Annual Meeting

2022 Missions Banquet looks towards sharing the gospel with ‘every nation, tribe and language’

Nov 15, 2022

“We’re not talking about statistics; we’re talking about names and faces of real people,”

How your church can make an impact through ministry partners

Nov 15, 2022

“We can talk about the Kingdom … but people can ignore our words. They can’t ignore our actions. So I say, lead with needs, follow with words."

Texas Baptists hear message on revival, honor David Hardage, collect offering for hunger relief

Nov 15, 2022

“Revival requires a heart that longs for the presence of God. It requires a divine and holy discontent,”

Hardage: Unity must be protected and treasured

Nov 15, 2022

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

Worship Celebration speaker urges honesty to heal after trauma and drama

Nov 15, 2022

“Jesus looks at the struggles in our lives and says, ‘Why don’t you just bring it to me?’ You can’t heal what you hide."

Texas Baptist Missions Foundation celebrates God moving through Baylor BSM

Nov 15, 2022

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

Hardage speaks on the identity and focus of Texas Baptists in Annual Meeting workshop

Nov 15, 2022

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.”

Texas Baptists Evangelism debuts evangelism curriculum for a new generation

Nov 14, 2022

“When you look at how Jesus did ministry a lot of times He asked questions. You don’t necessarily have to have all the right answers; you just have to know how to ask the right questions,”

Texas Baptists messengers elect new officers, raise budget for second consecutive year

Nov 14, 2022

During the first business session of the 137th Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) Annual Meeting, messengers elected new officers, approved the 2023 budget and heard reports from the Executive Director Search Committee and Gen Z/Millennial Task Force.

Worship Celebration speakers encourage messengers to believe God, invest in church planting

Nov 14, 2022

“There is a big difference between believing in God and believing God,” said Tony Canady, pastor of Triumphal Christian Fellowship, a multicultural and multigenerational Texas Baptists church plant in Waxahachie.

Pastor’s Common Rally provides space for collaboration, fellowship for young ministry leaders

Nov 14, 2022

The rally was a time of fellowship and worship for Millenial and Generation Z pastors and ministers and was held at a coffee shop in downtown Waco.

Texas Baptists en Español celebran un llamado común, académicos en la reunión anual

Nov 14, 2022

Los participantes en la celebración de los Texas Baptists en Español fueron desafiados a practicar un "liderazgo inamovible" al celebrar todo lo que Dios está haciendo en las iglesias y escuelas por todo Texas.

Texas Baptists en Español celebrate common calling, scholars at annual rally

Nov 14, 2022

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

Texas Baptists African American Rally celebrates 40 years of impact

Nov 14, 2022

“When a Christian is filled with the Holy Spirit, God can bring down strongholds in his heart; when a church is filled with the Holy Spirit, God can turn the world upside down,”

Texas Baptists celebrate fellowship, renewal, unity during 2021 Annual Meeting

Nov 17, 2021

More than 1,600 participants in-person and online gathered together for the 2021 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting Nov. 14-16.

Monday evening session speaks on responding to difficult times, celebrates 10 years of David Hardage

Nov 16, 2021

“...the moment we’re in does not pause the mission we’re on.”

David Hardage highlights Texas Baptist accomplishments in ministry in Executive Director report

Nov 16, 2021

“We’re enjoying a season of peace and unity.”

Fostering, adopting and revitalizing churches

Nov 16, 2021

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.”