BGCT exec sets forth plan for oversight & accountability
DALLAS (BP)--In the wake of revelations that a vast majority of $1.3 million in church-starting funds for the Rio Grande Valley from 1999-2005 was obtained under false pretenses, the Baptist General Convention of Texas’ executive board was presented with a plan to improve oversight and accountability.
BGCT reports $1.3M fraud, mismanagement in church funds
DALLAS (BP)--Phantom churches and ignored accountability standards cost Texas Baptists more than $1.3 million between 1999 and 2005, according to a report presented to the Baptist General Convention of Texas’ executive board Oct. 31 in Dallas.
FIRST-PERSON: John Kerry’s ‘special place in hell’
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--A few days ago while vociferously condemning President Bush’s handling of the Iraq War, John Kerry exchanged his political rhetoric for a bit of theology, as he has become accustomed to doing lately.
Wounds helped Wedgwood victim see ‘what is really important’
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Five years after two bullets nearly took his life in the Wedgwood Baptist Church shooting, Kevin Galey is thankful for the new perspective his wounds gave him.
Speaking at SWBTS, Falwell unashamed of Bush endorsement
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Jerry Falwell refused to back down from his endorsement of President Bush's re-election bid in his first-ever speaking engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 24. He also said that Americans United for Separation of Church and State, an organization that has attacked Falwell for his support of the president, was targeting conservative churches.
FIRST PERSON: The marital enemy few speak of
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--My mailbox is deluged weekly with fundraising letters from pro-family organizations that invoke the threat of same-sex “marriage” being legalized by liberal judges in various states.
FIRST-PERSON: Pluralism personified
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Adam Yahiye Gadahn -- one of seven individuals named in late May as a suspected al Qaeda terrorist -- is the latest poster child for the insidious effects of empty-headed religious pluralism. The 25-year-old’s journey from California teenager to FBI fugitive highlights, once again, the enormous impact parents have on their children.
Hubert Martin, VP for business at Southwestern, retires July 31
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Hubert Martin is retiring as vice president of business affairs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary after 30 years of service to Southern Baptists.
FIRST-PERSON: These ‘Friends’ needed more
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--As “Friends” went off the air for the last time, I found myself wondering why that show was so popular for so long.
Friends recall David McDonnall’s commitment to sharing faith
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| Quiet moment Erika Wiegand, a friend of David and Carrie “Niki” McDonnall, has a quiet moment during a memorial service for David McDonnall March 23. McDonnall, an IMB aid worker, was killed in Iraq. Photo by Matt Miller |
Chris McKinney, who was befriended by McDonnall during his first semester at Southwestern, described him as an “on-mission Christian all the time.”
McKinney drew laughter and nods of agreement from the crowd packed into the Truett Auditorium as he told about a time he and McDonnall were standing in line at Wendy’s, their favorite restaurant.
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| Mourning An unidentified person at a memorial service for IMB aid worker David McDonnall sheds a tear March 23. The service was held at Southwestern Seminary. Photo by Matt Miller |
“I was standing there looking at the menu and all of a sudden I heard David speaking in Arabic back behind me. All I could think was, ‘There he goes again. He’s found the only Arabic-speaking people in all of southwest Fort Worth and he’s talking to them,’” McKinney said. “I don’t speak Arabic, but I know one word in Arabic. I know the word ‘Isa,’ which is the Arabic word for Jesus. Within 30 seconds of being at Wendy’s, David was on mission for Jesus Christ, sharing the Gospel with these people who had probably never heard it before.”
