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African American Fellowship hosts conference, elects officers

Jul 15, 2014

Powerful worship, thought-provoking sermons, and enlightening workshops made this year's African American Fellowship Conference on July 8-10 one to be remembered.

Parents learn skills for raising highly capable kids

May 5, 2014

Twenty-nine parents from Manuel Jara Elementary School set aside time for 11 weeks this spring to learn tools, skills and confidence to raise healthy, caring, and responsible children through Parent University. 

Congreso Nation is Everlasting for 50th Anniversary

Apr 25, 2014

Congreso is an experience thousands have encountered over the past 50 years. What began in 1964 as a ministry to Hispanic Baptist students has continued to impact thousands of lives across the state. 

WMU reflects on defining moments at annual meeting

Apr 16, 2014

Sharing of God's faithfulness in the midst of many trials, Steve McCord stated, "We are not compelled but surrendered to Him who loved us with an everlasting love."

Reaching Christians in a new method

Apr 10, 2014

In winter of 2010, after two suicides and 20 drug overdoses from students at Royal High School, Pastor Bobby "Tre9" Herring was asked by the assistant principal of Royal High School and a local missionary if there was anything he could do to reach the youth of Brookshire.

How to seek God through frustration

Apr 8, 2014

Frustration is a theme everyone will journey through at one point or another, according to Dave Edwards, keynote speaker for the Single Adult Rally on Apr. 5, "One is a whole number."

Texas Baptists increase giving to SBC by 2.7%

Nov 15, 2013

Texas Baptists' giving to the Southern Baptist Convention for 2013 has increased by 2.7% as compared to giving reports from the same time period in 2012.

Business Leadership Principles Translate into the Ministry

Oct 28, 2013

Leadership principles from the business world can be translated to ministry principles as youth ministers across Texas learned during Leadership Tuesday at Youth Ministry Conclave. 

DBU Students Respond to The Calling Conference

Oct 23, 2013

Nearly 400 DBU students gathered together for The Calling Conference, an event geared to help college students discern their calling to ministry and determine the next steps for them to take along that journey. 

North Texas Team Works in Piedras Negras

Oct 7, 2013

A team from Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall, Texas, just completed a very successful health clinic in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.

Executive Board approves 2014 convention budget

Sep 26, 2013

The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board approved a $40.4 million 2014 budget for the convention.

'The Art of Black Preaching'

Sep 25, 2013

The energetic call and response style of African American preaching garners the attention of those who have witnessed its finest practitioners.

African American Fellowship visions future, studies new age statistics

Jul 16, 2013

African American Baptists were challenged to look into the future with a new set of lenses as they gathered together at this year's Culp Banquet, celebrated during the Texas Baptists Family Gathering.

The little things: God uses volunteers to answer big prayers in Oklahoma

Jun 13, 2013

Dressed in a long-sleeved gray shirt ornamented with a small orange OSU emblem, Zach Rowell, stood in the bed of his white truck as the sweltering summer sun beat down relentlessly.