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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. J. Kie Bowman is being honored on May 21, 2017, |
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for his 20 years of dedicated service as the senior pastor of Hyde |
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Park Baptist Church in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1997, Dr. Bowman took on leadership of the |
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church, and 10 years later, he guided the establishment of a second |
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campus, The Quarries Church; he has served on the executive |
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committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, and over the years, |
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he has benefited the organization at the state and national levels |
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in numerous key roles, including as chair and trustee of the |
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Southern Baptists of Texas Convention; during the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, he served the House of Representatives as chaplain; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bowman is much in demand as a preacher for state |
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evangelism conferences, national conventions, and other events, |
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and he has delivered keynote messages at international conferences |
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in Ireland, Paraguay, and Switzerland; moreover, he presented a |
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paper on American evangelicalism at the University of Oxford in |
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England; he is the author of three books on the New Testament and |
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has contributed to more than a dozen other works; a graduate of the |
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University of the Cumberlands, Dr. Bowman holds both a master of |
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divinity and a doctor of ministry degree from Southwestern Baptist |
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Theological Seminary; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Bowman is supported by the |
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love and encouragement of his wife, Tina, and their children, |
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Amanda, Laura, and Joseph; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his notable tenure, Kie Bowman has |
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wholeheartedly committed himself to advancing the mission of Hyde |
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Park Baptist Church, and his leadership has provided valued |
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inspiration and guidance to his community of faith; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. J. Kie Bowman on the joyous |
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occasion of his 20th anniversary with Hyde Park Baptist Church in |
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Austin and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Bowman as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Workman |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1171 was adopted by the House on April |
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6, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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