Adults

Mission Statement for the Adult Education Committee
To implement a ministry of spiritual formation for adults that helps people integrate love of God and neighbor into their everyday lives; and fosters a sense of discipleship, ministry, and mission within the First Baptist Church of Christ.

If you are interested in Bible Study, whether personal or for teaching a class, see the following:
www.biblegateway.com
www.net.bible.org
www.ntgateway.com
www.bgct.org/texasbaptists/Page.aspx?pid=459&srcid=5304
www.helwys.com
www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?pageid=50&id=17

For a brief, inspiring, provocative daily devotional that will take you only two minutes to read, sign up for Richard Rohr’s daily meditations at: www.cacradicalgrace.org/getconnected/subscribe.php

For current developments in Baptist life, see:
www.abpnews.com/index.php
www.baptiststoday.org
(Note that Baptists Today has a link to the Formations Commentary, a series many of our adult classes use.)
www.bwanet.org

To subscribe to the newsletter “Urban Perspectives”, a collection of monthly reflections about life and faith in the city, written by Robert Lupton, founder and president of FCS Urban Ministries: www.fcsministries.org/publications/htm

For Christian ethics resources, see Ethics Daily, Center for Christian Ethics and Christian Ethics Today:
www.ethicsdaily.com (Has articles by Bob Setzer and Rick Wilson, among others)
www.baylor.edu/christianethics
www.christianethicstoday.com

The two “best” Protestant news journals in America are the Christian Century and Christianity Today. The first is progressive; the second is conservative. See them at:
www.christiancentury.org
www.christianitytoday.com

For information about Baptist Women in Ministry check these out:
www.bwimga.org
www.bwim.info

For information about Global Women, and meeting the needs of women around the world through global friendships and partnering, go to www.globalwomengo.org

For information on personal spiritual formation, look at these two sites:
www.shalem.org
www.renovare.us

If you are interested in what is happening in local congregations, go to:
www.alban.org

If you are interested in the many aspects of stewardship send an email rcblezard@embarqmail.com and ask him to put you on the mailing list to receive the Stewardship of Life Newsletter.

For information on faith and the environment, look at these two:
www.webofcreation.org
www.creationcare.org

If you are interested in faith and hunger, see:
www.bread.org

If you are interested in ministry to the poor, go to:
www.rememberthepoor.net

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