Articles by Jessica King

On Nov. 10-12, messengers and guests from across the Texas Baptists family will gather at the Waco Convention Center for the 139th Texas Baptists Annual Meeting. 

Texas Baptists is donating $35,000 to ministry partner Texans on Mission, formerly Texas Baptists Men, to support feeding efforts related to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

“God burnt a passion in me that week… to serve people, to share the hope that I found in Christ, the joy I found in Christ with other people. And really the work that started in my heart like 20 something years ago during that mission trip, it’s never stopped,” - Eric Hunter, WTAMU BSM director

More than 700 children, youth, college ministers and pastors from across Texas and beyond gathered in San Antonio, TX, October 7-8 to attend Conclave NextGen for a time of worship, breakout sessions, training and networking, learning how to invest in and win the next generation for Christ.

Monica and I had the privilege of attending the Texas Baptists Church Starter’s retreat in Galveston last week.

Do you have a talent or hobby that you want to use for the kingdom? David Sanchez, director of Ethics and Justice for the Christian Life Commission (CLC), answered ‘yes’ to this question. 

Today in chapel, Texas Baptists en Español, under the leadership of director Rolando Rodriguez, hosted the third annual Hispanic Heritage Month service focusing on the vital ministry of Compañerismos across the state. Read the full recap here.

“...it comes first from spending time with Jesus, the Word, worshiping, being in community and from that place of being filled, we get to pour out into other people.”

This week, your Texas Baptists executive board met. It was an encouraging time of hearing exciting ministry reports and making important decisions moving forward. 

The September meeting of the Texas Baptists Executive Board was held on Sept. 23-24 in Dallas, TX.