In Memory of Foy and Phil
By David R. Currie,
Executive Director
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Phil Strickland |
Foy Valentine |
Two legends in Baptist life died nearly within a month of each other – Foy Valentine and Phil Strickland. This issue is dedicated to celebrating the memory of these two ethical giants.
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DALLAS (ABP) — Pioneer Baptist ethicist Foy Valentine died suddenly Jan. 7 of an apparent heart attack, family members said. He was 82.
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I met Doops Momber several years ago. Doops is a fictional character in Will Campbell’s book The Glad River.
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I happen to like classical music, and one of my favorite classical musicians is a singer named George Jones. |
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Serving on the Board of Texas Baptist Committed provided several learning opportunities for me over the last six years.
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Phil Strickland believed his mission was to provide a voice for the powerless in the halls of government and speak prophetically to Texas Baptists on moral and ethical issues. |
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What an awesome privilege, opportunity, and challenge I have been accorded by free and faithful Texas Baptists to serve as president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT). |
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RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — A new staff policy, which gives trustees of the International Mission Board power to censor news stories about their work, reportedly was used Jan. 11 to try to persuade a trustee to resign.
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DALLAS - The Baptist General Convention of Texas has named most of its congregational strategists, staff members who will live and minister to churches in designated areas, and all of them will begin serving by March 1.
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ATLANTA (ABP) — The number of career missionaries funded by the North American Mission Board has dropped 10 percent since 1997, according to a newspaper report, despite promises the restructured Southern Baptist agency would expand the mission work in America.
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My involvement with Texas Baptists Committed has extended over several years. I have served on the board for at least two terms and now a part of the Advisory Council.
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On Sunday February 19, 2006, the Sunday after Phil Strickland’s memorial service, I decided to do something I have never done as a pastor.
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