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  Worship reflects God’s work in people’s lives

  It's time to change the way churches talk about worship, said Tom Webster, minister of music and worship at First Baptist Church in Longview and dean of the school of fine arts at East Texas Baptist University.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  New initiative uses marketplace to advance gospel outreach

  In the mountains of Ecuador, Scott Tye's small office serves as more than just a satellite for his business, based in Allen. And it does more than provide an income for eight of his employees.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  Christians should speak words of blessing, author insists

  Christians should bless people around them—particularly children and young people, said John Trent, author of The Blessing Challenge and founder and president of Strong Families.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  Singing Men of Texas see God work powerfully in Ukraine

  More than 10,000 people crowded into venues across Ukraine during the Singing Men of Texas' recent nine-concert tour.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  Father-and-son pastors offer generational lessons

  Chris Seay, pastor of Ecclesia, an emergent church in Houston, and his father Ed Seay, pastor of First Baptist Church in Magnolia, have contrasting styles, but their goals are the same.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  Minor league catcher keeps ‘close connection’ to Christ

  Chad Noble, a 24-year-old catcher for the Tennessee Smokies, carries a backpack filled with symbols of his father's journey against a foe that doesn't play games.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  Churches urged to create a culture of calling

  During a Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting workshop, George Mason, pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, outlined three steps churches and pastors need to take in order to cultivate the next generation of clergy.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  Seek and find hope in the Lamb’s agenda

  Samuel Rodriguez, pastor of New Season Christian Worship Center in Sacramento, Calif., urged Texas Baptists to find hope not in the agenda of donkeys or elephants but in the agenda of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  Fund helps churches fulfill their mission

  Gonzales Baptist Association agreed last year to move $50,000 from its general fund to a special missions fund. Since April, the association has helped  51 people pursue mission opportunities in Haiti, Ethiopia, China, France, Germany and Vietnam.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  DNA experiment yields great promise and high ethical risks

  Future generations could be stripped of mutations like hereditary blindness or maternal diabetes after a breakthrough study at Oregon Health & Science University. But critics warn of looming ethical problems.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  Survey: Obedience and self-denial mark discipleship, but they don’t happen easily

  Personal, sacrificial decisions made in obedience to Christ demonstrate spiritual growth, according to a survey of American churchgoers by LifeWay Research. But less than one-third of churchgoers strongly agree they follow through in specific aspects of obedience.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

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  Bucket project relaunched to provide help for the dying

  Baptist Global Response has re-launched "The Bucket Project: Hospice Kits," formerly called "In-Home Care Kits," with a focus on Texas. The organization's goal is to collect 10,000 hospice kits for distribution by the end of 2013.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator