Some conservatives say: ‘A woman VP? Sure. A woman pastor? No way’

There may never be a female pastor leading Tony Perkins’ Southern Baptist congregation in Louisiana, but there could be a woman taking over the vice president’s mansion in Washington. And as Perkins sees it, there’s no contradiction there whatsoever.

09/25/2008 - By admin

Four in 10 think clergy should endorse candidates

Four in 10 Americans believe religious leaders should be permitted to endorse political candidates from the pulpit without risking their organization’s tax-exempt status, a new survey by the First Amendment Center shows.

09/25/2008 - By admin

Porterfield hired for post-Ike post

The Baptist General Convention of Texas has hired Carolyn Porterfield to help connect Texas Baptists with opportunities to serve people affected by Hurricane Ike.

09/25/2008 - By admin

Texas Tidbits: Fund to help Ike victims

Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio is providing $50,000 to assist victims of Hurricane Ike.

09/25/2008 - By admin

Strickland to be nominated for BGCT VP

Citing her deep concern for children and passion to promote the Texas Baptist Offering for World Hunger, Pastor George Mason of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas has announced his intention to nominate Carolyn Strickland for first vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

09/25/2008 - By admin

Wrap-up: After Ike, slow recovery process begins

Hurricane Ike swept through the eastern one-third of Texas, prompting a massive evacuation, leveling much of Galveston and leaving huge areas of Southeast Texas in the dark.

But glimmers of hope began to emerge as Texas Baptists aided relief and recovery efforts.

09/25/2008 - By admin

Stay the course when market drops, Hawkins suggests

Even though sharp drops in the stock market have many Southern Baptist pastors worried about their retirement funds, making an emotional decision to get out of the market is unwise, the president of Guidestone Financial Resources said.

09/24/2008 - By Administrator

IMB retooling to focus agency on local-church mission work

The Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board will reorganize over the next year to focus more on local churches’ involvement in missions and provide flexibility to reach people groups across geographical lines.

09/24/2008 - By admin

Texas Baptists meet needs as Rio Grande threatens Presidio

When a surge in the Rio Grande forced the evacuation of several hundred homes in Presidio and flooded 350 homes across the border in Ojinaga, Texas Baptists responded.

09/23/2008 - By Administrator

Hurricane Ike damages churches throughout Southeast Texas

As evacuees return to Southeast Texas, early reports indicate a significant number of Texas Baptist churches in the area sustained damage when Hurricane Ike blew through the state.

09/23/2008 - By Administrator

Hurricane Ike creates need for more volunteers, more disaster relief funds

Texas Baptist groups serving in the wake of Hurricane Ike primarily need two things—volunteers and funds.

09/22/2008 - By admin

UMHB students minister at Belton shelter

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor students provided respite for the Hurrican Ike evacuees.

09/22/2008 - By Administrator