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  IMB receives funds from BGCT; blog claims to the contrary ‘erroneous’

  A recordkeeping glitch prompted some Baptist bloggers erroneously to accuse the Baptist General Convention of Texas of escrowing funds from the Lottie Moon Offering to improve its cash flow. 

  05/22/2009 - By Administrator

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  Church has shaped its community by meeting needs—for 118 years

  A new book by Rob and Tiffany Fink titled Love Unbounded: The Influence of the First Baptist Church of Abilene, Texas, chronicles how the church played a key role in shaping the city which has grown with it.

  05/22/2009 - By admin

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  Homeless men from Waco help repair homes in Galveston

  Four men from Mission Waco’s homeless shelter joined four Baylor University students and two-dozen other volunteers with Waco’s Church Under the Bridge on a recent mission trip to Galveston.

  05/22/2009 - By admin

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  Christian camp helps refugees make ‘€˜Segue’€™ to life in United States

  Thousands of international refugees are being brought to Dallas to transition into new lives. A new program, Segue, is seeking young adults undergoing their own transitions to help with that process.

  05/22/2009 - By admin

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  Former president’s scrapbook returns to Wayland

  Just in time for Wayland Baptist University’s centennial celebration, a unique possession of one of the school’s former presidents has returned to the campus.

  05/22/2009 - By admin

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  Evangelical global-warming skeptics hire lobbyist

  As Congress debates clean-energy legislation, a conservative Christian group is ramping up lobbying efforts to raise questions about the science of climate change.

  05/22/2009 - By Administrator

• Baylor alumni: President should be servant leader, person of integrity

  Members of the Baylor University “family” want a proven leader who possesses vision, relationship skills and, above all, integrity to be their school’s 14th president.

  05/22/2009 - By Administrator

• WorldconneX dissolved, BGCT staff assumes key functions

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board approved a recommendation to dissolve the WorldconneX missions network as a freestanding entity and incorporate its key elements into the convention’s newly realigned Center for Evangelism/Missions.

  05/19/2009 - By Administrator

• Baptists minister to war victims in Sri Lanka

  Sri Lanka's government has declared victory in its 26-year civil war, but a resulting humanitarian crisis is far from over. BWAid Director Paul Montacute asked Baptists worldwide to support Sri Lankan Baptists in helping those in need by donating to BWAid's Emergency Relief Fund.

  05/19/2009 - By Administrator

• New Baylor regents elected, budget approved

  Baylor University’s board of regents have elected Dary Stone of Dallas to serve a one-year term as chair. He succeeds Howard Batson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Amarillo.

  05/18/2009 - By Administrator

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  Sanctuary for challenged children, parents

  If churches want to minister to families of children with learning differences they must deal with a "sea of denial" about the problem, according to author Maren Angellotti.

  05/16/2009 - By admin

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  Churches follow different approaches, share common aim

  Pastors of three churches with outwardly dissonant emphases blended into one harmonious theme—the important thing for any church to do is encourage pursuit of Christ and his righteousness. They shared their stories at the “New Wineskins: Emerging Patterns of Congregational Life” symposium sponsored by the Center for Ministry Effectiveness and Educational Leadership at Baylor University.

  05/15/2009 - By admin