Retired SWBTS professor Margaret Lawson dies at 79
October 11, 2023
Margaret P. Lawson, retired associate professor of foundations of education at SWBTS, died Sept. 29. She was 79.
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‘Called to serve’: Trained Texas volunteers deployed to meet needs in Israel
October 11, 2023
Trained Texas Baptist Men volunteers headed to Israel Oct. 8 after the nation erupted into warfare the day before, preparing to provide meals both for Israelis and Palestinians.
Associations ‘vital’ to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief ministry
October 6, 2023
The Conasauga Baptist Association’s Disaster Relief unit in Georgia “specializes in the big, hard jobs,” according to Marshall Worley, who directs the association’s DR ministry.
Opinion: The challenge of staffing a music ministry
October 6, 2023
If you’re having trouble staffing a music ministry, you’re not crazy, and you’re not alone. Staffing a church’s music ministry is more difficult than most people realize. And it’s getting harder all the time.
‘God brought us together’: Pastor donates kidney to staff member
September 26, 2023
“God gave me good health and God brought us together,” said Randal Lyle, 52. “We want the Lord to be glorified in this. He put it all together.”
TX Move Conference equipping young people for ‘life’s big decisions’
September 24, 2023
Danny Rangel, online and young adult pastor at BT Church in McAllen, Texas, says people ages 18–29 face what he calls “life’s big decisions” regarding beliefs, ideologies, college, career, relationships and marriage.
SWBTS student delivers ‘stunning’ performance on America’s Got Talent
September 21, 2023
Southwestern Seminary student Lachune Boyd performed live before the nation on America’s Got Talent during the fifth qualifying round of the hit show on Sept. 19.
BGCT elects next executive director, Julio Guarneri
September 21, 2023
Julio Guarneri, lead pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in McAllen, was elected to serve as the next executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas on Tuesday (Sept. 19).
Sexual addiction: ‘I don’t know of a bigger threat to the church,’ therapist says
September 14, 2023
Given the secrecy and shame surrounding pornography usage, researchers offer widely divergent statistics about its prevalence in the church. But few question the reality of the problem — both in the pews and in the pulpits.
WBU’s student ministry ‘building connections,’ getting students ‘plugged in,’ ‘discipled’
September 10, 2023
“It was buzzing, it was loud, and the students were responding really well to the worship and the message,” Dunn said.
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