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summer_russia_82503
Posted: 8/22/03
Dallas Baptist University student Micah Blalock (with guitar) leads Russian orphans and American volunteers in worship during a summer camp session for orphans.At right, DBU student Andrew Briscoe poses with a new friend, Vova, a Russian orphan boy. Texas students travel to Russia with love
DALLAS–Andrew Briscoe, a graduate student at Dallas Baptist University, has devoted much of his life to learning in the classroom. But after a month-long summer missionary internship working in the orphanages of St. Petersburg, Russia, he is quick to tell listeners that education also takes place on the hard surface of the mission field.
DBU students Leslie Whitlock and Danny Krumbholz provide recreational fun for an orphan Briscoe and eight other DBU students joined students from six other colleges, including Baylor University, to work as summer missionaries, or interns, through Buckner Orphan Care International. The team provided a Christian witness–and love –to children living in Russian orphanages and orphanage hospitals through summer camp programming, Vacation Bible Schools, personal attention and support of shorter-term volunteers.
For Briscoe, the internship was a learning experience in missions involvement. “I wanted to be a part of this trip so I would have a greater understanding of missions. The entire month was an incredible learning period and the spiritual growth we experienced was amazing,” he said.
08/23/2003 - By John Rutledge
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summer_zambia_82503
Posted: 8/22/03
Texas team bikes among villages
Four college students from Texas spent a month in Zambia doing mountain bike evangelism.
Justin Childress, Richie Conry, Randy Kelley and Mickey Matlock served through the Baptist General Convention of Texas Baptist Student Ministry and the Southern Baptist Convention International Mission Board.
Childress is from Texas A&M; Conry from the University of North Texas; Kelley from the University of Houston; and Matlock from Midwestern State University.
Student missionary Mickey Matlock rides into a village on his mountain bike, greeted by local children. 08/23/2003 - By John Rutledge
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together_82503
Posted: 8/22/03
TOGETHER:
Baptists affirm priesthood of believerAs I have participated in the ordination of Baptist deacons through the years, one doctrinal conviction most often mentioned in their testimonies has been the priesthood of the believer. Baptists have cherished this biblical doctrine and have believed it to be a bulwark against any authoritarian religion that is pressed down on others by some formal or informal religious hierarchy.
The Old Testament role of priest was to serve the people, intercede with God on their behalf and lead in the worship rituals, including offering sacrifices. When Jesus offered himself as the perfect and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the world, he brought an end to the sacrificial system. He became the Great High Priest and made those who believe in him priests who serve under him.
CHARLES WADE
Executive Director
BGCT Executive Board
It is not that Baptists do not believe in the importance of priests. Rather, we believe the role is so important that God has called all Jesus' followers to be priests. We have the privilege of standing beside one another, for we all need priests who can intercede in prayer for us, listen to us with spiritual ears, help us see the sin in our life, and love and serve as Jesus commanded us to do.
08/23/2003 - By John Rutledge
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wayland_spain_82503
Posted: 8/22/03
Wayland Baptist University students perform a concert in Spain, where they debuted the original composition of Wayland professor Gary Belshaw. SPANISH SERENADE:
Wayland musicians on missionBy Jonathan Petty
Wayland Baptist University
PLAINVIEW–After being tucked away for more than 20 years, “A Espana” finally made its successful debut before a captivated Spanish crowd.
08/23/2003 - By John Rutledge
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Another Flowers blooms. Leighton Flowers has accepted a part-time position as consultant in youth evangelism with the Baptist General Convention of Texas Center for Strategic Evangelism. Effective Aug. 1, he assumed many of the responsibilities previously carried by his father, Chuck Flowers, who is on medical leave from the BGCT. Flowers, 29, is a graduate of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. He has served nearly two years as staff evangelist at Cornerstone Baptist Church of Wylie. Previously, he was youth minister at Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Cedar Hill. While attending seminary, he was pastor of First Baptist Church in Era.
