News about "spiritual life"

East Texas Baptist University participated in its seventh annual Operation Christmas Child, an outreach program organized by Samaritan’s Purse. The ministry involves filling shoeboxes with small toys, school supplies, and other items that are sent to children all over the world as a Christmas gift and a tangible reminder of God’s love for them.

East Texas Baptist University hosted its eighth annual Calling Conference on Wednesday, October 26, for ETBU students called to vocational ministry. The conference provided students with a deeper understanding of identifying and pursuing their callings with opportunities to learn from experienced ministry professionals.

East Texas Baptist University students, faculty, and staff gathered on Wednesday, September 28, for the annual See You at the Pole event, a global day of student-led prayer. The tradition that started in 1990 at a high school in Burleson, Texas, has since grown to see upwards of three million students in the United States and over 20 countries gather to pray at their school’s flagpole. 

Hundreds of community members gathered for East Texas Baptist University’s annual Great East Texas Hymn Sing on Friday, September 23, in Baker Chapel of the Rogers Spiritual Life Center. ETBU welcomed the campus, alumni, and local church community to come together for a special time of worship, fellowship, and celebration of Christian faith.

As the busyness of the spring semester picks up, East Texas Baptist University held its annual Spiritual Renewal activities on campus with worship services and through prayer and reflection with the extended ETBU family the week of February 21. This year’s theme, “Still,” was inspired by Psalm 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"