Great Commission

"Cristo tenía un sistema. Él tenía a Sus discípulos que Él mismo entrenó, y entonces ellos fueron y entrenaron a otros. Y, ese es el enfoque al que Dios me ha llevado"

“Christ had a system. He had his disciples that he trained himself, and they went out and trained other people. And that’s the approach that I believe God has led me to,”

With our hearts full of gratitude, we share with you the great things that the Lord has done for us this last month. We had an intense month of hard work. We started to hold services in the church building that is still under construction, as the room in our house was no longer sufficient for all the people. On an average 25 people have participated in services with us, mostly children and young people.

My preference is to start listening to Christmas music after Thanksgiving. Now those that know me, know I haven’t always had this luxury as my Christmas started in June as a worship pastor preparing for annual Christmas planning!

As the 2020 Fall semester started at The University of Texas at El Paso, the Baptist Student Ministry staff met together to evaluate how their ministry would look different as the COVID-19 pandemic drastically modified life on campus.

On Thursday, November 12, 2020, Dr. G. Dean Dickens became the 12th annual recipient of the Maples-Williamson-Daehnert (MWD) Award.

As the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays draw near, churches are thinking of new and creative ways to share the holiday spirit in a way that is pandemic-friendly and safe for all those who participate.

“It was the first time either of them, I think, intentionally prayed on their own..."

"...Just invite them into your life, just do life with them, play sports and go from there.”

“as far as the remotest part of the earth"

“Our congregations need to be on the frontlines, because we see passages [like Micah 6:8] that say ‘do justice, love mercy.’”

River Ministry missionaries on the Texas/Mexico border are working hard to provide resources and hope in the midst of COVID-19.

Read about Texas Baptists missionary Julia Wallace and her heart for the people of Lebanon.

Church starting is a valuable way to reach the ever-growing population of Texas. See how two church starts are reaching out to their new communities.

The Missionary Adoption Program (MAP) would like to share a few short stories from several missionaries in Brazil. 

As Western Heritage Ministries celebrates 20 years, take a look at the impact cowboy churches are making in Texas.

"They want to be involved and they're coming up with some incredible ideas and that's what's so cool about it."

“It is not our purpose to impress people with the skillful work that we do as ministers, it is our purpose to please God in who we are and what we do.”