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  Faithfulness, not fame, measures ministry success

  Ministers should measure success by their degree of faithfulness to God, not worldly fame, a Dallas Baptist University dean told students at a conference devoted to helping them discern their call to ministry.

  10/24/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Students to help communities ‘Bounce’ back after disasters

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas is launching Bounce, a pre-packaged missions experience through which students minister in the wake of disasters.

  10/23/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Bone marrow donor saves life of child

  Four years ago Stephen McCormick, a student at East Texas Baptist University, donated bone marrow through the Be The Match registry. He finally met the recipient, eight-year-old Sean Suppan of Pennsylvania, at a banquet in Longview that honored them both.

  10/23/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  HPU canoeing class honored as lifesavers

  Nine Howard Payne University students and a faculty member were hailed as heroes after their quick actions prevented a potential drowning at Lake Brownwood.

  10/22/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  TBM volunteers remove obstacles to the gospel in Colorado

  Texas Baptist Men removed spiritual obstacles along with tons of sand, gravel and debris for residents recovering in flooded Jamestown, Colo.

  10/22/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Austin Angel House feeds homeless and hungry

  For 27 years, Austin Baptist Chapel—known to most of the people it serves as “Angel House”—has served hot lunches to the homeless and hungry in Texas’ capital city.

  10/21/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baylor student provides gift of life to stranger

  A student at Baylor University, who on a whim signed up for a bone-marrow registry, became a lifesaver for a Missouri man suffering from leukemia. Both credit the circumstances and timing to God.

  10/17/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Austin church makes room for homeless

  One week each quarter, volunteers at First Baptist Church in Austin transform Sunday school classrooms into temporary housing for homeless families.

  10/17/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Rich and poor alike need repentance and rescue

  The rich need rescue as much as the poor—just a different type, Gerald Britt, vice president of CitySquare, a social service and social justice organization in Dallas, told the No Need Among You conference.

  10/16/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baylor Alumni Association leaders resign

  About one-third of the Baylor Alumni Association board of directors—including four officers—resigned in the wake of a failed attempt to approve a transition agreement with Baylor University.

  10/16/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Shalom Builders launching

  The Texas Baptist disaster recovery office is launching Shalom Builders, a ministry to mobilize church and community groups with tool trailers and skilled construction volunteers. 

  10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  TBM relief workers move mud, debris in Colorado

  Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers continue to serve in Jamestown, Colo., clearing debris from the flood-ravaged mining town.

  10/11/2013 - By John Rutledge