Texas Baptists Committed is dedicated to reaching people for Christ through local churches; promoting and defending historic Baptist principles; spreading an understanding of Baptist heritage and distinctives through education; and cooperating with the mission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and its related institutions.

LOOKING BACK AT TEXAS BAPTISTS COMMITTED MISSION AND GOALS

The time after the annual convention is clean up time in our office. The months leading up to the BGCT annual meeting are insanely busy - update meetings, newsletters, breakfast details, etc. Things end up in piles all over the floor.

In cleaning up the office we found the original mission statement of Texas Baptists Committed and our goals. They date back to 1990. They are worth sharing as we pray we have been true to this mission statement and these goals.

Mission statement: Our mission is to maintain Texas Baptists as a voluntary family of believers cooperating together to evangelize our state, educate our children, heal our sick and minister to our needy; and to function under the historic Baptist principles of the priesthood of the believer, the autonomy of the local church and the separation of church and state with the Bible as our final authority in matters of faith and practice.

TBC Goals:

  • Maintain peace and harmony in our convention
  • Promote the resolution of conflict in a Christian manner whenever it occurs
  • Emphasize our historic Baptist principles and practices
  • Seek new avenues of cooperation whenever old avenues have been destroyed
  • Keep radical Fundamentalism from gaining control of our state convention

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