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  Computer system works behind the scenes to help churches meet needs

  Dallas Baptist Association recently improved its online CityServe system to link community needs, church resources and volunteers.

  07/15/2011 - By Administrator

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  Acton volunteers aid BUA because they want to ‘be like Jesus’

  Braving sweltering 100-degree summer heat, 56 men, women and children from Acton Baptist Church in Granbury spent a week at Baptist University of the Américas in San Antonio to renovate a 50-year-old building and lead a Vaca-tion Bible School for neighborhood children.

  07/15/2011 - By Administrator

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  Texas band encourages youth to reflect on God’s glory

  After meeting in 2000 while working at a coffee shop in Mesquite, The Afters have garnered Dove Awards and their songs have been featured on multiple television shows.

  07/15/2011 - By Administrator

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  Musician Sara Groves puts faith into action

  Singer/songwriter Sara Groves is on a mission—to help audiences gain a deeper understanding of God’s love for his children. And by doing more than just singing songs at her concerts, she is challenging Christians to grow in their walk with Christ.

  07/15/2011 - By Administrator

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  El Paso church reaches children through VBS, sports camp

  Journey of Faith Community Church in El Paso doesn’t have a building of its own, but that doesn’t stop church members from ministering each year to the families through Vacation Bible School and sports camps.

  07/15/2011 - By Administrator

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  Championship coach sees God at work, even on gridiron

  After Auburn University’s national championship game win over the University of Oregon last season, coach Gene Chizik told a national TV audience, “God was with us.” In a new memoir, All In: What It Takes to Be the Best, Chizik explains what he believes about football, family and faith.

  07/15/2011 - By Administrator

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  Churches discover brand identification can be a serious detriment

  The seemingly mundane topic of a church name has become a flashpoint for U.S. congregations, with many renaming themselves in recent years for pragmatic, theological or even cultural reasons.

  07/15/2011 - By Administrator

• Bivocational, small-church pastors challenged to ‘go for the gold’

  Ministers should “go for the gold,” not settle for peanuts, Paul Powell told the annual conference for Texas Baptist bivocational and small-membership-church ministers and their families.

  07/15/2011 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Kim Bartel to Herty Church in Lufkin as pastor.

  07/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Around the State

  The Heart of Texas Literature Center at Howard Payne University distributed 3,500 children’s books among the center’s sponsor organizations recently.

  07/14/2011 - By Administrator

• Budget debt discussion reveals surprising agreement

  Richard Land and Jim Wallis discuss the national debt and possible solutions in a new online video tackling military spending, taxes, welfare programs and entitlements.

  07/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Faith needed to navigate troubled waters, preachers emphasize

  Every person will face storms in life—financial, spiritual, relational or personal. Navigating tough times requires faith in the proper Captain, preachers said during the annual meeting of the African-American Fellowship of Texas in Lubbock

  07/12/2011 - By Administrator