Articles by Teresa Young

God wants those that know Christ to share with those that don’t know Christ without respect to their color or background.

In an afternoon workshop at the 2023 Texas Baptists Family Gathering in McAllen, McKissic shared a brief study on the church that revealed what made them so ideal.

“I wanted to share a message of hope and express who we are and what we are as Texas Baptists. To me, Texas Baptists is my family and my world.”

Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger.

"We have to do something, and it takes all of us.”

“We are not a missions-minded convention; we are a missions-centered convention,...That’s the heartbeat of Texas Baptists.”

"There’s not a more important time for campus ministry and for churches to lead out in collaborative effort..."

In his last Annual Meeting as executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, Dr. David Hardage addressed a full room in a Monday morning workshop entitled “Texas Baptists: Today and Tomorrow.”

"a church is not just a good place to work but “a community where you can invest your life.”

Church consultants Thom and Sam Rainer believe that church adoptions will be outpacing church closures in the very near future, thanks to “the next great movement among American congregations.”