Trustees of Buckner International unanimously approved a statement repudiating “racism, injustice and racial inequality” and pledging to ensure the organization’s racial diversity.

07/15/2020 - By Scott Collins / Buckner International

In the midst of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of Pastors for Texas Children, including several Texas Baptist ministers, have asked the Texas Education Agency to offer schools clear health and safety guidelines.

07/15/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Jordan Villanueva, pastor of Indian Hills Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, will be nominated for second vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

07/14/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Nearly half of Texas Baptist pastors who responded to a recent statewide pastor health survey don’t get enough sleep, four out of 10 have high blood pressure, and one out of 10 has experienced a heart attack, stroke or other cardiac event.

07/08/2020 - By Kalie Lowrie / Texas Baptist Communications

Baylor University named a 26-member commission to study the school’s historical links to slavery and racial injustice, and it set a Dec. 20 deadline for the group to present its final report to Baylor’s board of regents.

07/07/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

The Baptist Standard is now available via the Apple and Android app stores. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the app is available at no cost.

07/07/2020 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Texas Baptists will join with 16 other Baptist state conventions Aug. 1 to host the Resourcing Worship Virtual Conference, online training for church leaders involved in worship ministry. 

07/06/2020 - By Texas Baptist Communications

Julio Guarneri, lead pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in McAllen, will be nominated for first vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

07/03/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Bounce Back Home Day of Service offered students the opportunity to serve without the risk of travel. It also taught them missional living can happen in their own neighborhoods, not just in faraway place.

07/02/2020 - By Bonnie Shaw / Texas Baptist Communications

A minor technicality in the way her father spelled his name—as opposed to the way the U.S. Army thought he should spell it—was the catalyst that prompted Adrienne Evans-Quickley to join the military.

07/02/2020 - By Christi Mays / UMHB Life

About 250 Texas Baptist pastors and Christian leaders have endorsed a call for Texas lawmakers to make sure police training and practices prohibit the use of excessive force.

07/02/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

An informal survey of Texas music ministers revealed two-thirds of the churches they serve currently offer both online and in-person worship services, and average in-person worship attendance is less than 40 percent of the pre-pandemic level.

06/30/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor