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Singletary steps down as dean of Baylor social work school

Jon Singletary will cease to be dean of Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, effective Oct. 15.

09/25/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

BGCT board approves church insurance expansion

The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board approved plans to expand its church property and liability insurance program beyond Texas Baptist churches.

09/23/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Baptists denounce violence, call for prayer after shooting

Baptists from varied perspectives denounced political violence and called for prayer after the shooting death of political activist Charlie Kirk. However, they took different postures regarding many aspects of Kirk’s message.

09/16/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Report links mass atrocities to religious freedom violations

Violations of religious freedom often precede mass atrocities such as genocide and crimes against humanity, a report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom concludes.

09/10/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

New laws about NDAs, education go into effect in Texas

Laws restricting nondisclosure clauses in sexual abuse settlement agreements and setting aside classroom time for prayer and reading religious texts in public classrooms are among statutes that went into effect Sept. 1.

09/03/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Baptist missions leader Keith Parks dies at 97

R. Keith Parks, international missions leader of both the Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, died Aug. 26. He was 97.

08/27/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Federal district judge blocks Ten Commandments mandate

A federal district judge in San Antonio blocked implementation of a law mandating the display of a prescribed version of the Ten Commandments in every Texas public school classroom.

08/20/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Eastland pastor Kevin Burrow nominee for BGCT president

Kevin Burrow, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Eastland, will be nominated for president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas at Texas Baptists’ annual meeting, Nov. 16-18 in Abilene.

08/11/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

WMU serves Brownsville with back-to-school block party

Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas, in partnership with Send Relief and Texans on Mission, hosted a weekend-long Serve Brownsville back-to-school block party.

08/04/2025 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

Academic freedom topic of latest public letter to Baylor

A public letter focused on academic freedom marked the latest development in an ongoing controversy surrounding Baylor University’s decision to accept and later rescind a research grant.

07/30/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Strong reactions to Baylor grant decision continue

Baylor University’s announced receipt of a grant for the study of “disenfranchisement and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals and women” in the churches and its subsequent decision to return the grant continue to prompt strong reactions.

07/22/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Global Baptists challenged to live the gospel

Featured speakers at the Baptist World Congress challenged global Baptists to live out the gospel by caring for neighbors, making disciples, pursuing justice, advocating for freedom, and bearing witness to the transforming power of Christ.

07/14/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor