Carolyn Pilgreen is one of the adults participating in a mission trip in Lima, Peru. She writes the first of her reports as the group departs Houston: Today, Saturday, May 22, twelve students and adults are flying to Lima, Peru. We are going in the name of Jesus Christ to minister with Jessica and Christopher [...]
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Group off to Peru on Mission Trip
Posted in Missions, Youth and College on May 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One Man’s Commitment to Royal Ambassadors
Posted in Children, Missions on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Royal Ambassadors is a Bible-centered, church-based Baptist education for boys in grades 1 – 6. It is based on the motto “We are Ambassadors for Christ,” taken from 2 Corinthians 5:20. Since its beginning more than a century ago, RA’s has served generations of boys, many of whom have paid back the lessons they [...]
Working to Record Bible stories in Celtic languages…
Posted in Education, Missions on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Meet Ryan and Sarah. Perhaps you already know them – they were active members at Tallowood when they lived in Houston. Ryan and Sarah both graduated from Texas A&M, and worked in Information Technology when they were in Houston. In 2007 they moved to the United Kingdom to work for a non-profit group that works [...]
Abundance of musical events coming up…
Posted in Missions, Music, Youth and College on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There’s music in the air at Tallowood – and it goes on and on. This Sunday evening, January 31, Gerald Ray hosts another of his extremely popular “Hymn Sing” concerts and on Friday, February 5, there is the evening of “Pasta and Pianos and More” benefiting the Sonlight Mission 2010 project. Performers at Hymn Sing [...]
Startling Statistics
Posted in Missions, Worship in Action, tagged action, adoption, foster care, orphans, tallowood, worship on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our new Worship in Action emphasis is underway! David Ray writes about how you can be involved, and why hope is the vital distinctive of Christian ministry: Sometimes statistics are misleading, like the fact that drivers switching to an insurance company saved money. (Why else would you switch?) Sometimes statistics are irrelevant, like that fact [...]
Tallowood supporting Here’s Hope Texas effort
Posted in Missions, Pastoral on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tallowood is fully engaging in “Here’s Hope Texas,” the effort by the Baptist General Convention of Texas to tell the gospel to the entire state by Easter Sunday, April 4. This month Tallowood is praying for our congregation and all of Texas Baptists, using a prayer guide that is being provided churchwide and available to [...]
Jefferson Award broadcast reminder
Posted in Men's Ministry, Missions on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A reminder about an earlier Tallowoodtalking item: Houston’s channel 2 will air its feature on Tallowood members George and Novice Bruner tomorrow during its 5 p.m. newscast. The Bruners will be recognized as recipients of the Jefferson Award, given to people for outstanding public and community service. If you miss the broadcast, you can still see [...]
Tallowood couple to receive prestigious award
Posted in Men's Ministry, Missions, Seniors on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
KPRC, channel 2 will feature Tallowood members George and Novice Bruner during its 5 p.m. broadcast on December 10, announcing the couple as winners of the prestigious Jefferson Award, given for outstanding service to the Houston community. The station describes the award as “the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for public and community service for more [...]
Royal Ambassadors
Posted in Education, Missions on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Needed: A few good men.” The Marine Corps’ recruiting slogan is certainly appropriate when it comes to some activities in the church. Each week, a few good men gather with boys participating in Royal Ambassadors, an organization built on the goal of establishing men who are “Ambassadors for Christ.” Steve Dean, David Conway and Rudy [...]
