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  Hispanic Baptist Convention, Buckner sign missions covenant

  Leaders of the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas and Buckner International recently signed an agreement both groups say will help facilitate missions enrichment programs and services for the Hispanic Christian community.

  01/20/2012 - By Administrator

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  Jars of Clay on a mission to provide water wells in Africa

  Since splashing onto the Christian music scene in 1995 with the hit song "Flood," the Grammy and Dove award-winning Christian rock band Jars of Clay founded a nonprofit organization, Blood:Water Mission, to provide relief in Africa.

  01/20/2012 - By Administrator

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  Bill Cosby brings his comedic touch to Bible stories

  Bill Cosby owns multiple Bibles—eight, in fact. And, like many Americans, he doesn't read any of them regularly. But for a half-century or more, Cosby's been looking for funny nuggets from the Bible, particularly the book of Genesis.

  01/20/2012 - By Administrator

• Texas Tidbits

  Former U.S. Congressman Chet Edwards has been appointed the W.R. Poage Distinguished Chair for Public Service at Baylor University.

  01/19/2012 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Morris Brock to Woodlawn Church in Woodlawn as interim pastor.

  01/19/2012 - By Administrator

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  Baptist Briefs

  Ministers and staff serving in Southern Baptist churches have the opportunity to take the 2012 Compensation Survey at www.guidestone.org/compensationsurvey.

  01/19/2012 - By Administrator

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  Around the State

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor's Christian studies forum for Feb. 9 will feature a lecture by George Harrison, director of community service and cultural affairs, on "The African-American Church."

  01/19/2012 - By Administrator

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  Pressler denies Santorum endorsement was rigged

  The host of a weekend gathering of religious conservatives seeking consensus on an alternative presidential candidate to GOP front-runner Mitt Romney denied charges that balloting was rigged to give Rick Santorum the nod over rivals Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry.

  01/17/2012 - By Administrator

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  Newly elected executive director eager to tell the Texas Baptist story

  Texas Baptists have a story worth telling—“preaching grace and doing good”—newly elected Executive Director David Hardage said, and he looks forward to communicating that message.

  01/12/2012 - By Administrator

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  Board elects Hardage BGCT executive director

  At a called meeting today, the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board elected David Hardage as executive director, effective Feb. 1.

  01/12/2012 - By Administrator

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  Remembering Baptists who died in 2012

  Baptist journalists, pioneers in racial reconciliation and beloved leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship were among deaths reported in 2012.

  01/12/2012 - By Administrator

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  ‘Ministerial exception’ to employment discrimination laws upheld

  A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Jan. 11 that churches can fire their ministers for reasons that for other employers would be job discrimination.

  01/11/2012 - By Administrator