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  Baptist disaster relief supports Memphis first responders

  Tennessee Baptist disaster relief provided support for first responders preparing for protests in Memphis in the aftermath of the beating and death of Tyre Nichols.

  01/30/2023 - By Tim Ellsworth / Baptist & Reflector

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  Brotherly love among college friends prompts philanthropy

  Nearly 50 years of picking, poking, pranking and praying for each another have characterized the friendship of three college friends from Wayland Baptist University.

  01/27/2023 - By Phillip Hamilton / Wayland Baptist University

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  Pakistan moves toward more stringent blasphemy law

  Pakistan’s lower house of parliament passed a bill strengthening punishment for blasphemy despite international outcry.

  01/27/2023 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Around the State: Leadership changes at Buckner agency

  Buckner International announced two leadership promotions with Buckner Children and Family Services. Effective Jan. 1, Henry Jackson was named president, and Samela Macon was promoted to vice president of operations….

  01/25/2023 - By Ken Camp

• On the Move: Atchley

  Pastor change affects congregations in Plano and Midland.

  01/25/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  El panorama protestante hispano en los Estados Unidos está lleno de iglesias vibrantes y en crecimiento

  Las iglesias hispanas en los Estados Unidos están enfrentando desafíos únicos, pero están teniendo éxito en la construcción de una comunidad dentro de sus congregaciones y alcanzando a personas fuera de sus iglesias.

  01/25/2023 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  No lives lost when façade collapsed at Stephenville church

  First Baptist Church in Stephenville gathered for worship on Jan. 22, four days after the façade on the exterior of one of its buildings collapsed, injuring two construction workers.

  01/25/2023 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Pastors enter public service to ‘be a light’ in communities

  Michael Evans, mayor of Mansfield and senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church there, developed a heart for public service when he was 8 years old.

  01/25/2023 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Hispanic Protestant landscape full of vibrant churches

  Hispanic churches in the United States face unique challenges but are finding success in building community within their congregations and reaching those outside their walls.

  01/25/2023 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

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  Conference offers training and equipping in evangelism

  Saying the church’s “evangelism has fallen short of our calling,” Pastor Tony Evans urged attendees at Texas Baptists’ Statewide Evangelism Conference to go and make disciples.

  01/24/2023 - By George Schroeder / Texas Baptist Communications

• Obituary: Tom Ruane

  Tom Ruane, longtime leader in Texas Baptist collegiate ministries, died Jan. 18. He was 77.

  01/24/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Ministry after Lunar New Year massacre family-focused

  A mass shooter’s choice of Lunar New Year’s Eve to kill 11 and injure nine others is a wound particularly painful for East Asian communities—Christians and nonbelievers, Pastor Victor Chayasirisobhon said.

  01/24/2023 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press