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  White evangelical pulpits and pews politically in sync

  A new study published in the latest issue of Politics and Religion, a quarterly journal, shows there’s no evidence white evangelical clergy are less conservative politically than their congregations.

  08/10/2023 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Religious violence in India a problem for US politicians

  American politicians are under increasing pressure to account for their courtship of Indian Prime Minister Modi, while ignoring the Indian regime’s oppression of religious minorities.

  08/10/2023 - By Richa Karmarkar / Religion News Service

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  Around the State: UMHB students pack meals as part of Love CTX

  More than 350 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor students participated in a Love CTX community service project as part of Welcome Week.

  08/09/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Randel Everett made global impact at 21Wilberforce

  Randel Everett recently told the board of 21Wilberforce he plans to retire at the end of the year as the organization’s president.

  08/09/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

• On the Move: Humphries, Spruill

  Pastoral changes affect churches in Waco and Rotan.

  08/09/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Protestant pastors say fear prevalent in pews

  A Lifeway Research study finds about 7 in 10 U.S. Protestant pastors (69 percent) believe there is a growing sense of fear within their congregations about the future of the nation and world.

  08/08/2023 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  Discipleship Collective trains church leaders to equip others

  The Discipleship Collective is an effort to provide training and resources for church leaders “to equip (Christ’s) people for works of service” (Ephesians 4:12).

  08/08/2023 - By George Schroeder / Texas Baptists Communications

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  Anne Graham Lotz and daughter discuss life and death

  Anne Graham Lotz and Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright—the daughter and granddaughter of the late evangelist Billy Graham—both are Bible teachers who have both endured serious medical conditions.

  08/08/2023 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Former seminary trustee renews call for forensic audit

  Aaron Sligar, a former trustee of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, says the seminary’s financial crisis puts the SBC’s relationships with individual churches at risk.

  08/07/2023 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Pastor Sabbatical Grant helps pastors escape burnout

  Texas Baptists offer the Pastor Sabbatical Grant, in partnership with eligible churches and made possible by a Lilly Endowment grant, to provide rest and renewal for pastoral leaders.

  08/07/2023 - By George Schroeder / Texas Baptists Communications

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  Haitian Baptists struggle to minister amid violence

  Pastor Samson Doreliens ministers in the midst of violence in Port Au Prince, the site of the July 27 kidnapping of an American nurse and her daughter who remain missing.

  08/07/2023 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Religious freedom advocates protest detention in Laos

  International religious freedom advocates from East Texas departed Aug. 3 bound for Laos to participate in peaceful demonstrations protesting the detention—and possible deportation—of a Chinese human rights lawyer.

  08/04/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor