• Texas Ministry Awards recognize many forms of service in Baptist life

    Texas Baptist Ministry AwardsThe motto on Baylor’s seal has long been “Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana” — for the church, for the state. Following those words, the University has always strived to promote excellence in Christian service to the rest of society.

    That’s why Baylor joined up with The Baptist Standard in 2002 to sponsor the Texas Baptist Ministry Awards, which recognize Christian service in many different forms — whether it be a lifetime of work, a particular ministry, or even service from a layperson. Last night, during the George W. Truett Theological Seminary’s “Friends of Truett” Dinner at the Baptist General Convention of Texas’ annual meeting, the three annual honors were given out to this year’s recipients.

    The George W. Truett Award for Ministerial Excellence, which honors a Texas Baptist minister for a particular ministry achievement, went to Joel Pulis (whose ministry was featured in this recent Baylor Line article). Bill Wright, a longtime West Texas pastor, received the W. Winfred Moore Award for Lifetime Ministry Achievement, while Robin Creighton Feistel was recognized with the Marie Mathis Award for Lay Ministry for her work promoting literacy and teaching English as a Second Language across the state.

    Sic ’em, Texas Baptist Ministry Award winners and Christian ministers of all sorts!