Faith

From church start to massive ministry

Jun 2, 2021

“God took me around the long way to get me to see what he wanted me to see,”

2021 Texas Baptists Legacy Awards to honor Richard A. Jackson and Roy T. Edgemon

May 10, 2021

The Texas Baptist Legacy Award is presented annually at the Independence Baptist Church in Independence, Texas, in recognition of lifelong Christian service.

Examining church health with Jonathan Smith

Apr 28, 2021

Church health strategist Jonathan Smith explains what a healthy church looks like and how he can be a resource for Texas Baptists congregations.

Renewed Confidence

Apr 28, 2021

Read how a family’s life was transformed through the Texas Baptist Children’s Home.

Thinking about church health in the aftermath of a pandemic

Mar 31, 2021

"We can’t forget that the work of God is still happening. We can’t lose sight of that fact,”

David Dykes announces his retirement from Green Acres Baptist Church

Mar 4, 2021

"I am looking forward to handing the baton to the next generation of younger leadership.”

Winter Storm Response: Q&A with Church Architecture

Feb 24, 2021

The Texas Baptists Church Architecture team is ready to assist churches in need.

Celebrating 40 years of faithful ministry at Northview Baptist Church

Feb 12, 2021

"I’m just going to be faithful. Faithful to love the people, faithful to preach the Word,”

El matrimonio bíblico a la luz de los desafíos del ministerio

Feb 12, 2021

¡El Señor nos ha dado un año más juntos para celebrar el día de San Valentín!

Biblical marriage in light of the challenges of ministry

Feb 12, 2021

The Lord has given us one more year together to celebrate Valentine's Day!

Blue Reflectors

Dec 18, 2020

Recently I was in the drive-through line ordering breakfast tacos for the family. While sitting and waiting patiently for my order, I noticed one of our city’s Deputy Fire Chiefs driving and then stopped at the business just across the street.

Wait for it…The Power and Promise of Joy

Dec 15, 2020

What a year. Disease and sickness and death. Political unrest. Racial tension. Violence in the streets. You can almost hear the exasperated, weary refrain, “Man, I’m so done with 2 BC.” As tough as 2020 has been, it is not alone in history as a time of darkness and hardship.

Ready or Not, Here We Go: Praying over our kids, parents and teachers this new school year

Aug 18, 2020

Let’s join together in prayer over these 6 ‘P’s for our children, parents, and teachers

The day I called Warren Wiersbe

May 27, 2020

"Preach, pray and keep plugging away.”

Using Asset Mapping to guide community ministry

Feb 4, 2020

The ABCD method helped us take a large issue and break it down into very practical actions we could take to help our homebound neighbors.

Sharing your faith in 2020: Where do you start?

Jan 10, 2020

To start off the new year, many people establish new goals, whether in the areas they feel completely confident in or in areas where little notice has been taken. A great goal for believers would be to share their faith with more people in the new year.

Texas Baptists encouraged to plant seeds in a changing landscape

Nov 19, 2019

Victor Rodriguez encouraged pastors to “let the seeds fly” in his sermon during the closing worship session on Tuesday of the 2019 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting.

Brooks encourages fellow pastors with a simple job description: proclaim Jesus

Nov 19, 2019

In his convention sermon on Monday evening during the 2019 Annual Meeting of Texas Baptists, Duane Brooks summed up the role of the pastors and believers in the room in two simple words: proclaim Jesus.