• On the Move

  Doug Beck has resigned as pastor of First Church in Dorchester.

  09/26/2012 - By Administrator

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  Faith Digest: Jesus’ wife?

  A Harvard Divinity School professor claims a newly revealed fragment of papyrus offers fresh evidence some early Christians may have believed Jesus was married.

  09/26/2012 - By Administrator

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  Around the State

  Stephen Evans, Baylor University professor of philosophy and humanities, won first place in the C.S. Lewis Book Prize Competition.

  09/26/2012 - By Administrator

• BGCT Executive Board recommends flat budget for 2013

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board voted to recommend to the state convention a flat budget for the third consecutive year.

  09/25/2012 - By Administrator

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  Tallowood members join Interstate intercession for trafficking victims

  Against the buzzing background of cars, trucks and big rigs traveling Interstate 10, members of Tallowood Baptist Church take a monthly stand against human trafficking that occurs on the highway behind them.

  09/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  Closed communion? Not in most Southern Baptist churches

  Most Southern Baptist churches permit anyone who has put his or her faith in Jesus Christ to participate in the Lord's Supper, according to a recent survey by LifeWay Research.

  09/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  Fort Bend pastor nominated for BGCT first VP post

  Byron Stevenson, founding pastor of The Fort Bend Church in Sugar Land, will be nominated for first vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

  09/19/2012 - By Administrator

• Houston mission centers seek to prevent trafficking

  For residents of neighborhoods served by Houston Mission Centers, human trafficking isn't something that happens on the other side of the world. Sex and labor trafficking are atrocities that victimize their family members, friends and neighbors.

   

  09/19/2012 - By Administrator

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  Alliance seeks to combat modern-day slavery and let ‘Freedom Ring’

  Eighteen Texas Baptist ministries and organizations have joined in an effort to help freedom ring through a new coalition to stop human trafficking.

  09/19/2012 - By Administrator

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  Economics 101: Porn creates demand, trafficking supplies the product

  Economics drives human trafficking—and when it comes to sex trafficking, pornography fuels demand, experts told a gathering at First Baptist Church in Commerce.

  09/18/2012 - By Administrator

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  Contemplative worship: It’s not just a Catholic thing

  Terms like "silence and reflection," "creating space" and "getting in touch with yourself" were absent from Chad Kerr's Baptist upbringing in Georgia. But they've since become central to his ability to cope with the demands of life as a bank president, husband and father of three children under age 10.

  09/15/2012 - By Administrator

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  Contemplative worship consistent with Baptist principles

  Contemplative worship–with its emphasis on prayer and reading that leads participants into a silent, meditative encounter with God–pushes some Baptists outside their comfort zone.

  09/15/2012 - By Administrator