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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dr. Gene Getz is serving as Chaplain of the Day |
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for the Texas Senate on March 19, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1972, Dr. Getz began his involvement in church |
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planting and launched the Fellowship Bible Church movement, |
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which has led to the establishment of hundreds of congregations |
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throughout the nation, including several in the Dallas area; he |
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currently serves as president of the Center for Church Renewal, a |
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nonprofit organization he started in 1978, and he is pastor |
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emeritus of Chase Oaks Church in Plano; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the pastorate, |
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Dr. Getz completed work on his interactive Life Essentials Study |
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Bible, which is used by people around the world and has also been |
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released in Spanish; furthermore, he produces Bible Principles, |
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a daily radio broadcast that airs on a number of stations, and he |
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is the author of more than 60 books, including The Measure of a |
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Man: Twenty Attributes of a Godly Man; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Getz graduated from Moody Bible Institute, |
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and he later taught there and at Dallas Theological Seminary; he |
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holds a master's degree from Wheaton College Graduate School and |
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a Ph.D. from New York University; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Gene Getz exemplifies the highest standards |
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of his vocation, and he has inspired innumerable Texans through |
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his message of faith and goodwill; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby honor Dr. Gene Getz for his service as Chaplain of the Day |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in |
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his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Getz as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |