Texas Baptists Urban Missions

“For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.”
‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:5‬
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Merry Christmas to you all!!
May you read the Christmas Story with fresh eyes this year and see it in a new way. May it be a blessing to you and your family!
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My Christmas Prayer is to start a small group Bible study in 2021. – Mark Dela Cruz, MAP Missionary, Southeast Asia
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My wish for Christmas is that every migrant has winter clothes, food, and medicine, but especially that they listen to and meet Christ as their savior! - Cutberto Ramirez, River Ministry Missionary
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My Christmas Wish is that God will heal the trauma experienced by so many people in Lebanon, and provide for the needs of this broken and hurting country. I pray that His Church--local and global--will be agents of His provision and peace. - Julia Wallace, TXB Missionary, Lebanon
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My Christmas Prayer is to have a Christmas celebration this year and share the gospel with not yet believers. – Matthew Reyes, MAP Missionary, Southeast Asia
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Giving to TXB Cooperative Program enables ETBU’s BSM & BSMs across TX the ability to provide students a place to worship, discipleship, & training to share the Gospel with other students on campus. Read more at the link below.
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“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4:16‬ ‭
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I’m thankful for the word of GOD. I’m thankful that the Lord has given us everything we need, through the Bible...I am thankful just to know GOD and serve him. - Keron Jackson, TXB Missionary, Speaker & Singer, DFW Area
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Christmas Prayer: Build a tiny home village on the property adjacent to the church building. We hope to have 5 tiny homes which will house 10 individuals. - Darrel Auvenshine, TXB Missionary, Ft Worth
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My Christmas Prayer is for schools to reopen in early 2021 so I can resume Student Ministry in my focus city. – John Santos, MAP Missionary, Southeast Asia
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My Christmas wish is for the Spanish speaking men & women being forced into prostitution in Paris to be freed from their situation, & healed in every aspect of their lives by the transforming power of Christ. - Noemi Aguirre, TXB Missionary, France
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My Christmas wish is for Medical missions to be able to start serving in Mexico again. - Silvia Briones, River Ministry Missionary
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“Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭3:1‬
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I never get tired of thanking God each day for love, mercy, provision, health, friends, and work. How much I’d like Mexico to celebrate Thanksgiving too! – Dra Gloria de la Pena, River Ministry Missionary, Piedras Negras / Acuna, MX
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Texas Grand Chapel - Conroe says, “Amazing month at Texas Grand Chapel.”
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This church start was able to give out 25 baskets of food to the intermediate school for families who would not be able to have Thanksgiving without these food items. What a blessing!
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Thank you to all who are sending Christmas cards to our missionaries! They are starting to receive them! Thank you for being a blessing!
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Texas Baptists Urban Missions

Check out this report from MAP Missionary Rafael Araujo in Canada! From Brazil, he and his wife have settled in the Vancouver area and started a church to reach Brazilians for Christ!
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Whether you are a pastor, pastors wife, or church leader, you face unique challenges at home and work. Contact [email protected] to access these marriage resources to help you not only with marriage ministry but also relationships that matter the most.

For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭2:11‬
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We are thankful for men & women who give from their heart to share the Gospel of Jesus. In 1 month volunteers in 542 Churches made 37,193 contacts about Christ...73 of those people gave their lives to Christ. – Paul, Director of House Church & Multi-Housing
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Agape Christian Community of Katy shared:
I praise the Lord that on October 11, 2020 we had three Baptisms. We were able to place Worship Services and Baptisms on FACEBOOK.
The FACEBOOK outcomes:
- 880 Views
- 33 Shares
- 67 Comments
- 98 Likes
What a blessing!
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Spring Break will be here before you know it and BOUNCE is running out of room for participants. Sign your mission team up NOW.

Go to bit.ly/3ijTHEz for more info or to register for BOUNCE Spring Break or Summer 2021!

“One of the greatest gifts...has been watching them experience God, serve others, and realize what the Father can do through them if they are willing,” Farrah Dunaway, ETBU head coach of Cheer, and Acrobatics and Tumbling, said.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3fJy4wQ
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“for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3:26, 28‬ ‭
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Texas Baptists is closed today & tomorrow for Thanksgiving. I hope you all enjoy time in person or online with family. We give thanks for you & your support through this very different year. Praise the Lord for continuing His work through us!
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Do you have a prison in your city? Philippi Churches are in prisons all over Texas. We need church partners to store material & take it to prisons when needed. Contact [email protected] if someone is interested in heading this up at your church.

We are excited to share these numbers of professions of faith from the first 3 quarters of this year. Praise the Lord for how He continues to move in this pandemic year! Pray for the new believers these numbers represent!
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Your gifts to Texas Baptists endorse chaplains who are taking the Gospel to a place where Christ’s love is desperately needed – our prisons. Check out this article to see how Chaplain Lucero shares the message of eternal salvation in El Paso.
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“and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:6‬ ‭
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Our calling to go & make disciples hasn't stopped during this pandemic year. TXB Center for Missional Engagement has faithfully made disciples by starting 74 new churches in the year 2020. Join us in celebrating this great work of God!
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Ever wonder what all Texas Baptists do? Check out the Ministries page on our website at bit.ly/2KnicEK to see what all we have to offer! We are included, The Center for Missional Engagement. Have questions, let us know!

We are now the Center for Missional Engagement!
- Church Starting
- Urban Missions
- Missionary Adoption Program (MAP)
- River Ministry / Mexico Missions
- BOUNCE
- House Church
- Philippi Ministry
Goal: Share Christ & Show Love
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The Pastor's Common

Mark Clifton is the Senior Director of Replanting at the North American Mission Board (NAMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention. Mark has served as a pastor, church planter, church revitalizer, mission strategist, coach, and mentor to young leaders. He has planted and replanted numerous churches and has also served as a national and regional leader for church planting and missions.

He joins us for a conversation on Revitalization, Thursday Nov. 19th at 2:00 pm.