the Texas Baptist Men convention.

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge

• Churches should prepare before disaster strikes, TBM leaders recommend_111504

  Posted: 11/12/04

  Churches should prepare before
  disaster strikes, TBM leaders recommend

  By Teresa Young

  For Texas Baptist Communications

  SAN ANTONIO–When a disaster hits, will your church be ready?

  11/12/2004 - By John Rutledge