The ol’ BGCT ship has a new captain at the helm. Dr. Randel Everett was elected by the Executive Board to serve as the Executive Director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Dr. Everett will assume his post in April, and has big job on his hands.
During the course of the day, Dr. Everett [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 27, 2008
Welcome Aboard Randel!
February 21, 2008
A Stacked Committee?
In the latest issue of the Baptist Standard, Pastor Joe Worley of Groves, Texas raised a rather interesting and insightful observation about the Executive Director Search Committee of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. He wrote:
I discovered that the majority of the members of the committee are affiliated by church or personal association with the [...]
February 19, 2008
Broadway Delimma
This year the historic Broadway Baptist Church of Fort Worth celebrates its 125th anniversary of ministry in the heart of Fort Worth. This historic moderate Baptist church has a long history of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, loving people, and being a “hands on” witness to its neighborhood and city.
Recently this historic fellowship of [...]
February 15, 2008
60 Seconds
Valentine’s Day—the day of love and romance for couples all across the land was the rule of the day. Robyn and I were right in the middle of an annual date. We made a brief visit to one of our favorite places Barnes and Noble to look for a book before making our way to [...]
February 13, 2008
Promising Numbers
The Baptist General Convention of Texas reported this week their financial numbers for January 2008. The cooperating churches of the convention gave $5,039,361. These gifts represent a 2% increase in giving as compared to last year at this time. Unfortunately the gifts represented only 94.8% of the approved ministry budget. This shortfall of $279,045 compromises [...]
February 11, 2008
“Pinsonized”
Late in January, Rick Davis made an intriguing comment on his “aintsobad” blog. He wrote:
When I first got involved with baptist politics in Texas, after years of being a pastor/evangelist and staying at home to help a church grow, I began to hear of being “Pinsonized.” The reference was to the fellow then Executive Director [...]
February 7, 2008
A Vision Big and Bold Enough for Everyone: Everett’s Vision for the BGCT
In just a matter of days the future of the Baptist General Convention of Texas will take a dramatic turn. If the Executive Board elects to call Randel Everett to be our next Executive Director they will entrust to his hands and his heart the future of our beloved convention. He will face a “God-sized” [...]
February 4, 2008
New Baptist Covenant: A Job Well Done!
Baptists from across the nation gathered in Atlanta around of theme of “Unity in Christ” and for all practical purposes pull it off to the amazement of some and to the joy of most. There has been much controversy at times in Texas over the meaning and agenda of the New Baptist Covenant meeting coordinated [...]
