Baylor provost named president at Carson-Newman

Veteran Baylor University professor and administrator Randall O’Brien has been named as the next president of Carson-Newman College, a Baptist school in Jefferson City, Tenn.

07/08/2008 - By Administrator

Target-shooting small group aims to make disciples

A pistol-packing men's group at Colonial Hill Baptist Church of Snyder meets to practice their gun-handling skills and be challenged by Scripture.

07/08/2008 - By admin

Love in action enables church’s unconditional welcome

The multicultural ministry at Redwood Baptist Church in San Marcos  draws Anglos, Hispanics, African-Americans and people with special needs as well as  the homeless and the hungry to worship .

07/08/2008 - By admin

TBM disaster relief volunteers bound for Iowa

A Texas Baptist Men disaster relief team left home July 5 to serve in the wake of flooding in Iowa. More volunteers will join them soon, and additional manpower may be needed.

07/07/2008 - By Administrator

Valley church is hands and feet of Jesus

In the midst of the picturesque fields and flocks of sheep that surround Progreso in the Rio Grande Valley, Iglesia Bautista Sublime Gracia is offering hope and help to more than 1,600 people a month through the church's food pantry.

07/07/2008 - By admin

CBF worker furthers education for children in Ethiopian town

Dee Donaldson teaches children on the front porch of her home in Hossana, Ethiopia. (CBF photo)

07/06/2008 - By Administrator

Michael Clyburn assumes helm at Alderson-Broaddus College

Michael Clyburn began his duties July 1 as president of Alderson-Broaddus College, an American Baptist school in Philippi, W. Va.

07/06/2008 - By Administrator

Youth Evangelism Conference changes with the times

Text-messaging prayer requests onto a large screen was just one example of the changes the BGCT's Yourh Evangelism Conference has undergone in its 40-year history.

07/03/2008 - By admin

Ministry comes full circle for Carrollton worship leader

Both in his travels fronting a Christian band and as worship leader at The Ridge Church in Carrollton, Joey Witham wants to bring students back to the heart of worship.

07/03/2008 - By admin

Student missionaries make impact on Rio Grande Valley families

Eleven students from the Baptist Student Ministries at the University of Texas-Pan American helped finish a new three-bedroom home for Ruben Reyes, his wife and their four children in Mission. The family formerly lived a in leaky 33-year-old trailer on the edge of town.

07/03/2008 - By admin

Texas Tidbits: Garlands of Baylor awarded grant

David and Diana Garland, husband and wife deans at Baylor University, have been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to educate and equip indigenous church leaders for effective, holistic ministry in their home cultures.

07/03/2008 - By admin

Baylor reports significant achievements