Baptist Progress

The informing and equipping ministry of the
Baptist Missionary Association of Texas

Department Reports: April 2026 Issue

A Word from Your Missions Office

By HEITH MITCHELL
Executive Director of Missions

Years ago, the Texas WMA gave the funds for an outreach trailer full of equipment that Texas Missionaries could use for outreach. This trailer has been all over the state and is showing wear. It's been present when the Lord has saved many. Most Texas missionaries have used it repeatedly. It was in a hailstorm and almost stollen in Dallas a few years ago. This year Texas GMAs took on the trailer as their project. They have raised and presented us with $2,500 that will help with much needed repairs and upgrades. We are so blessed to have this help from the GMAs and want to thank them. Thank you Texas GMA!​

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From Time to Time Part 4​​

By JASON CURRY
President, TBHC

Some shifts happen quietly. Others reshape who we are. For more than a century, God has used ministries like ours to stand in the gap for children, but the way we stand in that gap has changed dramatically. If you lived a hundred years ago, you would see rows of beds in large brick orphanages and hear the echo of institutional hallways—because that was considered the best way to care for vulnerable children. 

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Success vs. Financial Challenges​

By DAVID ERICKSON, PH.D.
President, Jacksonville College

Recently Jacksonville College has experienced significant success. We started a bachelor’s degree in Christian ministry last year and will begin another bachelor’s degree in business administration this year. Our team set a record enrollment this academic year and student housing was filled to the breaking point. Thanks to the successful “Restoring the Heart of Jacksonville College” capital campaign and an insurance settlement after a hailstorm, our campus facilities are in better condition than they have been in many years. The college is on a consistent upward path toward a bright future.

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WHEN: July 1-3, 2026
WHERE: Embassy Suites Hotel, Norman, Oklahoma

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WHEN: Nov. 16-17, 2026
WHERE: New Harmony, Tyler

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