Weekly Update
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Memorial Day and living sacrificially
May 23, 2025
Memorial Day weekend is here! Many celebrate graduations and the end of another school year. Others anticipate the beginning of summer, including VBS, mission trips, camps and perhaps even, vacation.
The gift of fellowship
May 14, 2025
What a gift it is to enjoy fellowship with others in the church family! What a joy it is to spend time together with fellow church leaders from sister churches. What a reflection of God’s love it is when churches come together to worship, fellowship and cooperate for God’s mission.
The importance of strong churches and healthy pastors
May 8, 2025
This week, I find myself preparing for our executive board meeting on May 19-20 in Abilene.
The multicultural, multiethnic, multilingual vision of the church
April 30, 2025
As we continue to rejoice in the hope of the resurrection, we anticipate the celebration of Pentecost. We remember the coming of the Holy Spirit on the gathered disciples in the upper room and the launching of the global Christian movement.
Cooperative, regular and proportionate giving
April 23, 2025
In less than three weeks, I will be traveling to Memphis, Tennessee. I will join 71 leaders in signing a declaration of cooperation on the occasion of the Cooperative Program’s 100th anniversary.
Passion Week and partnering for Kingdom ministry
April 16, 2025
We are in the middle of what is often referred to as Passion Week. We remember Jesus’ intention to go to Calvary. We reflect on his intense suffering and death. As we prepare for the glory of Resurrection Sunday, we remember there is no Easter without the Cross and the tomb.
Protecting our little ones
April 2, 2025
Last week, I shared with you about ministry to the next generation. How important that is for the kingdom! It is equally important that we protect the children God has entrusted to us.
Nearly half of CP funds support next-generation ministry like Congreso
March 27, 2025
I hope and pray you are doing well during this season of preparation as we remember Jesus’ suffering, death and burial, and as we anticipate celebrating his resurrection from the dead.
138 new believers and a new generation of gospel workers
March 20, 2025
Spring is in the air! Winds across Texas are fierce! Some parts of our state have been affected by wildfires.
What Does God Require?
March 12, 2025
If you have been around evangelicals for at least a couple of decades, you will remember WWJD bracelets. Young people wore them to ask themselves, “What Would Jesus Do?” in guiding them to make good decisions.
The uniqueness of church-driven CP giving
March 7, 2025
As March has arrived, I pray that you are experiencing the best of God’s blessings. As we anticipate the arrival of Resurrection Sunday, we reflect on Jesus’ love and sacrifice for us.
Warm hearts amidst cold days: Our February executive board meeting
Feb. 21, 2025
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, our BGCT executive board met.
Connecting Texas Baptists churches with God’s mission
Feb. 12, 2025
I write to you from the Tampa Bay area where I am attending a meeting of Baptist state convention executive directors from across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Every state convention is different but we all agree about the importance of partnership.
The priority of discipling children
Feb. 5, 2025
I am writing to you from Brazil. A small team of our Texas Baptists staff attended the Brazilian Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting in the city of Fortaleza.
A ‘fragrant offering’ for Orange County Baptists
Jan. 24, 2025
This is the time of the year when we, as a convention, as well as many of our churches and partner institutions, finalize financial reports for the previous calendar year.
Staff Week reflection: Finishing the race together
Jan. 16, 2025
This has been a full and exciting week for your Texas Baptists staff as we’ve just concluded our January Staff Week.
Generosity that honors the King
Jan. 8, 2025
I am typing this update on January 6. In some church traditions, this day is called “Epiphany” or “Three Kings Day,” celebrating the arrival of the magi to the house where Jesus and his parents were (Matthew 2:11). In such traditions, the eve of January 6 is considered the twelfth day of Christmas, ending the Christmas season officially and festively.
MAP and TXB Missionaries
Dec. 11, 2024
The second week of Advent, we reflect on the peace that the Messiah brings.