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All of September and October I have been traveling around Texas meeting with over 20 different pastors and several BSM Directors about Good News Goods and how Texas Baptists can play a huge role in alleviating poverty and engaging in biblical justice through our everyday spending choices.

During this same time, I was invited to raise awareness and introduce Fair Trade for Texas Baptist students at Baylor’s Global Village night as a part of their Missions Emphasis Week, at Howard Payne University as a part of their Fair Trade Day, and at the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor as a part of their student-led worship service.  Also, in November, I will be speaking with T.L. Grover (BGCT Director of Community and Restorative Justice) at the Baptist University of the Americas.

It has been so exciting to experience the overall reaction from Texas Baptists about Good News Goods—they understand the importance of acting out everyday justice through our consumer choices, and they want to be a part of this new movement in Baptist life.  As UT’s BSM Director, Marcy Kent said, “Well, it’s about time!”

Texas Baptists are realizing that we cannot segregate our church life from our everyday life, and it is not enough just to “do church” on Sundays.  When Jesus said to make disciples, he was referring to “doing life” in a different way and that includes Monday through Saturday. When we come to understand that our daily consumption and spending is just as much a discipleship issue as praying and giving, then our church and our everyday lives collide, and we realize that the Kingdom of this world is broken and corrupt, but the Kingdom of God is at hand here on earth and available to all.

Several churches are already getting involved by either hosting a Good News Goods Fair Trade event this Advent Season or planning for a spring event. You can sign up your church at www.goodnewsgoods.com.

Church Visits:

• FBC Belton
• Trinity Baptist, San Antonio
• The Fellowship, San Antonio
• FBC Comanche
• FBC Hamilton
• Highland Park Baptist, Austin
• FBC Woodway, Waco
• Calvary Baptist, Waco
• South Garland Baptist
• Park Cities Baptist, Dallas
• Royal Lane Baptist, Dallas
• Cliff Temple Baptist, Dallas
• Broadway Baptist, Ft. Worth
• University Baptist, Ft. Worth
• Acton Baptist, Granbury
• FBC Waxahachie
• Williams Trace Baptist, Sugarland
• South Main Baptist, Houston
• Willow Meadows Baptist, Houston
• Elkins Lake Baptist, Huntsville
• Austin Heights Baptist, Nacogdoches
• Second Baptist, Lubbock
• Southland Baptist, San Angelo
• FBC Abilene

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