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  BGCT and NAMB leaders clarify path for church starting

  Leaders from the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the North American Mission Board agreed in principle to a clear path forward for providing church-starting resources and support for BGCT churches desiring access to NAMB resources.

  01/10/2025 - By Staff / Texas Baptists Communications

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  New Orleans ministers respond after terror attack

  In an eclectic New Orleans ministerial mix, a second line jazz band belted gospel favorites in the footsteps of pastors prayerwalking Bourbon Street hours after the carnage of a New Year’s Day terrorist attack was cleared.

  01/03/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Texans on Mission serve 80,000 meals in Israel in 2024

  Texans on Mission volunteers served more than 80,000 meals in Israel in 2024.

  01/02/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  UMHB students serve NC disaster survivors

  A life on mission must begin somewhere. For several University of Mary Hardin-Baylor students, it began this December with Texans on Mission in North Carolina.

  12/18/2024 - By John Hall / Texans on Mission

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  Texans on Mission: Christmas looks different in Uganda

  Mission trips often reveal contrasts—differences between things at home and those far away. Mikey Osborne and his family saw Christmas differently on a recent trip to Uganda.

  12/16/2024 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  State conventions rethink Cooperative Program allocations

  The Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program stands at a crossroads as its 100th birthday approaches.

  12/11/2024 - By David Roach / Baptist Press

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  Red Letter Christian Tony Campolo dead at age 89

  Tony Campolo, an American Baptist minister and sociologist who spent decades trying to convince evangelicals and other Christians that their faith should motivate them to address social ills like poverty and racism, has died. He was 89.

  11/20/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Matt Queen resigns pastorate after guilty plea

  Three weeks after pleading guilty to a charge of making false statements to federal investigators as part of a sexual abuse investigation stemming from his time as a seminary administrator, Matt Queen has resigned as pastor of Friendly Avenue Baptist Church.

  11/13/2024 - By Chad Austin / Baptist Press

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  Popular 20th century Baptist radio programs accessible

  Thanks to an ongoing project of the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives, listeners today can hear recordings of Baptist radio programs featuring some of the great preachers of the 20th century.

  11/08/2024 - By Laura Erlanson / Baptist Press

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  Hunt lawsuit delayed, Sills trial set for 2026

  A defamation trial involving the Southern Baptist Convention that was supposed to begin next week has been delayed indefinitely, while another is set for 2026.

  11/05/2024 - By Baptist Press Staff

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  Registration open for Crossover Dallas outreach

  Registration for next summer’s Crossover Dallas evangelistic outreach emphasis is open.

  11/01/2024 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  Florida hurricane relief: ‘You guys are such a blessing’

  On a warm Florida day, Eunice eats lunch with her neighbor, Jackie. They laugh and smile as they tell jokes and stories.

  10/28/2024 - By John Hall / Texans on Mission