COVID-19 is not yet “in the rearview mirror,” but millions of Americans could be vaccinated from the virus in the near future, said Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health.

12/03/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

In a 5-4 decision handed down on the eve of Thanksgiving, the U.S. Supreme Court granted New York religious congregations in COVID-19 hotspots temporary relief from an attendance limit placed on worship services.

11/30/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

A microscopic virus accomplished what an earth-shattering explosion seven years ago could not, force First Baptist Church in West to cancel its Sunday morning worship service.

11/30/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Ask Pastor Bob Ray what it takes to serve the same country church in a tiny unincorporated Central Texas community for five and a half decades, and he has a ready answer.

11/24/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Baptist World Congress—originally scheduled for July 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—will instead become an online event July 7-10, 2021.

11/23/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Speakers participating in the virtual National Preaching Conference offered hope and encouragement to pastors struggling with ministry in the midst of a pandemic.

11/20/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Four words—“Share Christ; show love”— offer the guiding principles for Texas Baptists under a reorganization Executive Director David Hardage unveiled in his report to Texas Baptists’ virtual annual meeting.

11/18/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Jesus called his followers to love one another, even in the midst of a bitterly divided society, said Pastor Michael Evans of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield, president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

11/18/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Don Guthrie, pastor for 23 years at First Baptist Church in San Antonio, received the Paul W. Powell Preaching Award at the National Preaching Conference, sponsored by Truett Seminary.

11/17/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Texas Baptists handled essential business for the coming year, adopting a budget and electing officers, during a scaled-back online annual meeting.

11/16/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

In spite of the challenges 2020 presented, Truett Theological Seminary is not just surviving but is “thriving,” Dean Todd Still told a Friends of Truett virtual gathering on the eve of Texas Baptists’ annual meeting.

11/16/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

From online purchases to minimal-contact curbside drop-off of shoeboxes filled with gifts, Operation Christmas Child looks different this year due to COVID-19.

11/10/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor