Articles by Kalie Lowrie

When Jesus commanded his followers in Matthew 28 to go and make disciples, it was a call to share the Gospel with all people. No matter the context in which you find yourself, through prayer, submission to the Holy Spirit’s promptings and obedience to the word of God, opportunities to share the Gospel can abound. Here are some different contexts and key factors to consider when sharing your faith.

Texas Baptists leadership hosted a Foster Care Summit on Mon., Apr. 16 to discuss the foster care crisis in Texas and seek ways for partnering churches and ministries to get involved. Opening the meeting, Executive Director David Hardage discussed the escalating crisis over the past few years and his desire to see Texas Baptists join together to make a difference.

The Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission has partnered with Prison Fellowship and more than 150 other organizations to recognize April as Second Chance Month, in remembrance of the 65 million people with a criminal record with limited access to education, jobs and other opportunities.

SUGAR LAND—Una diversa multitud de más de 300 participantes se unió para alabar y recibir el llamado a vivir una relación verdadera con Dios, consigo misma, con otros y con la creación en la Conferencia Miqueas 6:8 de la Comisión de Vida Cristiana de los Bautistas de Texas el 23 y 24 de marzo en SugarLand, Texas.

“Esperamos que nuestro trabajo sea guiado por las palabras del profeta Miqueas de hacer justicia, amar la misericordia y caminar humildemente delante de Dios”, dijo Jacob West, presidente del Consejo de Comisionados de la Comisión de Vida Cristina y pastor de la iglesia FirstBaptistChurch de Plainview.

Corbett enfatiza el papel de la justicia en el alivio de la pobreza

“Somos creados para conocerlo y ser conocidos por Él”, dijo Steve Corbett, Profesor Asociado de Desarrollo Comunitario en elCovenantCollege, durante su conferencia del viernes por la mañana. “Fuimos creados para ser adoradores. Somos portadores de la imagen divina. Esto lo vuelve a usted un ser precioso”.

A diverse crowd of more than 300 united in worship and heeded the call to live in right relationships with God, self, others and creation at the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission’s Micah 6:8 Conference March 23-24 in Sugar Land, Texas.

The combined missions efforts of Texas Baptists over Spring Break involved more than 1,400 middle, high school and college students engaged in ministry across the United States. Projects ranged from rebuilding homes in Houston damaged by Hurricane Harvey, providing free van rides and pancakes to fellow college students in South Padre Island and engaging in evangelistic efforts alongside church planters in New York City.

The Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas approved a motion on Tuesday to form a committee to research ways in which the Convention could be more agile in response to emerging needs.