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Debbie Potter nominee for Texas Baptists’ president

Debbie Potter nominee for Texas Baptists’ president

Debbie Potter, incumbent first vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and children’s pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio, will be nominated as BGCT president at Texas Baptists’ annual meeting, Nov. 16-18 in Abilene.

04/28/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor
Baptists

Live in the authority of Jesus, Baptist lecturer challenges

Live in the authority of Jesus, Baptist lecturer challenges

“Will you live as if all authority belongs to Jesus?” asked Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, addressing participants of the Pinson Lectures on Baptist distinctives at Hardin-Simmons University, April 23.

04/28/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard
Baptists

Respond to emerging frontlines, Baptist leader challenges

Respond to emerging frontlines, Baptist leader challenges

New frontlines affecting Baptists are emerging around the world, Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, asserted during his Pinson Lecture on Baptist distinctives at Hardin-Simmons University, April 23.

04/28/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard
Texas

Kerrville church offers gospel-centered escape room

Kerrville church offers gospel-centered escape room

To help bring the Bible to life in a fun and innovative way for elementary kids to understand, the children’s ministry at Trinity Baptist Church in Kerrville recently put together a gospel-centered escape room.

04/28/2025 - By Leann Callaway / Special to the Baptist Standard
World

Texans on Mission responds to crisis in South Sudan

Texans on Mission responds to crisis in South Sudan

When Mitch Chapman first visited South Sudan a couple of years ago, he said God “showed me poverty that I’ve not seen anywhere else.” And as director of Texans on Mission Water Impact, Chapman has spent much time in Africa.

04/24/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

Nation

Parents say religion guides views on LGBTQ books

04/24/2025 - By Reina Coulibaly / Religion News Service
Opinion

Editorial: A few days on, does Easter still matter?

04/24/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor
World

Commission exposes blasphemy law in Russia

04/23/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor
Nation

Veterans Affairs asks staff to report anti-Christian bias

04/23/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service
Opinion

Voices: How cataract surgery was my spiritual formation

04/23/2025 - By Patti Greene
Texas

Hunger and Poverty Summit plants seeds of hope

04/22/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

Equip

04/22/2025 - By Felisi Sorgwe

Equip: Resources on the Book of Lamentations
Texas

04/22/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

East Texas volunteers pass along legacy of service
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Nation

04/22/2025 - By Bob Smietana and Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Robert Jeffress says IRS investigated his church
Texas

04/22/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Video shows how the Texas Lottery was rigged
Texas

04/21/2025 - By Faith Pratt / Intern

ETBU prayer tent brings students together
Faith & Culture

04/21/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Most pastors say their churches will survive
Texas

04/17/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Texas House approves education savings account program
Opinion

04/17/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

Editorial: Doing good when we disagree on the definition
Texas

04/17/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

Bill on temperature control in Texas prisons gets hearing
Opinion

04/16/2025 - By Don Newbury

Voices: A ‘ninja warrior’ and his ministry
Baptists

04/16/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

Conservative seminary training gaining ground outside U.S.
Faith & Culture

04/16/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Chris Tomlin’s new song resurrects oldest known hymn
Texas

04/15/2025 - By Aimee Freston / Texans on Mission

Texans on Mission flood recovery teams help families

Debbie Potter nominee for Texas Baptists’ president

Live in the authority of Jesus, Baptist lecturer challenges

Respond to emerging frontlines, Baptist leader challenges

Kerrville church offers gospel-centered escape room

Texans on Mission responds to crisis in South Sudan

Equip: Resources on the Book of Lamentations

East Texas volunteers pass along legacy of service

Robert Jeffress says IRS investigated his church

Video shows how the Texas Lottery was rigged

ETBU prayer tent brings students together

Most pastors say their churches will survive

Texas House approves education savings account program

Editorial: Doing good when we disagree on the definition

Bill on temperature control in Texas prisons gets hearing

Voices: A ‘ninja warrior’ and his ministry

Conservative seminary training gaining ground outside U.S.

Chris Tomlin’s new song resurrects oldest known hymn

Texans on Mission flood recovery teams help families