Bill Text: TX SR122 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing J. Kie Bowman for 20 years of service to Hyde Park Baptist Church.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-10 - Reported enrolled [SR122 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR122-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Dr. J. Kie Bowman has made a positive and lasting | ||
| difference in the Austin community during his 20 years of | ||
| dedicated service as the senior pastor of Hyde Park Baptist | ||
| Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Bowman assumed the pulpit of Hyde Park Baptist | ||
| in 1997, and in 2007 he oversaw the establishment of a second | ||
| campus, The Quarries Church; over the years, he has also held a | ||
| number of leadership roles in his denomination at the state and | ||
| national levels; previously a member of the executive committee | ||
| of the Southern Baptist Convention, he currently serves as chair | ||
| of the executive board of the Southern Baptists of Texas | ||
| Convention and as a trustee for Southwestern Baptist Theological | ||
| Seminary; locally, he has organized citywide prayer meetings and | ||
| retreats as part of an interdenominational team of pastors in | ||
| Austin, and he has faithfully served the House of Representatives | ||
| as chaplain on numerous occasions since the 79th Texas | ||
| Legislature in 1999; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Bowman is much in demand as a preacher for | ||
| state evangelism conferences, national conventions, and other | ||
| events, and he has delivered keynote messages at international | ||
| conferences in Ireland, Paraguay, and Switzerland; moreover, he | ||
| has presented a paper on American evangelicalism at the | ||
| University of Oxford in England; he is the author of three books | ||
| on the New Testament and has contributed to more than a dozen | ||
| other works; a graduate of the University of the Cumberlands, | ||
| Dr. Bowman holds both master of divinity and doctor of ministry | ||
| degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Bowman is blessed with | ||
| the support and encouragement of his wife, Tina, and their | ||
| children, Amanda, Laura, and Joseph; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This inspiring clergyman has led his flock with | ||
| conviction and compassion, and he has earned the respect and | ||
| admiration of his congregants as well as members of the greater | ||
| community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Dr. J. Kie Bowman | ||
| for his 20 years of dedicated service as senior pastor of Hyde | ||
| Park Baptist Church in Austin and extend to him sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| Dr. Bowman as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on August 10, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
