Jenness park employee undergirds the work of the local church
JENNESS PARK, Calif. (BP)--Leaving a comfortable position in a growing California church for Christian camping, Rod Goodmon stepped out on faith when he accepted a position as guest services coordinator at Jenness Park, a camp facility owned by the California Southern Baptist Convention.
Father’s death deepens TruthQuester’s faith
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| Gathering her thoughts Sarah Brown of Youngstown, Ohio, works on her journal aboard the TruthQuest: California bus as fellow participant Katie Royals adds a lighthearted nudge. Photo by Morris Abernathy |
On-site filming underway for TruthQuest: California
SAN DIEGO (BP)--"TruthQuest: California," the nation's first Christian reality television series, began July 11 on-site filming of 12 teenagers and their encounters with Southern Baptist evangelistic and teambuilding ministries.
Metro pastor urges forgiveness during memorial service
GARLAND, Texas (BP)--In what seemed more like a worship service than a memorial service, over 1,000 people gathered at Metro Church in Garland, Texas on Wednesday evening, June 26 to honor the lives of four teenagers lost in a recent bus crash.
1,000th church partners with Southern Baptists of Texas
IRVING, Texas (BP)--On Jan. 30, the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention posted the affiliation document from the 1,000th church to partner with the young convention. The SBTC is the newest of 40 state conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Founded in November 1998 with 120 affiliated churches, the SBTC has experienced steady growth in the three years since.
Pregnancy center sees many pluses in its ties with founding church
EULESS, Texas (BP)--The first day its doors opened, God seemed to confirm the ministry of the MidCities Pregnancy Center by sending in a client in need.
New Life Children’s Services facilitates adoption by a family & by God
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| Prayer, fasting and adoption Sara Black, executive director of a Houston adoption agency that prays and fasts each Thursday, says "some of these kids are adopted twice" -- by a family and by God. |
The adoption agency was birthed from the heart of the late A.B. "Bo" Henderson, associate pastor of Houston Northwest, as he counseled with women in crisis pregnancies. An adoptive parent himself, Henderson began the often difficult and tedious process of licensing NLCS with the state of Texas in 1983.
Although the ministry is now a separate entity from Houston Northwest, the church still contributes $800 a month to NLCS.
After confession, God heals the wounds of her abortion
ATHENS, Texas (BP)--On a Saturday night before Sanctity of Life Sunday, DeAnn Brindley crouched in front the altar of the empty Galloway Avenue Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas. Almost 17 years after she aborted her first child, the search for healing and forgiveness culminated as she tenderly arranged flowers and lit a few candles in a makeshift memorial. Pleading with God to reveal the identity of her lost baby to her, the burden of past mistakes seemingly lifted from her shoulders. The Lord had given her a name. He whispered to her spirit, "Audrey Dawn."
Hemphill’s executive v.p. choice rallies seminary’s Texas trustees
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Ken Hemphill's selection of Craig Blaising as executive vice president and provost has rallied trustees from Texas, the seminary's home state.
