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  Early depictions of biblical heroines Jael and Deborah found

  The earliest known depiction of biblical heroines Jael and Deborah was discovered at an ancient synagogue in Israel, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced.

  07/18/2022 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

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  Boesak: Global Christians can learn lessons from South Africa

  Global Christians can learn lessons from South Africa’s struggle to dismantle apartheid—including what South Africa still has failed to accomplish, activist Allan Boesak told the Baptist World Alliance annual gathering.

  07/16/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  BWA condemns invasion of Ukraine and coup in Myanmar

  The Baptist World Alliance general council condemned the “unprovoked and unjustified” Russian invasion of Ukraine and the military coup in Myanmar that has led to “a campaign of terror and violence.”

  07/16/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  BWA resolutions condemn racism, commend reparations

  The Baptist World Alliance general council adopted resolutions that denounce racism as “a sin against humanity and God” and call for reparations for chattel slavery.

  07/16/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Global challenges require a global Baptist family

  The challenges Baptists across the globe encounter “are too big for any one of us to face alone,” General Secretary Elijah Brown told the Baptist World Alliance annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala.

  07/13/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Texas pastors inflation relief fund depleted in one day

  A $100,000 inflation relief fund for Baptist General Convention of Texas pastors was depleted within 24 hours of its availability, the BGCT announced July 13 as inflation reached its highest point in decades at 9.1 percent.

  07/13/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Advocates say ministry by churches crucial in post-Roe world

  Churches and their members have essential roles to play in helping women and preborn children in a post-Roe world, Christians involved in pro-life ministry say.

  07/13/2022 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  Around the State: UMHB and ETBU athletes honored for service

  The American Southwest Conference named Price Peden from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Leah Akridge from East Texas Baptist University as Community Service Athletes of the Year.

  07/12/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Ukrainian religious freedom hinges on national survival

  Religious liberty in Ukraine depends on the country’s survival as an independent nation, Igor Bandura of the Ukrainian Baptist Union told the Baptist World Alliance annual gathering.

  07/12/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Churches adjust as inflation impacts ministry costs

  Some economists cite various factors in saying the country hasn’t technically hit a recession. But for Americans facing decades-high inflation and record gas prices impacting grocery bills, it certainly feels like one.

  07/12/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  East Texas church opens hearts to Ukrainian family

  Pavlo Romaniuk considers it an understatement to say he and his family received a warm welcome to the United States from members of First Baptist Church in Hallsville.

  07/11/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Churches often view abuse as moral failing, not predatory act

  Churches often turn against adult survivors of abuse rather than helping them—seeing them as threats to the church rather than beloved members of the community, some experts say.

  07/07/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service