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Missions team announces new leadership
by Bonnie Shaw on January 15, 2020 in news
The Texas Baptists Missions Team is excited to announce that two of their current staff members will be stepping into new leadership roles...
Sharing the blessing: how one couple is providing college ministry for generations
by Bonnie Shaw on January 8, 2020 in great commandment
We have been greatly blessed and desire that others be blessed by coming to faith in Jesus Christ...
Debra McCammon celebrates 10 years of ministry to prisoners’ families
by Bonnie Shaw on December 16, 2019 in news
“We never run out… In fact, in the first three or four weeks of starting here, God taught me this is His ministry, not mine, and I just need to keep it open and He’ll provide the rest.”...
Top giving Cooperative Program churches celebrated at 2019 Annual Meeting
by Bonnie Shaw on November 27, 2019 in news
During the 2019 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting, nine churches were given special recognition for their giving through the Cooperative Program. ...
Creating a missional culture for global disciple-making within the church
by Bonnie Shaw on November 19, 2019 in annual meeting
Phillip Nation, director of Advancement and Global Impact Churches at the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), started his Tuesday morning workshop at 2019 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting by posing a question. “What would it look like to create a culture for global disciple-making?” he asked...
Learning to disciple new believers effectively
by Bonnie Shaw on November 19, 2019 in annual meeting
A person would never leave a newborn baby to fend for itself, said Clayton Bullion, director of Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) at Tarleton State University, likewise, new believers should not be treated that way. ...
Texas Baptists messengers approve $35.1 million budget, re-elect slate of officers
by Bonnie Shaw on November 18, 2019 in news
All three convention officers were re-elected to serve for a second term during the Monday morning business session at the 134th Annual Meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Monday in Waco. ...
African American Fellowship Rally reminds attendees to trust the Lord with their struggles
by Bonnie Shaw on November 18, 2019 in annual meeting
A crowd gathered for the African American Rally at the Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church in Waco to celebrate the beginning of the 2019 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting. ...
Expanding buildings to expand ministries
by Bonnie Shaw on November 11, 2019 in vol 7 issue 4
Churches around the state are choosing to allocate new, bigger spaces to their service ministries. ...
Fostering love
by Bonnie Shaw on November 11, 2019 in vol 7 issue 4
Read about how First Baptist Church of Mineral Wells is rallying around foster families in their community and why they believe this ministry is so important...
Texas BSM group assists in relaunch of University of Oregon collegiate ministry
by Bonnie Shaw on October 29, 2019 in news
Two Texas Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) mission groups went up to The University of Oregon in October to assist with the relaunch of the Northwest Collegiate Ministry (NCM) as part of the ongoing partnership between Texas Baptists and the Northwest Baptist Convention. ...
Texas Baptists welcomes Chris Walker as the first BSM Accountant
by Bonnie Shaw on October 29, 2019 in news
Chris Walker has joined the Texas Baptists Finance and Accounting team as the new Baptist Student Ministry (BSM) Accountant. ...
River Ministry missionary creates new campaign to bring God’s healing to Houston
by Bonnie Shaw on October 29, 2019 in great commission
To better help those in need, Texas Baptists River Ministry expanded the ministry away from the border and up to Houston...
Pastor Appreciation Month: Take time to show how much you care
by Bonnie Shaw on October 22, 2019 in faith
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. It is a great time to go above and beyond to make sure that your pastor is blessed and loved on by the church. ...
Conclave encourages collaboration and relational ministry
by Bonnie Shaw on October 18, 2019 in news
“We have the power of Jesus in us, and we have a generation in front of us that wants to change the world.”...
A mission-minded church: how a small church on the border is serving thousands of people
by Bonnie Shaw on October 14, 2019 in news
Pastor Alvaro Corrales will gladly give anyone who asks a tour of Primera Iglesia Bautista of Alamo...
Upcoming Conclave conference seeks to promote collaboration between family ministries in churches
by Bonnie Shaw on October 2, 2019 in press releases
Conclave, a one-stop conference for various family ministries hosted by Texas Baptists Great Commission Team, will take place Oct. 14-16 at First Baptist Richardson. ...
Texas Baptists welcomes Katie Frugé as Hunger and Care Ministries Specialist
by Bonnie Shaw on September 30, 2019 in news
Katie Frugé has joined the Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission (CLC) team as the Hunger and Care Ministries Specialist...
ReCharge Conference offers tools and training to church leaders
by Bonnie Shaw on September 12, 2019 in news
“If we begin to pour ourselves into people, old or young, imagine what 200 people at a ReCharge Conference could do if it only took 12 to turn the world upside down.” ...
New neighborhoods provide new opportunities in Amarillo through church planting
by Bonnie Shaw on September 9, 2019 in great commission
Brad and Sarah Newman knew they felt called to plant a church. They were already active members and family pastors in their own church, South Georgia Baptist Church, in Amarillo, TX. Furthermore, the Newmans had been involved with a church plant in Denver, where they had learned how to set up a new church. They began looking at options all over the country, waiting for God to call them somewhere. ...
[un]Apologetic conference focuses on evangelism and answering difficult questions
by Bonnie Shaw on September 6, 2019 in news
On Saturday, August 24, Central Baptist Church of Jacksonville, TX, opened its doors to host its first [un]Apologetic Conference to help its members and others in the area better understand and defend their faith. ...
Texas Baptists and Truett Seminary celebrate first graduate of joint certification program
by Bonnie Shaw on September 5, 2019 in news
Texas Baptists and George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University recently celebrated the first graduate of the Advanced Certificate of Ministry in Children’s Ministry, a joint certification program offered by the two institutions...
MAP Stories: The Carpenter Family
by Bonnie Shaw on August 28, 2019 in map stories
In August 2015, Aaron and Nichole Carpenter and their children uprooted their lives in Alabama to move to the Pacific Northwest to plant a church. With little idea of where they would go, they began researching, and prayerfully settled on Tacoma, Washington as their new home and the location of the church plant. ...
Passing the chalk: Advice from experienced teachers to teachers starting their first year
by Bonnie Shaw on August 27, 2019 in great commission
As the new school year began, a fresh batch of teachers entered into schools around the country, nervous and excited for their first year of teaching. Though they have studied, student taught and prepared all summer, many of them still have lingering questions of what to expect...
After-school program provides church with new ministry opportunities in the community
by Bonnie Shaw on August 27, 2019 in great commission
First Baptist Church of Monahans has been actively involved in after-school ministry for five years. Judy Braswell, minister of Children, Education and Missions, began the ministry, and she continues to run it with a passion to this day. ...
Beyond the bars: new ministry focuses on the forgotten members of the prison system
by Bonnie Shaw on August 26, 2019 in great commandment
Correctional officers and other employees of the prison system have often been overlooked by ministry efforts for years, despite the fact that they are in desperate need of Jesus’ love and mercy. Jim Young, coordinator of Restorative Justice and former prison chaplain, saw this problem and began looking for unique ways to minister to these officers.
He said, “What I saw was we were doing a lot of things for the inmates… but [we] would walk right by the officers and not even say ‘hello.’”
New ministry efforts for correctional officers
Young and other members of Texas Baptist Men (TBM) began speaking to the...
How your church can get involved with local schools
by Bonnie Shaw on August 22, 2019 in great commission
Partnering with schools is a great way for churches to get plugged into the community and serve other people. Below are five tips that churches and Texas Baptists staff have suggested for connecting with your local schools...
Regional motorcycle retreat in Kerrville aims to foster community and worship
by Bonnie Shaw on August 22, 2019 in news
The first Light Up the Hills Regional Motorcycle Retreat will be hosted in Kerrville, TX on Sept. 13 and 14. This retreat will provide Christian riders a chance to gather together and be encouraged through a motorcycle rally approach. It is free to all participants. ...
Texas Baptists partnership with the National Mission Board of Brazil continues to grow
by Bonnie Shaw on August 9, 2019 in news
A small group of Texas Baptists stood in one of the various Baptist rehabilitation centers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, listening as a young man passionately recounted his salvation from a life of drug addiction through his newfound faith in Jesus Christ...
BOUNCE offers exciting new church planting opportunities for students
by Bonnie Shaw on August 8, 2019 in news
In addition to providing invaluable physical help to hurting communities, this Texas Baptists ministry of junior high, high school and college-aged students is expanding to provide support to budding churches as well. ...
Project:Start partners with local clinic to provide school supplies for refugee children
by Bonnie Shaw on August 8, 2019 in news
When the staff at the Women’s Health Specialists of Dallas began planning their next office event, they knew they wanted it to be more meaningful than a happy hour or luncheon...
ETBU BSM helps students grow in faith
by Bonnie Shaw on August 8, 2019 in great commission
"...students at ETBU are able to engage in a holistic education that not only engages their minds, but also grows them in their relationships with Jesus...
How to organize a school supplies drive for your church
by Bonnie Shaw on August 8, 2019 in great commission
Rosa Bailey provides some tips that she has learned about how to organize an amazing school supply drive...
Not just another summer camp: Super Summer equips students to share
by Bonnie Shaw on July 26, 2019 in great commission
“Super Summer is not just another camp...It’s camp on spiritual steroids.&rdquo...
Family ties: God’s plan for one Go Now missionary in South Asia
by Bonnie Shaw on July 24, 2019 in great commission
Though she originally only wanted to go for two weeks, Connor felt God tugging on her heart to go for the whole summer. ...
African American Fellowship Conference focuses on strengthening one another
by Bonnie Shaw on July 19, 2019 in news
The week, which included worship, more than 30 seminars, special luncheons, and officer elections, centered around working together with fellow pastors, WMU Sisters Who Care, and AAF members. ...