Ministry awards honor perseverance, empathy & creative care for others

FORT WORTH—The 2008 Texas Baptist Ministry Awards honored a long-tenured small-church pastor, a pioneer in ministry to the mentally disabled and a leader in teaching English to adults.

Baylor University and the Baptist Standard presented the awards during the Friends of Truett Seminary Dinner, held in conjunction with the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in Fort Worth.

This year’s honorees were Bill Wright, pastor of First Baptist Church in Plains; Joel Pulis, founding pastor/executive director of the Well Community in Dallas; and Robin Feistel of Nacogdoches, longtime English-as-a-Second-Language teacher and author of a new ESL training program.
Baylor University Interim President David Garland (left), dean of Truett Theological Seminary, and Baptist Standard Editor Marv Knox (right) present the 2008 Texas Baptist Ministry Awards during the Friends of Truett Seminary Dinner, held in conjunction with the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in Fort Worth. Award recipients are (left to right) Bill Wright, pastor of First Baptist Church in Plains; Robin Feistel of Nacogdoches, a longtime English-as-a-Second-Language teacher and author of a new ESL training program; and Joel Pulis, founding pastor/executive director of the Well Community in Dallas. Read More…