News - Page 17 of 1051 - Baptist Standard

On the Move: Dorrell, Ritsema

Staff changes noted for Coastal Community Church in Galveston and B.H. Carroll Theological Seminary.

08/27/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Global Baptist leaders honored in Ukraine

At Ukraine’s National Independence Day celebration in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky conferred Order of Honor medals on two global Baptist leaders to recognize Baptist contributions toward providing hope and aid to the people of Ukraine.

08/27/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

MedAdvance highlights importance of health care missions

Health care missions provide access to millions of people who’ve never heard of the Great Physician, and health care professionals play a crucial role in prescribing treatment for both physical and spiritual needs. These were some of the messages attendees of MedAdvance heard.

08/27/2025 - By Tessa Sanchez / Baptist Press

Around the State: Wayland students volunteer after Central Texas floods

When floodwaters surged through Central Texas during the Fourth of July weekend, two nursing students from Wayland Baptist University’s Ben and Bertha Mieth School of Nursing in San Antonio didn’t hesitate to act.

08/26/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Russian Baptists continue to meet after building sealed

The Russian Supreme Court in Moscow is scheduled Aug. 28 to hear the appeal of an unregistered Baptist church in Kurganinsk whose building was sealed by government officials in May.

08/26/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Gallup poll reveals Americans’ views on moral issues

Americans don’t see much wrong with using birth control or getting a divorce, but few support extramarital affairs or human cloning. The latest poll results from Gallup spell out what activities U.S. adults view as morally acceptable and which ones are seen as immoral.

08/26/2025 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

Water Impact ministry sees God move in Peru

Texans on Mission is not only bringing fresh water and good hygiene practices to people in the Andes Mountains of Peru, but also bringing the gospel, with 46 professions of faith recorded during an August mission trip.

08/25/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

Discipleship a priority without a plan for many churches

In the first part of the State of Discipleship study from Lifeway Research, U.S. Protestant pastors shared their understanding of what discipleship means and how it best occurs.

08/25/2025 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

Pastors at conference address racism in their churches

A racial reconciliation conference calls church leader to engage in discussions on race from a gospel-centric perspective.

08/25/2025 - By Fiona André / Religion News Service

Samaritan’s Purse assists Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

After struggling for months to find partners to help them deliver aid to Gaza, the embattled Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has picked up a collaborator—Samaritan’s Purse, the international Christian disaster relief organization headed by Franklin Graham.

08/25/2025 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

Focus on the Family founder James Dobson dies at 89

James C. Dobson, a psychologist who advocated a “family values” brand of conservative Christian morality on his popular radio shows and in his bestselling books, died Aug. 21. He was 89.

08/22/2025 - By David Mark and Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Federal district judge blocks Ten Commandments mandate

A federal district judge in San Antonio blocked implementation of a law mandating the display of a prescribed version of the Ten Commandments in every Texas public school classroom.

08/20/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor