Veteran Pastor John Crowder suggests church leaders choose a handful of plumblines that define priorities and purpose. Then build the church calendar, budget and committees off those plumblines.

05/27/2022 - By John Crowder

Gary Morgan isn’t quite ready to ride off into the sunset yet. But when he reaches the end of the trail as pastor of Texas Baptists’ flagship cowboy church next year, he’s glad to know his congregation will be in good hands.

05/27/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

After the May 22 release of an investigative report that found Southern Baptist Convention leaders mishandled abuse and mistreated survivors for decades, the denomination’s governing body vowed to mend its ways. 

05/24/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Pastoral move affects churches in San Antonio and Weatherford.

05/24/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

A group of East Texas Baptist University students, faculty and staff recently spent four days in Alabama learning the history and significance of the Civil Rights Movement.

05/24/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Messengers to Texas Baptists’ annual meeting will consider a statement of faith that sets parameters not only for collaboration with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, but also potentially to vet the beliefs of candidates for boards, committees or scholarships.

05/24/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

The report on the Southern Baptist Convention’s handling of sexual abuse critiques actions and the inaction displayed by the denomination’s leaders over a two-decade period. But allegations and recommendations about how to respond to those allegations existed long before that time and in the years since.

05/23/2022 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Texas Baptists join in “lament and earnest prayer” for those “whose hearts have been broken and spirits crushed” by sexual abuse within the Southern Baptist Convention, Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Director David Hardage said.

05/23/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

The Explore the Bible Lesson for June 5 focuses on 1 Kings 3:4-15.

05/23/2022 - By Dr. Joe Rangel

Lesson 11 in the Connect360 unit “Praise Him in the Storm: When Life Falls Apart” focuses on Job 38:1-7; 40:1-5.

05/23/2022 - By GC2 Press Staff

The Texas Lottery upped the ante again, introducing the most expensive scratch-off ticket in the nation—a move gambling opponents labeled as “a cynical business model” and “beyond brazen.”

05/23/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Leaders of a prominent Washington, D.C.-area congregation hope to end an ongoing conflict by redoing a contested church election.

05/23/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service