Missions Strong
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Replanting conference focuses on giving old churches new life
Jan. 23, 2020
On Jan. 10-11, approximately 50 people from around the United States gathered at Houston’s First Baptist Church to attend “Am I a Replanter?,” a conference centered on nation-wide church replanting.
Lives changed and community restored
Oct. 22, 2018
After attending Texas Baptists Church Planting Center (CPC) training in Houston, Pastor Ryan Thompson set out to plant a church that would reach the lost and the broken in Nederland, Texas.
So all may hear along the Amazon
July 13, 2018
Twenty-eight Texans partnered with MAP missionaries along the Amazon River to share the Gospel and strengthen the ongoing work in Brazil.
BOUNCE students bring hope to Houston after Harvey
July 13, 2018
After months of hopelessness following the destruction of Hurricane Harvey, Houston homeowner Gaye Stephens was shown compassion and joy for the first time through middle and high school students.
The transforming power of God in prisons
July 13, 2018
Prisoners lives are being transformed as their fellow inmates are living out the call of the Great Commission to start ‘Philippi Churches.’
El poder transformador de dios en las prisiones
July 13, 2018
Las Iglesias Filipos son grupos de presos que se reúnen para orar, adorar y testificar del amor y el poder de Dios dentro de las prisiones.
Seeing God at work through 50 years of River Ministry
Sept. 11, 2017
In 1967, the Baptist General Convention of Texas recognized the 2 million people living along the border of Texas and Mexico as an important mission point and launched the Rio Grande Mission Thrust with $250,000 allocated for missions opportunities.
Snapshots of present-day River Ministry
Sept. 11, 2017
Daniel Rangel joined with Mario Gonzalez, director of Texas Baptists Multi-housing and House Congregations, to train house church leaders on ministering to new congregations in Laredo.
Meet Osvaldo and Vanessa Lerma: River Ministry Missionaries in the Valley
Sept. 11, 2017
Osvaldo and Vanessa Lerma have served as Texas Baptists River Ministry missionaries in the Rio Grande Valley for a combined 25 years.
Developing a love for literacy in Del Rio
Aug. 28, 2017
When a family is struggling to put food on the table, stocking the house with interesting literature while fostering a love of reading in their children isn’t usually a priority.
What I saw and heard in my city
July 27, 2016
Outside the city of Brownwood, lies a small Baptist encampment where I was spending a week as camp pastor of an RA/GA camp when the reports out of Louisiana and Minnesota came in. These were quite disturbing to me.
Texas Baptists bring BSM to Guadalajara University
June 20, 2016
Home to over 116,000 students, the University of Guadalajara lies in Guadalajara, the state capital of Jalisco, Mexico, which has a mere 1% Christian population.
Being present and allowing God to work
May 10, 2016
Living on mission, according to Josue Valerio, director of the Missions Team, is being present with the people around you and pointing them to a deeper relationship with Christ.
How to pray first, often and strategically
May 5, 2016
Recently, I posted about prayer on a social media account, because I was writing up course lessons for urban pastors. A wise friend commented and asked me the question, “How do you define praying strategically?”
A Short Walk to Another World: Reflections on ministry on the border
April 14, 2016
Our day began with a short walk over an International Bridge from El Paso in to Juarez. In less than 30 minutes, God transported us by foot into another world—a world of opportunity.
Ministry is done with people, not for people
Feb. 24, 2016
I have often thought back to a meeting one afternoon with the "consultant" in regard to attendance. The church was at its lowest point in my tenure.
Five ways to have a strong Christmas Eve outreach
Dec. 8, 2015
Christmas seems to come sooner and sooner each year. Most retailers are displaying and selling Christmas merchandise in the middle of October, some before the end of September.
How to put the Kingdom of God first in your ministry
Aug. 12, 2015
If we are to be honest, we have to admit one of the key concerns for us as church leaders is how many people participate in the "main" worship service on Sunday morning.