Weekly Update
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Texas Baptists are kingdom-collaborating
Aug. 19, 2026
Wherever Christ’s rule is established, there his kingdom is, including churches, communities, universities, Christian ministries, the public square, businesses, hospitals and wherever we serve the least of these.
Texas Baptists are beautifully-diverse
Aug. 5, 2026
The churches that make up this convention are diverse in multiple ways, including geography, size, worship styles, culture, ethnicity, age and language.
Focusing on God’s mission
July 29, 2026
This week is staff week at the Texas Baptists Rambler offices in Dallas. Our staff gathered to worship, hear ministry updates, interact with each other, be encouraged in the work we are doing together and be reminded of our mission. In a very real way, we are living out our “future-thinking” value.
Texas Baptists are future-thinking
July 22, 2026
As the summer draws to a close, we are grateful for the many events that have ministered to children and students this summer. Churches have held VBS, summer camps and mission trips, which provide for gospel proclamation, disciple-making and spiritual decisions by young people.
Texas Baptists are historically-rooted
July 15, 2026
As I reflect on the third Texas Baptists descriptor, namely historically-rooted, and on the early church’s description in Acts 2, I’m reminded that our faith is rooted around the table of Christ, where he commands us to “remember him.”
Texas Baptists are gospel-centered
July 8, 2026
This week, I address the “gospel-centered” aspect. In a very real way, the reason we exist as a convention is the gospel. Sharing the gospel is the mission that unites us.
The solid ground of biblical faithfulness
July 1, 2026
Being biblically-faithful means that we believe in the sacredness of the Scriptures, we allow them to lead us to Christ, and we rely on the Holy Spirit to give us understanding.
Texas Baptists are biblically-faithful
June 24, 2026
Baptists have been known as “people of the book.” It is no coincidence that in every version of The Baptist Faith and Message, the article on the Scriptures is first.
The timeliness of the gospel
June 18, 2026
Summer ministry continues! Several churches are doing outreach events around the FIFA World Cup excitement.
Serving God’s purpose in our generation
June 10, 2026
May we, as the people of God, focus our energy and attention on the lostness in Texas. This requires us to live out the Great Commandment and the Great Commission as our greatest priority. Let’s live GC2 Strong!
Living out the Great Commandment and the Great Commission
June 5, 2026
This is the first week of our GC2 Press 13-week Bible Study “GC2 Strong: A Great Commandment Great Commission Awakening.”
Go Now students commissioned to serve this summer
May 27, 2026
Over 500 BSMers have answered the call this year to serve through Texas Baptists Go Now Missions. Some have done so as semester missionaries. Others served during the Christmas break. Approximately 300 are doing it as summer missionaries.
God is on the move
May 20, 2026
It is good to be united as churches and as the executive board around the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. It is good to have a vision of our Lord on his throne, high and exalted, calling us to join him in his mission. It is good to be people who have said to Him, “Here we are, send us!”
Kingdom generosity – past, present and future
May 13, 2026
As I continue to reflect on the 140th anniversary of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, I am filled with gratitude. The legacy of cooperation has been deep and wide. One of the gifts from God in our history is the formation of the Cooperative Program.
Strengthening ministers to the glory of God
May 6, 2026
As we begin the month of May, we find ourselves between Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday. We rejoice in the hope of Christ’s resurrection. Like the apostles in the first-century church, we continue to proclaim the Easter message beyond Easter Sunday.
Sharing the gospel with the nations this summer
April 30, 2026
Whether you are a soccer fan or not, the reality is that the nations are coming to Texas and North America in an unprecedented manner, with a focus on the sport most played and watched globally. There will be a soccer fervor among young people and many others.
Fostering fellowship
April 23, 2026
This past Saturday, Sunday and Monday, I participated in a memorial service, a church anniversary and a golf tournament. All three experiences were very different from each other. Yet, I did find they shared something in common.
The importance of servant leadership
April 16, 2026
This week, I have been reflecting on servant leadership. That was the topic of my message to our Texas Baptists staff in chapel on Monday morning and it relates to various events this week.