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  SBC Executive Committee disfellowships two churches

  In a closed meeting Sept. 20, the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted to disfellowship two churches.

  09/21/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  Bylaw change would adjust timeline for SBC resolutions

  The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted Sept. 20 to propose a change in the timeline for submitting and publishing resolutions to be voted on by messengers at SBC annual meetings.

  09/21/2022 - By Laura Erlanson / Baptist Press

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  Board honors Hardage, approves budget proposal

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board honored David Hardage prior to his year-end retirement as executive director and approved a proposal for an increased BGCT budget for the second consecutive year.

  09/20/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Report stresses urgent need, opportunity with emerging adults

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas has both an urgent need and a tremendous opportunity to involve Gen Z and Millennials in Texas Baptist life, two task force representatives said.

  09/20/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force takes first steps

  After the initial meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force, the group publicly pledged to begin its work by focusing on several mandates from the convention.

  09/19/2022 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  ERLC president says he won’t tell Christians how to vote

  Brent Leatherwood hopes Southern Baptists will vote in the upcoming mid-term elections in ways “that protect life, that protect religious liberty, that protect marriage.” But it’s up to each person to vote the way he or she sees best.

  09/19/2022 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Disaster relief leads to marriage for volunteers

  Dianne Crouch said her “first date” with future husband Rick was working on a “mud-out” disaster relief mission.

  09/19/2022 - By Ferrell Foster

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  Baptist Women in Ministry: Broken systems can be reshaped

  Too often, men have overlooked and silenced women who have sought to proclaim the gospel or exercise leadership in the church, Meredith Stone told the Texas Baptist Women in Ministry Conference.

  09/17/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Baylor prof records stories of Baptist women in ministry

  Mandy McMichael of Baylor University has spent the past two years interviewing Baptist women in ministry, asking them to describe their experiences.

  09/16/2022 - By Lauren Turner

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  Food insecurity down nationally but not in Texas

  The percentage of households nationally that lack consistent access to food decreased last year, but food insecurity in Texas continues to outpace the national average, a recently released study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed.

  09/16/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Court reverses course on LGBTQ club at Jewish school

  In a surprising reversal, the U.S. Supreme Court said Sept. 14 Yeshiva University must for now recognize an LGBTQ student club the school claims violates its religious beliefs.

  09/16/2022 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

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  Around the State: TBM volunteers provide flood recovery

  Texas Baptist Men disaster relief workers donated more than 3,000 hours of volunteer labor in the aftermath of flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

  09/14/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard