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  Study says recession catching up to churches

  After two years of only moderate impact on offerings, the recession has caught up with America's churches, according to new figures by LifeWay Research.

  12/14/2010 - By Administrator

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  Executive director search committee nominated

  Elected leaders of the Baptist General Convention and the BGCT Executive Board on Dec. 14 nominated 15 people to serve on a committee to recommend a new executive director for the convention.

  12/14/2010 - By Administrator

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  Dip in baptisms due to soccer practice?

  The real culprit behind declining baptisms in the Southern Baptist Convention might be youth soccer, historian Bill Leonard asserts.

  12/13/2010 - By Administrator

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  Midland church calls Everett; search for replacement to begin

  BGCT leaders plan to name a 15-member search committee to find a new executive director after Randel Everett accepted a call to become pastor of First Baptist Church in Midland.

  12/10/2010 - By admin

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  Joy to the World?

  Some people who have experienced significant loss in the recent past find the holiday season extremely difficult to deal with. Churches can help.

  12/10/2010 - By admin

• Final Valley Reach results show 1,000-plus professions of faith

  More than 1,000 people made professions of faith as a result of Valley Reach, an evangelistic effort centered on the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting.

  12/09/2010 - By Administrator

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  UMHB student group helps provide Toys for Tots

  Hundreds of Central Texas children will have new toys to play with this Christmas, thanks to students from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

  12/09/2010 - By admin

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  TBM dedicates expanded disaster relief complex

  Friends of Texas Baptist Men gathered in east Dallas recently for the dedication of the John LaNoue Disaster Relief Complex—a 15,000-square-foot expansion of the Robert E. Dixon Mission Equipping Center.

  12/09/2010 - By admin

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  ‘Turkey Guy’ carries on 70-year children’s home tradition

  No noisy gobbles or flapping wings announced the arrival of Charles “Turkey Guy” Morris at South Texas Children’s Home Ministries before Thanksgiving. But there's been a Turkey Guy delivering turkeys to Baptist children’s homes for 70 years.

  12/09/2010 - By admin

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  Journey of loss, grief, faith for Selah singer’s family

  Angie Smith and her husband, Todd, who sings with the Dove Award-winning group Selah, have experienced tragic loss and grief, but they insist their faith sustained them through life’s hardest moments.

  12/09/2010 - By admin

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  Pasadena church keeps baptistery waters stirred

  Most churches would be happy to say they baptized 100 people during a year. But First Baptist Church in Pasadena expects to baptize 100 more than last year.

  12/09/2010 - By admin

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  Hardin-Simmons University provides toys for children

  Students at Hardin-Simmons University filled bins in university dorms with donated toys, and some gave money so toys could be purchased for five families with children enrolled at Johnston Elementary School in Abilene.

  12/09/2010 - By admin