Ministry helps pastors remain in ministry for long haul
February 4, 2026
Ministry is a tough calling. It demands more than sermon preparation and hospital visits. It requires the whole person.
Texas
Property sale considered ‘next step’ in financial turnaround for SWBTS
January 16, 2026
As the next step in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s long-term strategy to evaluate its property usage in keeping with its student-focused core value and to prioritize seminary resources, the seminary announced Jan. 13.
Pastors encouraged during Advent message to ‘take the longer view’
December 11, 2025
Advent should remind justice-minded Christians their “yearning” and “longing for more” is rooted in the awareness God’s Kingdom has come, but it also is yet to come, theologian Will Willimon told religious leaders on a Zoom call convened by Pastors for Texas Children.
Families file class-action suit to stop Ten Commandment displays
December 4, 2025
Eighteen families filed a class-action lawsuit Dec. 2 to stop the display of a prescribed version of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms of every Texas school district not already involved in related litigation or subject to an injunction.
Longtime Baptist journalist Ken Camp to retire after decades of reporting
December 2, 2025
Baptist Standard Managing Editor Ken Camp will retire Dec. 31, bringing to a close a decades-long era of reporting on Texas Baptists.
Cowboy church disciples men along cattle drive
December 2, 2025
In 2011, Montague County Cowboy Church Pastor Joe Caballero took a camping trip with his family, along with two other families, to Carson National Forest in New Mexico.
Ten Commandments battle spreads in TX over new law
November 21, 2025
A federal judge ordered 14 Texas school districts to remove Ten Commandments displays from classrooms by Dec. 1, ruling unconstitutional a new state law that has required the displays since September.
Texas/Ukrainian Baptist churches launch partnership
November 20, 2025
Leaders from the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Ukrainian Baptist Union signed an agreement Nov. 18 establishing church-to-church partnerships between Texas and Ukrainian Baptist churches.
Memorial to Enslaved Persons dedicated by university
November 17, 2025
Baylor University acknowledged a long-unrecognized part of its history on Nov. 7 by dedicating a Memorial to Enslaved Persons on Founders Mall.
Families sue Camp Mystic, allege gross negligence
November 11, 2025
The suit reportedly claims Camp Mystic ignored known flood risks, housed campers in flood zones, and failed to evacuate despite state rules requiring emergency plans.
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