News - Page 337 of 1061 - Baptist Standard

LifeWay offers free at-home supplement

To help families during the COVID-19 crisis, LifeWay is offering “LifeWay Kids at Home,” a free temporary digital resource to supplement Sunday school from home.

03/18/2020 - By Joy Allmond / LifeWay Christian Resources

Southern Baptist seminaries move to online-only classes

Like other schools that have cancelled in-person courses to deter the spread of COVID-19, all six Southern Baptist Convention seminaries have taken action to move classes online.

03/18/2020 - By Tess Schoonhoven / Baptist Press

God cares for immigrants, author tells Baylor students

Throughout the Bible, God demonstrates special concern for immigrants, a Guatemala-born author reminded Baylor University students.

03/18/2020 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

Baylor Collaborative partners to deliver food to rural students

The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty has joined in a national effort with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and others to deliver food boxes to students in some rural schools closed to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

03/17/2020 - By Lori Fogleman / Baylor University

COVID-19 forces churches to get creative quickly

Increasingly stringent public health guidelines regarding the COVID-19 outbreak not only forced Texas Baptist churches to make rapid adjustments to worship, but also to think creatively about how to minister in the weeks ahead.

03/17/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

TBM places all disaster relief volunteers on alert

Texas Baptist Men has placed all of its disaster relief volunteers and mobile kitchens on alert in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe.

03/17/2020 - By John Hall / Texas Baptist Men

Family wants Sandefer name and remains removed from HSU

Family members of a longtime president of Simmons College asked Hardin-Simmons University to remove their family’s name from its buildings and to allow the remains of J.D. “Prexy” Sandefer to be relocated from the campus to “a more suitable resting place.”

03/16/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

BGCT youth give their spring break to serving others

Construction sounds filled the air March 12 and 13 at 11 work sites in Waco as Bounce Student Disaster Recovery volunteers worked on home repairs.

03/13/2020 - By Eric Black / Editor

Texas Baptist universities respond to COVID-19

Several Texas Baptist universities extended spring break by one week—at least for students in on-campus classes—due to the COVID-19 pandemic and announced plans to provide online-only classes.

03/13/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Baptists in Italy cope with national lockdown

In spite of a national lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Baptists in Italy are using technology to provide worship opportunities and maintain contact with church members and neighbors.

03/13/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Texas UFM continues stepping out in faith

With “Steppin’ Out in Faith” as their theme, members of Unión Femenil Misionera of Texas met in Lubbock to celebrate God’s blessings and hear reports on new initiatives that demand continued faith—including the launch of Unión Femenil Misionera de las Américas.

03/13/2020 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

Zorzoli urges Baptist women to take a leap of faith

When faced with obstacles, Alicia Zorzoli challenged Hispanic Baptist women to take a “leap of faith.”

03/13/2020 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter