Workshops

Live Zoom Date: 9/8/2020

Children's Ministry and Missions: The Complete Ministry For Children Includes Missions

Description

Learn about mission education and curriculum, mission activities that engage children, and the policies and resources that are necessary to experience missions off campus.

Presenters

Dr. Diane Lane, Childhood Specialist, Texas Baptists Dallas/Jonathan Brown, Children's Minister, FBC Temple/Joanna Jespersen, Minister to Children and Families, Shiloh Terrace Baptist Church

Live Zoom Date: 9/15/2020

The Why and Where of Missions

Description

Has there ever been a time when you did something without fully understanding the “why” behind it? In this virtual workshop Preston Cave from TBM will give us not only the “why” of missions, but also a new perspective of “where” missions should be lived out the most. It might just surprise you. Don’t miss this engaging workshop.

Presenters

Preston Cave, Missions & Discipleship Coordinator, Texas Baptist Men

Live Zoom Date: 9/22/2020

Equipped to Evangelize

Description

Sharing your faith doesn’t have to be scary or complicated. Let us help equip you and your church to share the gospel near and far today!

Presenters

Allison Braunan, Director of Special Projects, International Commission/Chad Selph, Pastor, FBC Allen/ Mark Matthews, Vice President of Development, International Commission/Brent Edwards, President, International Commission

Live Zoom Date: 9/29/2020

Fulfilling the Great Commission Through MAP

Description

Fulfilling the Great Commission through Collaboration with International Partners

Presenters

Milton Monte, Junta de Missões Nacionais, Brazil/Rev. Joseph Fornah, Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone/Pastor Luiguii Olortegui, Església Evangèlica Baptista de Roses/Pastor Danilo Antunes, Texas Baptists Ministry Grid/Pastor Pepe Flores, Baptist Convention of Peru/Pastor Thong Lun, Greater Houston Burmese Christian Fellowship/Pastor Larry Mayberry, Queens Church, New York/David Miranda, Director, Missionary Adoption Program, Texas Baptists/Josue Valerio, Director, Missions Team, Texas Baptists

Live Zoom Date: 10/6/2020

WMU of Texas: Partners in Missions

Description

Join us on a journey through the legacy of WMU of Texas and the ways the organization can walk alongside of you as you engage in local missions, establish partners for missions and empower others for worldwide missions. We will be joined by a local Christian Women's Job Corps leader as she shares the impact of the ministry in Texas.

Presenters

Tamiko Jones, Executive Director-Treasurer, WMU of Texas/Julie Forrester, Executive Director, CWJC of Greater Arlington

Live Zoom Date: 10/13/2020

BOUNCE: Mobilizing Your Students For Life Transformation

Description

Short-term mission service can be life changing experiences for students. We will help those who lead or serve students see the benefit of short-term missions, and how mobilizing students through Texas Baptist's BOUNCE can play a role in life transformation.

Presenters

David Scott, Director, BOUNCE, Texas Baptists/Carlos Montoya, Associate Pastor, Fielder Church South Oaks Campus

WORKSHOPS

Live Zoom Date: 10/20/2020

The Church and Community Transformation

Description

Understand the importance of connecting and being present in the community and some practices for community transformation. Recognize the importance and role of the church in the community. Remember the biblical basis for a church's practices to minister in and with the community. Hear from a practitioner about what is working in community ministries.

Presenters

Josua Valerio, Director, Missions Team, Texas Baptists/Israel Loachamin, Pastor and Director, La Puerta Ministries, First Baptist Church, Waco,

Live Zoom Date: 10/27/2020

Missional Partnerships

Description

Texas Baptists work with many missonal partners including individuals, churches, associations and other conventions. We'll touch on Texas Baptist partnership with the Tarrant Baptist Association in Fort Worth Texas and also the Northwest Baptist Convention (which includes Washington, Oregon and part of Idaho). These are just examples of how Texas Baptist has and can work with all of our partners. Together we can do more!

Presenters

Tom Howe, Associate Director, Missions Team/Director, Church Starting, Texas Baptists/Becky Biser, Director, Leadership Development, Tarrant Baptist Association/Randy Adams, Executive Director/ Treasurer, Northwest Baptist Convention

Live Zoom Date: 11/3/2020

Ministry Along the Border

Description

River Ministry/Mexico Missions serving along the border & Mission Opportunities ways you may serve along the border.

Presenters

Vanessa Lerma, River Ministry Missionary, Rio Grande Valley/Mario Alberto Gonzalez, Director, River Ministry/Mexico Missions, Texas Baptists

Live Zoom Date: 11/10/2020

Reimagining Witness for this Cultural Moment

Description

The current crises in our society demand that we reimagine the way in which we give witness to Jesus Christ. We will assess the end, means, and motivation for Christian witness and offer seven practices that will prepare us to speak to those around us in need of hope and transformation.

Presenters

Mike Stroope, Professor and M. C. Shook Chair of Missions, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, Waco

Live Zoom Date: 11/17/2020

Race and the Church: The Conversation Continues

Description

Let's dive deeper into the cultural realities of race and social justice. Including questions and discussion around some of the greatest challenges facing America in this cultural moment. Ideas and best practices will lead us to see how each person can make a difference in his or her sphere of influence.

Presenters

Oza Jones, Director, African American Ministries, Texas Baptists/Moses Pena, Pastor, Community Fellowship Church, Cedar Hill/Robert White, Pastor, Freedom Church, Bedford/Preston Cave, Mission & Discipleship Coordinator, Texas Baptists Men

View workshops on demand at txb.org/amworkshops

PUTTING GOD’S WORD TO WORK

2019 LEADERS IN TEXAS CP GIVING

Worship Attendance of 1,000 and above Green Acres Baptist Church Tyler David Dykes, Pastor

Worship Attendance of 500-999 First Baptist Church Mount Pleasant Clinton Davis, Pastor

Worship Attendance of 200-499 Central Baptist Church Jacksonville Mike Miller, Pastor

Worship Attendance of 100-199 First Baptist Church Plains Lee Patrick Hamilton, Pastor

Worship Attendance of 99 and below First Baptist Church Coahoma Jay Givens, Interim Pastor African American Fellowship The Church Without Walls-Brookhollow Houston Ralph West, Pastor

Chinese Fellowship Chinese Baptist Church Houston Dan Ho, Pastor

Hispanic Fellowship Northside Community Church San Antonio David Thompson, Pastor

Vietnamese Fellowship Christ the King Vietnamese Baptist Church Hewitt Hung Nguyen, Pastor