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  Executive Committee recommends changes for mission boards

  The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention voted June 13 to recommend changes to working agreements that will allow the International Mission Board to work directly with internationals living in the United to States convention messengers meeting June 14 in Phoenix.

  06/13/2011 - By Administrator

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  SBC reports statistical decline

  The Southern Baptist Convention reported declines last year in several categories traditionally used as markers of denominational vitality, according to annual statistics released by LifeWay Christian Resources.

  06/10/2011 - By Administrator

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  Arabic Christians celebrate changed lives

  Layth Fadhil always will remember the day he was baptized. It not only was the second day of the 2011 Texas Arabic Retreat, but also marked the moment he made a public expression of faith before his church, his family and his God.

  06/09/2011 - By Administrator

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  Brueggemann points to a food fight in Scripture

  People of faith are in a food fight over “aggressive accumulation” versus “shared, grateful abundance” Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann told a conference at Trinity University in San Antonio.

  06/09/2011 - By Administrator

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  Love can cross cultural, social boundaries, church planter believes

  Ask Immanuel Thomas, Asian-Indian immigrant and founding pastor of Crosspointe Church in Plano, how to bridge the gap between cultures to reach people from varied social and religious traditions, and he will answer with a single word—“Love.”

  06/09/2011 - By Administrator

• 2010 Lottie Moon Offering falls short

  Southern Baptists gave $145.6 million to international missions through the 2010 Lottie Moon Offering, $3 million less than the previous year and $8.3 million less than the International Mission Board needs to meet its 2011 operating budget, the IMB news service reported June 8.

  06/09/2011 - By Administrator

• Groups call on SBC to apologize for treatment of gays

  Six groups are joining to call on the Southern Baptist Convention to apologize for its treatment of gays.

  06/09/2011 - By Administrator

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  Foundation chief named Texas Baptist Elder Statesman

  Baptist Foundation of Texas President Lynn Craft received the Texas Baptist Elder Statesman Award during a recent presentation at the historic Independence Baptist Church, near Brenham.

  06/07/2011 - By Administrator

• Professional prison chaplaincy remains fully in state budget

  After initially being proposed for elimination, professional prison chaplaincy remains in the Texas budget.

  06/07/2011 - By Administrator

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  Prayer forms basis for effective evangelism

  Revival begins when Christians allow God to work in their hearts, according to leaders of a new "4xfour" prayer-based evangelism model used throughout the state.

  06/07/2011 - By Administrator

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  Youth Evangelism Conference set to ‘Serve the Cities’

  Participants in the Youth Evangelism Conference June 24 at the Dallas Convention Center Arena will hear the gospel presented by illusionist Brock Gill and Grammy Award-winning band Switchfoot, followed by opportunities for evangelism and service in the community the next day.

  06/07/2011 - By Administrator

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  ETBU graduates travel country in a van, spreading the gospel

  VanGo Ministry began after Stacie Hooks and Jenna Jones graduated from East Texas Baptist University. They felt called to spread the gospel, traveling city to city like the early disciples of Jesus in Luke 10.

  06/07/2011 - By Administrator