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  Yirga to be nominated for BGCT 1st vice president

  Bedilu Yirga, the Baptist General Convention of Texas’ second vice president, will be nominated for first vice president when the BGCT conducts its annual meeting in Frisco Nov. 8-10.

  09/30/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Maston Chair of Christian Ethics selected at Logsdon Seminary

  Hardin-Simmons University named Myles Werntz—a graduate of Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary—as the next T.B. Maston Chair of Christian Ethics at Logsdon Seminary.

  09/30/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  BGCT board recommends $35.4 million budget

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board unanimously approved a slightly increased 2016 budget, which messengers to the BGCT annual meeting will consider Nov. 8-10 in Frisco.

  09/29/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  TBM could provide pure water for up to 10,000 villagers in Peru

  Texas Baptist Men’s water ministry—working in cooperation with Water4, an Oklahoma-based nonprofit organization—is seeking partner churches and volunteers for a project that could provide pure water for between 7,000 and 10,000 people in remote areas of Peru.

  09/24/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Logsdon professor to chair Parliament of World Religions

  A missions professor at Hardin-Simmons University’s Logsdon Seminary will chair an international organization dedicated to cultivating harmony among the world’s religious and spiritual communities.

  09/22/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Diana Garland, social work educator & bridge builder, dies

  Diana Richmond Garland, founding dean of Baylor University’s school of social work that now bears her name, died September 21.

  09/22/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Merger discussions regarding Baptist Standard and Baptist News Global suspended

  Baptist Standard Publishing’s board of directors voted to suspend merger discussions with Baptist News Global until at least next summer.

  09/21/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Texas Tidbits: Gregory named to endowed chair at Truett Seminary

  Joel Gregory was installed Sept. 1 as holder of the George W. Truett Endowed Chair in Preaching and Evangelism at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary.

  09/17/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Stillbirth or miscarriage can take spiritual toll, Baylor research says

  Employers—and society in general—must become more empathetic to families grieving the death of a baby through stillbirth or miscarriage and, in many cases, facing a crisis of faith, a Baylor University researcher said.

  09/17/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  ‘No limits’ for Texas youth who journey to BCFS camp in Rockies

  “The Leader in You: No Limits” was the camp theme for 34 Texas youth primarily from foster care at Silver Cliff Ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The camp was organized and underwritten by BCFS, formerly Baptist Child & Family Services.

  09/17/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Clay shoot raises money for disaster relief

  Shooting event raises money for disaster relief. Wayland named a top college for adult students. TBM cooperates with Salvation Army to provide pure water.

  09/10/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  One Texas household in six struggles to avoid hunger

  Texas has a higher percentage of food-insecure households than the national average and ranks second in the nation in terms of total households struggling to avoid hunger, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

  09/10/2015 - By Ken Camp