" alt="" />New unit enables expanded disaster relief ministry
Thanks to the creativity of a Mississippi layman and a gift from California Baptists, Texans on Mission provided an expanded service to Southeast Texas families affected by recent flooding.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
" alt="" />Williams sees family ministry as catalyst for revival
While serving as pastor of Wilcrest Baptist Church in Houston for a decade, Jonathan Williams felt a strong burden to help families combat the significant spiritual attacks, sins and struggles today’s families face.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
" alt="" />Lawmakers unveil statue of Billy Graham in Capitol
Dozens of lawmakers and faith leaders gathered in the U.S. Capitol on May 16 to celebrate the installation of a statue honoring evangelist Billy Graham, whose likeness will now represent his native North Carolina in the building’s Statuary Hall.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
" alt="" />Vision trips help churches see mission opportunities
Through partnerships with Northwest Baptists and the Metro New York Baptist Association, recent vision trips to the Pacific Northwest and New York City gave Texas Baptist church leaders opportunities to observe and connect with ministry work beyond the state’s borders.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
" alt="" />Editorial: Peacemaking is complicated and necessary business
Despite what you may have heard, peacemaking is not as simple as winning elections, passing certain laws, changing culture, growing the church, paying our debts, saying “we’re sorry”—just to name…
By Eric Black/ Editor
Obituary: Raymond Gerald Dunkin
Raymond Gerald Dunkin, former Texas Baptist pastor and associational director of missions, died May 6 in McKinney. He was 89.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
Connect360: Two Invitations
Lesson 6 in the Connect360 unit “The Search for Wisdom: Words to Live By” focuses on Proverbs 9:1-18.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
" alt="" />Megachurch hits brakes after trying to skew traffic study
Some staff at a Rockwall megachurch seek to manipulate traffic study to get a new traffic light near the parking lot entrance.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
Obituary: William A. Lawson
William A. Lawson, longtime Houston pastor and civil rights leader, died May 14. He was 95.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
" alt="" />Commission reports religious freedom violations in Eritrea
Marking the upcoming 20th anniversary of three Protestant pastors’ arrest and continued imprisonment in Eritrea, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the Biden administration to call attention to religious freedom violations in the northeast African nation.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
" alt="" />Volunteers serve after widespread storms take toll
Storms have taken a toll across Texas in recent days, and Texans on Mission deployed disaster relief volunteers into several communities in May‑—San Marcos, Conroe, Rising Star, Huffman and Kingwood.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
" alt="" />Church Under the Bridge evaluates disability inclusiveness
Even a church that prioritizes ministry to the marginalized can improve how it makes people with disabilities feel more accepted and included, Pastor Jimmy Dorrell discovered.
By Ken Camp/ Managing Editor
