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  Paxton sues to shut down faith-based migrant shelters

  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a volunteer-run network of Catholic migrant shelters based in El Paso, aiming to revoke the organization’s nonprofit registration.

  02/22/2024 - By Aleja Hertzler-McCain / Religion News Service

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  Lubbock pastor Pardue nominee for BGCT 2nd VP

  Adam Pardue, pastor of Highland Baptist Church in Lubbock, will be nominated for second vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

  02/22/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

• On the Move: Ray

  Staff addition noted for a McKinney church.

  02/21/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Baylor BSM building campaign progressing

  The building campaign to raise the initial $3 million toward a new Baptist Student Ministry center on the Baylor University campus has passed the halfway mark, Texas Baptist Missions Foundation…

  02/21/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  SBC Executive Committee cuts ties with four churches

  The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Board voted to cut ties with four churches on Feb. 20. One hired a woman pastor. Two allegedly mismanaged sexual abuse. The other failed to give to SBC missions causes.

  02/21/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  European courts require proof of faith for asylum seekers

  Iranians who convert from Islam to Christianity and then flee their homeland find it difficult to receive asylum in the United Kingdom and Europe.

  02/21/2024 - By Hanna Vioque / Religion News Service

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  Guarneri challenges BGCT to focus on God’s mission

  Rather than focusing on the size of obstacles, Texas Baptists should trust in God who is capable of overcoming any obstacle, Executive Director Julio Guarneri told the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board.

  02/20/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  New nonprofit to oversee SBC abuse database and reforms

  Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention’s abuse reform task force announced plans Feb. 19 to launch a new, independent nonprofit to host a database of abuse pastors and to implement other reforms.

  02/20/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Will the SBC Cooperative Program crumble?

  As the Cooperative Program approaches its 100th anniversary in 2025, the trust that made the program possible has frayed.

  02/20/2024 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  New animated series encourages kids to watch the Bible

  he Christian production company Revelation Media will unveil its new animated Bible project on Easter, with the first segment aiming to depict the stories of the Book of Genesis in a child-friendly way.

  02/19/2024 - By Fiona André / Religion News Service

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  Can American churches learn to embrace the uncoupled?

  Almost half of American adults are now single. Meanwhile, many churches suffering a decline in attendance tend to focus on traditional families.

  02/19/2024 - By Elizabeth E. Evans / Religion News Service

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  Racial justice rooted in Scripture, evangelical leader says

  Racism permeates human history, but racial justice finds its roots in biblical truth, a national evangelical leader told a conference at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary.

  02/19/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor