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  Texas Tidbits: BaptistWay offers free adult Bible study material

  BaptistWay Press is offering to churches Good News in the New Testament, a 13-session New Testament survey, for only the cost of shipping.

  02/04/2009 - By admin

• On the Move

  Vernon Andrews to Friendship Church in Beeville as pastor from First Church in Pettus, where he was interim pastor.

  02/04/2009 - By admin

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  Around the State

  East Texas Baptist University will hold “Shadow Days” for high school seniors and college transfer students Feb 12-13.

  02/04/2009 - By admin

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  Habitat for Humanity founder Millard Fuller dies

  Millard Fuller, a millionaire entrepreneur who gave away his fortune to create Habitat for Humanity International in 1976, died Feb. 3 after a brief illness.

  02/03/2009 - By Administrator

• Appeals court sides with Missouri Baptist conference center

  Windermere Baptist Conference Center acted within its legal rights when it changed its articles of incorporation, a Missouri appellate court ruled Feb. 3.

  02/03/2009 - By Administrator

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  Obama picks religious adviser DuBois for faith-based post; questions remain

  President Obama has selected a 26-year-old Pentecostal minister who served as his top religion adviser during the presidential campaign to head a revamped White House office on faith-based social services.

  01/30/2009 - By Administrator

• Recession forces cutbacks for SBC entities

  Several Southern Baptist Convention entities are tightening the belt in response to budget shortfalls in a flagging economy.

  01/30/2009 - By Administrator

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  Search for answers creates opportunities to share gospel

  When the things of the world crumble, people search for answers from beyond, creating an opportunity for Christians to share the hope of Christ with them, presenters told participants at Engage, a Baptist General Convention of Texas-sponsored evangelism conference.

  01/30/2009 - By admin

• Interfaith leaders call for quick action on Middle East

  Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders urged President Obama to act early in his administration to work for peace in the Middle East.

  01/28/2009 - By admin

• Anti-torture activists voice approval, concern about executive orders

  Religious opponents of torture expressed simultaneous approval and concern about a series of executive orders by President Obama upending his predecessor’s policies on detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects.

  01/28/2009 - By admin

• Church with woman pastor expects further rebuke from Georgia Baptists

  A church denied voting rights in the Georgia Baptist Convention because it is led by a woman pastor could face further sanctions, Pastor Julie Pennington-Russell reports in the church newsletter.

  01/27/2009 - By Administrator

• Texas WMU changing staffing approach

  Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas is moving to a staffing approach that will involve several contract consultants rather than paid full-time program staff, at least during the interim executive leadership of Nelda Seal.

  01/27/2009 - By admin