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  BWA launches humanitarian aid course in Lagos, Nigeria

  BWAid launched the BWA International Humanitarian Action and Development Intensive Course July 5-7 in Lagos, Nigeria.

  07/31/2024 - By BWA Staff

• Obituary: Mickey Burleson

  Mickey Ruth Fulwiler Burleson, an avid conservationist and supporter of Texas Baptists’ River Ministry who assisted women in the Mexican village of La Caldera by helping market their handmade quilts to buyers in Texas, died July 13. She was 87

  07/30/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Stark College launches BA in Ministry Counseling Track

  Stark College & Seminary will launch a new Bachelor of Arts in Ministry Counseling Track to meet growing demand.

  07/30/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Buckner projects provide homes for Rio Grande Valley

  Buckner Healthy Housing remote builds offer churches the opportunity to “work-from-home” to build houses for Rio Grande Valley families.

  07/30/2024 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  Commitment to God fuels Armstrong’s Olympics outlook

  Hunter Armstrong’s Instagram account proclaims “GOD FIRST!” The U.S. Olympic swimmer tries to be faithful to that description, whether he’s winning gold medals or not.

  07/30/2024 - By Tim Ellsworth/Baptist Press

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  Baylor BSM receives Mabee Foundation challenge grant

  The Texas Baptist Missions Foundation announced July 30 the Mabee Foundation has awarded a $1.3 million Challenge Grant toward the construction of the new Baptist Student Ministry Center at Baylor University.

  07/30/2024 - By Texas Baptists Communications

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  Ukrainian journalists paint dire image of homeland

  Religious freedom no longer exists in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, where religious leaders have been abducted and sometimes tortured, several Ukrainian journalists said during a recent visit to the United States.

  07/30/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  William Barber refutes myths about poverty and race

  When Tim Tyson invited William Barber to meet with a group of white residents in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Barber was skeptical.

  07/29/2024 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Camp Fusion is raising new leaders

  Everything about Camp Fusion is “done with intention” to find and develop young leaders who will serve the church and others.

  07/29/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Archaeologists discover ancient Jerusalem moat

  Archaeologists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a remnant of a massive ancient moat in Jerusalem that fortified the city during the time of the First Jewish Temple and the Kingdom of Judah.

  07/29/2024 - By Michele Chabin  / Religion News Service

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  Baylor regents align board with expanded motto

  Baylor regents adopted a recommendation to make the board more representative of Baylor’s personnel, student body and expanded motto.

  07/29/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Meaning of Sonya Massey’s near-last words

  “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus” carries a spiritual and cultural weight specific to Black church communities.

  07/27/2024 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service