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"God’s not going to stand still. God’s going forward, and God is looking for people to keep up with Him,”

Outgoing President Jason Burden gave his final presidential address to messengers at the 2022 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting on Tuesday morning, Nov. 15.

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

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

“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."

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.

“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.

“Having this knowledge can make the church relevant again in the public sphere of ideas and influence,”

“It was an exciting thing to see the students get behind it,”

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) hosted the Congreso Experience on Saturday, October 22, 2022.