Churches’ drop in missions giving hits BSM_10603

Posted: 10/3/03

Churches' drop in missions giving hits BSM

By John Hall

Texas Baptist Communications

Unless congregations increase their support, Baptist collegiate ministries could become the ministries of interested individuals rather than of churches, campus ministers warn.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Tarleton student ministry sets up shop in a campus tavern_10603

Posted: 10/3/03

Tarleton student ministry sets
up shop in a campus tavern

By Ken Camp

Texas Baptist Communications

STEPHENVILLE–A couple of days each fall, the Baptist Student Ministry at Tarleton State University encourages college kids to go to a bar–not to drink, but to enjoy a free meal and hear the gospel.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Shoe donations run ahead of funds to ship 200,000 pairs _10603

Posted: 10/3/03

Shoe donations run ahead
of funds to ship 200,000 pairs

DALLAS–Unprecedented success collecting shoes and socks for orphan children worldwide has led to the urgent need of additional funds for shipping and storage, according to officials at Buckner Orphan Care International.

Tiffany Taylor, director of the Shoes for Orphan Souls project, said more than 220,000 pairs of new shoes have come to Buckner in 2003, leaving the organization strapped for cash to ship the shoes, socks and shoelaces.

Some of more than 200,000 pairs of new shoes donated to Buckner's Shoes for Orphan Souls project sit boxed in a warehouse, waiting for shipment to orphans around the world.

“We were hoping for 150,000 new shoes,” Taylor said. “So in some ways, we're suffering from our own success.”

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

BWA president appeals for SBC to stay_10603

Posted: 10/3/03

BWA president appeals for SBC to stay

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)– “Stay with us. Pray with us. Evangelize with us,” the president of the Baptist World Alliance urged the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Sept. 22.

Billy Kim said he “invited myself” to travel from Korea to present a five-minute BWA report regularly provided during the Executive Committee's two-day meetings in Nashville, Tenn.

Kim did not directly reference the circumstances prompting his appeal. Earlier in the session, however, Morris Chapman, president of the Executive Committee, welcomed Kim and the BWA's general secretary, Denton Lotz, to the meeting and briefly noted that a BWA study committee formed several years ago by the Executive Committee has been reactivated.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

episcopal_meeting_10603

Posted: 10/10/03

Episcopalians meeting in Dallas say
church 'under condemnation' by God

By Kevin Eckstrom

Religion News Service

DALLAS (RNS)–Claiming they are the "rightful heirs" of the Episcopal Church, more than 2,700 conservatives sketched out the foundations for an "emerging church" that will result from what seems an inevitable split with their denomination over homosexuality.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Cybercolumn for 10/13: Is this all there is? By Van Cleve_10603

Posted 10/10/03

CYBERCOLUMN:
Is this all there is?

By Donna Van Cleve

I couldn’t wait for my senior year in high school. The seniors were the top dogs who had all the status and power on campus, seemingly coasting their way through that last year.

Homecoming queens, editors, sweethearts, favorites, valedictorians, salutatorians, the most fill-in-the-blanks, the most likely-to-whatevers, scholarships, honors. All these were bestowed on seniors for their accomplishments in their educational, extra-curricular and social endeavors.

Donna Van Cleve

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

Conservatives may not be pleased with Gov. Schwarzenegger_102003

Posted: 10/3/03

Conservatives may not be pleased with Gov. Schwarzenegger

By Robert Marus

ABP Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON (ABP)–Although religious conservatives were among the most ardent boosters of the effort to recall California Gov. Gray Davis, they may end up with more than they bargained for.

10/10/2003 - By John Rutledge

storylist_10603

Posted 10/3/03 Article List for 10/6/03 issue GO TO SECTIONS: • Texas      • Baptists      • Religion      • Departments      • Opinion      • Bible Study      OUR FRONT PAGE • Face of campus…

10/09/2003 - By John Rutledge

luther_movie_10603

Posted: 9/25/03

Joseph Fiennes, who plays Martin Luther in the new movie about the Reformation leader, posts his 95 Theses on the Wittenburg church door (left) and watches preparation for a scene during filming. The movie was backed by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Striking a balance in 'Luther' movie wasn't easy

By Ted Parks

Associated Baptist Press

LOS ANGELES (ABP)–It starts with a young German law student belly-down on the ground begging God to save him from a lightning storm. It ends with the spiritual, cultural and political transformation of Europe.

10/03/2003 - By John Rutledge

executive_board_10603

Posted: 10/3/03

Executive Board elects Ogletree
and OKs NAMB cooperative agreement

By Mark Wingfield

Managing Editor

DALLAS–The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board elected its first African-American chairman Sept. 30 and ratified a revised cooperative agreement with the North American Mission Board.

10/03/2003 - By John Rutledge

stchtrip_10603

Posted: 10/3/03 Road trip Twenty residents of South Texas Children's Home in Beeville, a ministry of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, participated this summer in a World Changers missions…

10/03/2003 - By John Rutledge

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Posted: 10/3/03 News of religion, faith, missions, Bible study and Christian ministry among Texas Baptist churches, in the BGCT, the Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC ) and around the world.

10/03/2003 - By John Rutledge