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  Former seminary professor pleads guilty to lying to FBI

  Matt Queen, a former professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary pleaded guilty Oct. 16 to lying to the FBI during an investigation into sexual abuse.

  10/16/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Texas disaster relief teams provide ‘breath of fresh air’

  More than 25 Texans on Mission teams—supplemented by local volunteers and out-of-state church mission teams—have focused on meeting needs in parts of Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina after Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.

  10/16/2024 - By John Hall / Texans on Mission

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  Black Church Collective seeks to reach African diaspora

  The Black Church Collective is seeking to create a collaborative evangelistic and missions table for the larger National African American Fellowship of 4,000 churches and the smaller fellowships and numerous other contingencies from the African diaspora.

  10/16/2024 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Texans on Mission volunteers respond to two hurricanes

  Texans on Mission sent key disaster relief equipment to Florida this week in advance of Hurricane Milton’s landfall. The Dallas-based ministry now is seeking more volunteers to respond to what has become a two-hurricane disaster.

  10/09/2024 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  Storm survivors found what they needed on pastor’s deck

  Isolated storm survivors find food and fellowship on back deck of North Carolina pastor’s home.

  10/08/2024 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  Layman Owen Cooper made significant impact on SBC

  Fifty years ago, Cooper ended two terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention—among only a few laymen ever elected to the office. His legacy includes casting a vision for the SBC-wide Bold Mission Thrust initiative.

  10/08/2024 - By Art Toalston / Baptist Press

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  Texans on Mission teams deploy after Hurricane Helene

  Texans on Mission deployed mass feeding, chainsaw and flood recovery teams—among others—Sept. 30 to meet needs after the second deadliest hurricane in U.S. history.

  10/02/2024 - By John Hall / Texans on Mission

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  East Texas volunteers respond to Louisiana flooding

  Texans on Mission’s Deep East Texas flood recovery team served residents of Morgan City, La., following Hurricane Francine.

  10/02/2024 - By Russ Dilday / Texans on Mission

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  Settlement talks between SBC and Johnny Hunt fail

  Court-ordered mediation between a former Southern Baptist Convention president and lawyers for the nation’s largest Protestant denomination failed last week, meaning the dispute between the two parties likely is headed to a trial in November.

  09/25/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  SBC may tighten faith statement amendment process

  The Baptist Faith and Message soon could be more difficult to amend. That’s a good thing, said the Southern Baptist Convention messenger whose motion this summer in Indianapolis helped initiate the change.

  09/25/2024 - By David Roach / Baptist Press

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  SBC to create sexual abuse response department

  Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee trustees on Sept. 17 approved a recommendation to create a department within the Executive Committee to assist churches in the area of sexual abuse prevention and response.

  09/18/2024 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  SBC legal expenses surpass $12M in three years

  The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee reported it has spent more than $12.1 million on the 2021-2022 Guidepost Solutions investigation into its handling of sexual abuse claims and subsequent legal expenses dating back to 2021.

  09/18/2024 - By Brandon Porter and Laura Erlanson / Baptist Press