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Voices: Allison Gilliam: A legacy of worship
1+ week, 5+ day ago (836+ words) There are people who leave their mark through titles or positions, and there are those whose influence is measured in changed lives, strengthened faith, and generations inspired to worship. Allison Gilliam belongs to the latter. For nearly six decades, Allison…...
Voices: Kathy Hillman: A woman called to leadership
2+ week, 5+ day ago (943+ words) “Now remember what you were, my friends, when God called you” (1 Corinthians 1:26 GNT). “Life with friends is better around the campfire” reads the pillowcase atop the patchwork quilt gracing my bed in the rustic cabin I inhabit each summer at…...
Voices: Tera Kouba: A woman called to ministry
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1198+ words) A young woman from Mandalay, Burma—now Myanmar—never imagined one day she would become the minister of international and Asian ministries at a 165-year-old historic church and one of the leading faith-based community churches in San Antonio. I still cannot…...
Voices: Deirdre LaNoue: A woman called to ministry
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1065+ words) As I hiked in Montana last summer, I was mesmerized by the stream rushing alongside the trail. I grew up on the flat prairies of West Texas, where water was scarce and the tallest native trees were mesquite. Perhaps that’s…...
Obituary: Richard DuBroc Jr.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (370+ words) Baptist Standard Obituary: Richard DuBroc Jr. Staff / Baptist Standard Richard DuBroc Jr., longtime pastor of First Baptist Church of El Campo, died Aug. 17. He was 80. DuBroc was born July 8, 1946, in Fort Worth to Richard and Maxine Vallery DuBroc. His family…...
Voices: Ruth Cook: A woman called to ministry
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (1294+ words) I was never ordained, never preached or had a ministerial title on a church staff. I married a young seminarian and helped him finish his last year of school, both of us working hard to pay bills, graduate, and find…...
Around the State: HCU director honored for professional service
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (481+ words) Baptist Standard Around the State: HCU director honored for professional service Staff / Baptist Standard Tiffany Charles, director of undergraduate admissions at Houston Christian University, was presented with the Trent Argo Service Award at the National Association of Baptist Enrollment Professionals…...
Obituary: E.L. McNeal Jr.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (357+ words) Baptist Standard Obituary: E.L. McNeal Jr. Staff / Baptist Standard E.L. “Skip” McNeal Jr., longtime pastor of First Baptist Church in Sanger and interim minister to several Texas congregations, died July 26 in Sanger. He was 85. Born Aug. 7, 1940, at Fort Sill, Okla., to E....
Dolly Parton: A legacy of faith and kindness
2+ week, 4+ day ago (898+ words) Dolly Parton arrives at the 24th Annual MovieGuide Awards on Feb. 5, 2016, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Shutterstock image) Faith Pratt / Baptist Standard Dolly Parton, the renowned singer, songwriter, gospel artist, actress, and philanthropist whose faith shaped much of her life and work,…...
Obituary: Daniel Joe Rivera
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (340+ words) Baptist Standard Obituary: Daniel Joe Rivera Staff / Baptist Standard Daniel J. Rivera, former president of the Mexican Baptist Bible Institute and Hispanic Baptist Theological Seminary and a pioneering leader in Hispanic Baptist theological education, died July 27 at his home in New…...