Hanna named South Texas interim president. Homer Hanna, a former executive with South Texas Children's Home Ministries, will serve as interim president for the Beeville-based agency. During his 22-year tenure there, Hanna's responsibilities included serving as child care administrator, special assistant to the president and vice president for church relations. He also served two terms as interim president for South Texas Children's Home and in retirement has continued to serve the agency as part-time development consultant. Prior to coming to the children's home, Hanna served several Texas churches as youth minister, assistant pastor, associate pastor and pastor. He is a graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also served as dean of students at the University of Corpus Christi—now Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Hanna lives in Beeville with his wife, Marilyn. They have three children and eight grandchildren. A search committee will be named soon to find a successor to South Texas Children's Home Ministries President Todd Roberson, who has been named president of Children at Heart Ministries in Round Rock.
Center changes name, releases book excerpts. The Center for Informed Faith, headed by Baptist General Convention of Texas Theologian-in-residence Jim Denison, recently changed its name to the Denison Forum on Truth and Culture. In anticipation of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the forum is releasing an advance electronic-book excerpt from Denison's new book, Radical Islam: What You Need to Know to new subscribers to his daily e-mail devotional. To subscribe, visit www.denisonforum.org.
Correction: An article in the July 4 issue titled "Bible Drill competitor overcomes obstacles" incorrectly stated Regan Brown was the first physically challenged competitor in the history of Texas Bible Drill competitions. At least one other individual with special needs has competed all the way to the state level. Tegan Lattimer, who has cerebral palsy, competed in Bible Drill from 2000 to 2003 and earned superior and excellent ratings at state competition without the benefit of any special accommodations.
Memorials committee seeks names. Each year, the Baptist General Convention of Texas recognizes at its annual meeting Texas Baptists who have died during the preceding year. The Memorials Committee requests help to identify individuals whose lives made a contribution to their churches, communities and state. Call (214) 828-5348 or e-mail debbie.moody@texasbaptists.org before Sept.15.
Nominating committee meeting set. The Committee to Nominate Executive Board Directors for the Baptist General Convention of Texas will meet at 10 a.m. on Aug. 18 at the Baptist Building in Dallas. The committee will select new directors to be elected at the annual meeting in October. Josh Guajardo, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Katy, will preside.
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