Author: billjones20

Texas Baptists Committed has been called a “watchdog.” That’s a great metaphor; unfortunately, our critics have often turned it upside-down and portrayed TBC negatively as an attack dog. But that’s not the Texas Baptists Committed I’ve come to know through the years. None of the people I’ve met who make up Texas Baptists Committed – Read more . . .

Then help is just one phone call or click away! Your pastor search committee’s first call should be to the Pastorless Church Team of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. You can reach Karl Fickling, Director, by calling him at 214-887-5491 or by clicking here to email him. This team is anxious to provide your church Read more . . .

We are Texas Baptists Committed! Our purpose is to promote a Baptist vision built upon the historic Baptist principles of religious liberty, cooperative missional involvement, and biblical justice. We serve as a resource for local churches by assisting them in educating their congregations concerning historical and current issues pertaining to Baptists. We support pastorless churches Read more . . .

As former presidents of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, we know well the important work that goes on each year at the Annual Meeting. This year will be no different as several key matters will come before the messengers.  The 2011 Budget as well as membership of every committee and of institutional boards will Read more . . .

Louis Mauldin, in his book The Classic Baptist Heritage of Personal Truth, provides a valuable summary of the understandings of conscience among the earliest Baptists: General and Particular Baptists disagree over the impact of sin upon the natural conscience, which is comprised of reason, the will, and communication. General Baptists see conscience as marred by Read more . . .