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Leaders seek to end Texas hunger by 2015

WACO – Federal, state and local leaders in the fight against hunger gathered Nov. 19 for the Baylor University Hunger Summit to begin a discussion that they hope will lead to actions to end food insecurity in Texas by 2015. [ More ]

G-5 pastors' panel discusses leadership

HOUSTON – Many leadership styles exist in churches today, and to help pastors and leaders be the best they can be, Texas Baptists held a panel discussion to dialogue about issues and strengths of various leadership methods. [ More ]

VIDEO: Executive Director's Address Posted to Video Archive (BGCTv)

Randel Everett delivers the Executive Director's Address during the first general session of the Annual Meeting of Texas Baptists. [ More ]

Justice Revival – A call for Dallas churches to unify and serve

DALLAS – Local churches are taking notice of the 5,800 homeless people and the 89 percent of Dallas high school seniors who are not college or career ready when they graduate. [ More ]

Texas Baptists must work together

HOUSTON – In the Christian life, many times believers are divided, taking sides on issues and desiring for their views to reign. [ More ]

A Younger Annual Meeting

The first group of messengers and visitors to arrive in Houston for the Annual Meeting of Texas Baptists was a little different than normal. [ More ]

Lowrie elected to second presidential term, budget adopted

HOUSTON – During the opening session of the 2009 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting, nearly 1,500 messengers re-elected David Lowrie, pastor of First Baptist Church in Canyon, as president. [ More ]

Everett Asks Texas Baptists “What If?”

HOUSTON – “What if the Bible really is the Word of God?” [ More ]

Lowrie: Texas Baptists should share Jesus’ compassion on the lost, provide hope

HOUSTON – Texas is home to 24 million people and some troubling statistics. [ More ]

Great awakenings were based on prayer, Texas Hope 2010 must be too

HOUSTON – Texas Hope 2010 is possible, but not without God’s people spending ample time on their knees, said Paul Powell, dean emeritus of George W. Truett Seminary in Waco, during a workshop at the Texas Baptists Annual Meeting. [ More ]

Three honored during annual Texas Baptist Missions Foundation Awards Luncheon

HOUSTON – The Texas Baptist Missions Foundation celebrated 25 years of service during its annual mission awards luncheon Nov. 16 during the Annual Meeting of Texas Baptists. [ More ]

Seeing the spectrum of salvation

HOUSTON – “Baptists have been experts at telling the story of salvation for a long time … it’s what we do,” explained Duane Brooks, pastor of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston. [ More ]

Serving the incognito Christ

What would happen if 1 million Texas Baptists did one act of kindness a day? That would result in 7 million acts of kindness in a week, 60 million acts in two months and 365 millions acts of kindness in a year. [ More ]

Denison: Awakening comes with admitting need, much prayer

HOUSTON – Following the patterns of the four Great Awakenings the world has previously experienced, Texas Baptists Theologian-in-Residence Jim Denison said what is truly needed to ignite the same flame in Texas is simply prayer. [ More ]

More than 1,900 embrace hope of Christ

With their eyes closed and their hearts open, more than 1,900 people across the Houston area embraced a relationship with Christ through City Reach evangelism efforts in the weeks leading up the Annual Meeting of Texas Baptists. [ More ]

Hispanic Baptist Fellowship embraces Texas Hope 2010

HOUSTON – With hands raised, more than 300 Hispanic Texas Baptists old and young prayed, worshipped and fellowshipped in their heart language of Spanish, celebrating what God has done in and through them during the past year. [ More ]

How will Texas Baptists respond to ‘tsunami’ of people affected by incarceration?

HOUSTON – The next disaster isn’t a hurricane, tornado or flood, according to David Valentine, pastor of Covenant Fellowship in Huntsville. [ More ]

Sharing Christ through celebrating cultures

HOUSTON – As a group of 10 men and women dressed in brightly colored robes and dresses performed a tradition Korean dance to the rhythms of drum music, more than 500 people at Lansdale Park participated in the International Festival hosted by 19 Asian Baptist churches... [ More ]

Prison ministry weekend sees 1,405 people accept Christ

HOUSTON – As a row of volunteers emptied their pockets, filed through the metal detectors and stepped behind the heavy security doors of the Harris County Jail... [ More ]

Randles to become lead evangelist consultant

DALLAS – Jon Randles, director of the Evangelism Team of Texas Baptists, has announced his resignation effective Dec. 31 to pursue new opportunities in evangelism and discipleship nationwide. [ More ]



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Scott Willingham, Director of Churh Evangelism, talks about City Reach Houston, an evangelistic, missions and ministry effort coinciding with the Annual Meeting of Texas Baptists.

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In Focus

In Focus: Messy and Dynamic

by Randel Everett


Cooperative Program Reports

October YTD:

Actual BGCT CP $30,198,309
YTD Budget $34,220,395
YTD Last Year $32,011,161

Comparisons

YTD Comparison to Budget = 88.25%
YTD Comparison to Last Year = -5.66%


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