On the Move_30804

Posted: 3/05/04

On the Move

Ronnie Aubrey to Trinity Church in Reno as pastor.

Jekabs Bikis to First Church in Richardson as pastoral intern.

Ken Cannon to First Church in Paris as associate pastor for pastoral ministries, outreach and singles. He had been church administrator there.

03/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

‘Passion’ too intense for most young children, ministry leaders suggest_30804

Posted: 3/05/04

'Passion' too intense for most young
children, ministry leaders suggest

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

Christians may want everyone to hear the gospel, but parents should be wary of letting their younger children view Mel Gibson's “The Passion of the Christ,” according to faith leaders.

03/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

Quilting bee-lievers at First Baptist Church in Plano_30804

Posted: 3/05/04

Quilting bee-lievers at First Baptist Church in Plano

By George Henson

Staff Writer

PLANO–Needle and thread can be prime tools for ministry, Margaret Shafer believes. And she is teaching women both inside and outside her church to use them.

03/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

Twister wrecks Seymour church gym_30804

Posted: 3/05/04 Twister wrecks Seymour church gym A tornado destroyed the gym at First Baptist Church in Seymour shortly after noon March 4. Marion Fonville, director of missions for Salt…

03/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

Show Christ’s love by working to renew communities, student leaders told_30804

Posted: 3/05/04

Show Christ's love by working to renew
communities, student leaders told

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

SHREVEPORT, La.–Christians can pull the United States out of societal decline by reaching out to their neighbors as Christ would, a community renewal activist told student leaders.

03/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

TBM names Smith executive director, agrees to work with SBTC on disaster relief ministry_30804

Posted: 3/05/04

TBM names Smith executive director,
agrees to work with SBTC on disaster relief ministry

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

AQUILLA–Texas Baptist Men's board of directors named an executive director, signed an agreement to work with Southern Baptists of Texas Convention-affiliated disaster relief units and outlined the group's new meeting schedule.

03/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

Texas Tidbits_30804

Posted: 3/05/04

Texas Tidbits

Dennehy case against Baylor dismissed. McLennan County's 19th Judicial District Court entered an order dismissing all claims against Baylor University by Patrick Dennehy Sr. individually and as a representative of the estate of his son, a former Baylor basketball player. Baylor University issued a public statement saying: "The court's ruling followed well-established law that a university has no legal duty to prevent one of its students from committing a criminal act while off the premises at an event not sponsored by the university. Baylor deeply regrets the tragic and untimely death of Patrick Dennehy Jr. but is gratified that the court has clearly ruled that neither Baylor nor its representatives were responsible for this unfortunate event."

Hardin-Simmons receives foundation grants. The Shelton Foundation of Abilene has awarded Hardin-Simmons University $900,000 for two projects. The university received a $450,000 grant to help establish and fund a Neighborhood Enhancement Center for four years. The center will be responsible for the oversight of programs aimed at improving the overall appearance and quality of life in the neighborhood near the campus. It will include Habitat for Humanity projects, a literacy program, a volunteer program for teenagers and establishment of a Friendship House aimed at community renewal. Another $450,000 grant will enable the school to build an effluent water pipeline and use the reclaimed water for irrigation on the campus.

ETBU names student life director. Tony Davis has been named director of student life at East Texas Baptist University. He succeeds David Brooks, who was promoted to vice president for student services. As director of student life, Davis will be responsible for supervising resident directors of student housing, enforcing university disciplinary policies and overseeing the school's computer identification access system. Davis served previously as manager of technical services with ETBU physical facilities.

03/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

Together: BGCT will honor churches’ decisions_30804

Posted: 3/05/04

TOGETHER:
BGCT will honor churches' decisions

Since New Testament times, churches have met human needs and responded to missions challenges through cooperation. This principle has been imbedded in the heart of churches since the Apostle Paul gathered offerings to help the Jerusalem church through days of persecution and hunger.

Baptist churches in America, however, were so committed to local-church autonomy that they were slow to see how they could combine resources to accomplish more for God than they could do alone. Slowly but surely, Baptists began to see how they could pool their mission offerings and do together something necessary and good for God's work.

The Cooperative Program came into existence as state conventions agreed to work with the Southern Baptist Convention in raising funds for missions, evangelism, Christian education and benevolence. Since 1925, the Baptist General Convention of Texas has been a generous contributor–often the most generous of any state convention–to Southern Baptist ministries across the nation and world.

03/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

Truett conference speakers issue wake-up call to Christians_30804

Posted: 3/05/04

Truett conference speakers issue wake-up call to Christians

By Marv Knox

Editor

WACO–Ministers can continue to serve God only because of the divine call upon their lives, David Garland told parti-cipants at the second annual pastors' and laymen's conference at George W. Truett Theological Seminary.

03/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

Leaders say drastic shift in youth ministry needed for the 21st century needs_30804

Posted: 3/05/04

Leaders say drastic shift in youth
ministry needed for the 21st century needs

By Brent Thompson

Southwestern Seminary

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)–Concerned that the late-20th century model of youth ministry is flawed, a group of prominent youth leaders has issued a call for a new model that could lead to a “seismic shift” in church youth ministry philosophy, training and leadership.

03/05/2004 - By John Rutledge

BGCT begins effort to craft vision for the future_22304

Posted: 2/27/04

BGCT begins effort to craft vision for the future

By Ferrell Foster

Texas Baptist Communications

DALLAS—The Baptist General Convention of Texas has launched a process of “revisioning” that is expected to lead to reorganization of the convention’s work.

03/01/2004 - By John Rutledge

Texas Baptist leader Billy Ray Parmer dies in car crash_22304

Posted: 3/01/04

Texas Baptist leader dies in car crash

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

Billy Ray Parmer, president of Gloria al Padre and former two-time Baptist General Convention of Texas second vice president, died Feb. 28 in a car crash outside Abernathy.

03/01/2004 - By John Rutledge