Articles from June 2017

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Convención celebrates 100 years of UFM, approves bylaw changes

by Kalie Lowrie on June 30, 2017 in News

The 100th Anniversary of Union Femenil Misionera de Texas (UFM) was celebrated during Convención Bautista Hispana de Texas in San Antonio June 25-27. The sanctuary of Trinity Baptist Church was filled as past presidents lined the stage and Raquel Contreras, director of Casa Bautista de Publicaciones in El Paso, delivered a message.

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I did not sign up for this

by Jennifer Wilkes on June 27, 2017 in Great Commandment

I have made it to another weekend. It has been long. It has not been what I thought it was going to be, but here we are. There have been multiple times this week that I have said to myself “I did not sign up for this.”

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Pastors & Ministry Dads: 5 Things Your Kids Need From You

by Carrie Austin on June 26, 2017 in Faith

As a pastor’s kid, I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly of church life. Like many PK’s, I struggled through rebellion and making my faith my own.

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BOUNCE students renovate homes in Dallas community

by Courtney Reeves on June 22, 2017 in Great Commandment

Teenagers travelled to Dallas for the summer, not to shop or catch a baseball game, but to work on remodeling houses. The week of June 12-17 saw three youth groups come to the Metroplex as a part of BOUNCE Student Disaster Recovery, a Texas Baptists Missions program.

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Cowboy Church builds relationships, churches and soccer fields in Honduras

by Kirsten McKimmey on June 21, 2017 in Ministerial Health

With a heart for missions and church planting, members of Texoma Cowboy Church in Wichita Falls have traveled on three mission trips to Olanchito, Honduras, in efforts of planting new cowboy churches. 

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A place to stay, a path to restoration

by Kalie Lowrie on June 19, 2017 in News

After the six-hour drive from Lufkin to Abilene, Roseanne Welch was thankful for the warm welcome she received as she walked in the door of the Eunice Chambless Hospitality House.

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Allowing God to use inadequacies for His glory in Leeds

by Seth Grant on June 14, 2017 in Great Commandment

During our first week in Leeds, Paul and I would walk every morning from our host home to the Emmanuel Centre, the university chaplaincy headquarters.

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How our church found a new strategy to welcome guests

by Aaron Summers on June 13, 2017 in Faith

We noticed a new trend in our church on Sunday mornings. Fewer guests were filling out the communication cards we had in the pews. We had guests, and plenty of them, but there was no way to follow up if we did not have any information from them.

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Dreams of Jesus in South Asia

by Guest Author on June 7, 2017 in Great Commandment

Today marks one week since we left Dallas for this great adventure! Each day, we wake up to prayer walk and evangelize in the slums from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The people here are friendly and willing to talk. Let me share one encouraging story with you before we head out for another day.

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Living water brings hope in Southeast Asia

by Guest Author on June 6, 2017 in Hunger Offering

Clean water is essential for life. In one Southeast Asian village, clean water brought a community to church.

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