BGCT Presidential Journal 19

Dallas: The Committee on Convention Business (COCB) met this week in Dallas. Mrs. Jeane Law is the chairperson of this year’s committee. The theme for the convention in Houston will be “Texas Hope 2010.” I felt it was important for our convention theme to resonate with our overall mission as a people.
There were two [...]

Baptist Blogging: The Nervous System or Underbelly of the Kingdom

This week the dark side of the blogging world reared its ugly head. Baptist blogging has gotten a bad rap in many circles in recent years. In fact, there have even been Baptist bodies that have sought to take punitive action against bloggers among our ranks.
As a Baptist blogger I must admit that there are [...]

BGCT Presidential Journal 18

The destination for this week’s travels was to Dallas for the BGCT Executive Board meeting. The Executive Board is a working board charged with the responsibilities of overseeing the work of the BGCT between annual meetings. The board divides its work between its missions and ministries and its institutions. The board is ably led by [...]

Baylor Search Committee Listening Session

Baylor University stands at a significant crossroads. For over one-hundred and fifty years Baylor has stood as a light for gospel in the heart of Texas. As the world has changed, Baylor has grown and thrived.
Currently the Baylor regents are searching for the 14th president of this great Texas Baptist school. The selection of a [...]

BGCT Presidential Journal 17

This week I had the opportunity to participate in one of the final meetings of the Future Focus Committee led by Stephen Hatfield and Andy Pittman. This committee was formed in response to a recommendation from Ed Jackson, a messenger from First Baptist Church of Garland at the 2007 Annual Meeting in Amarillo.
The following is [...]

BGCT Presidential Journal 16

This week I served the convention from my “Canyon White House.” It was good to spend a week at home. Clearly being a husband, father, pastor, and president makes for a full plate, and at times as they say in Texas “too many irons in the fire.” If it were not for the patience of [...]

BGCT Presidential Journal 15

This week my travel took me to Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas where I attended the Currie-Strickland Lectures in Christians Ethics, and attended the board of trustee meeting. Since 1889, Howard Payne University has been faithful to its calling of equipping the next generation to change the world. This small Baptist university located in [...]