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  Around the State: UMHB presents annual Easter pageant

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor presented three performances of its 83rd annual Easter pageant on April 13. Baylor University announced a $3 million gift from Jim and Sharon Harrod of Horseshoe Bay to establish an endowed faculty chair in Christian thought within the Honors College.

  04/13/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• On the Move: Choi

  Pastoral change noted for a Wichita Falls church.

  04/13/2022 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  House approves bill to hold accountable Myanmar military

  Advocates for international religious freedom praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing legislation to hold accountable the Myanmar military for human rights violations and to authorize humanitarian assistance to the Burmese people.

  04/13/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Cuban pastor sentenced to eight years in prison

  A Cuban Protestant pastor who has been detained since participating in peaceful protests last July has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

  04/12/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Bible engagement drops 21 percent during pandemic

  Americans are less engaged with the Bible and are less likely to say the Bible influences their lifestyle than in previous years, the American Bible Society said in its 2022 State of the Bible report.

  04/12/2022 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Items from Texas synagogue hostage crisis to be displayed

  Two items from the Jan. 15 hostage-taking at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville will be displayed at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

  04/12/2022 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Baptists in Ukraine offer compassionate aid at personal risk

  Baptists are “at the forefront of responding with courage and compassion” to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine—often at great risk, Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Elijah Brown reported.

  04/12/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Title 42 winds down but not quick enough for some

  Christian advocates for immigrants and asylum-seekers commended the Biden administration for its plan to end a pandemic-related order that has led to rapid deportations the past two years.

  04/12/2022 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Church leaders urged to look to the future with confidence

  Speakers at the Future Church 2030 Conference challenged church leaders to consider the cultural, technological and demographic changes that will affect ministry in the next decade.

  04/11/2022 - By Bonnie Shaw / Texas Baptist Communications

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  Tod Bolsinger urges churches not to waste a crisis

  Churches can thrive in rapidly changing times if leaders adapt to circumstances while holding true to core values, author Tod Bolsinger told participants at the Future Church 2030 Conference in Bryan.

  04/11/2022 - By Bonnie Shaw / Texas Baptist Communications

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  Nieuwhof: Returning to pre-pandemic church life not the goal

  Podcaster and author Carey Nieuwhof challenged church leaders to look to the future—not return to pre-pandemic church life.

  04/11/2022 - By Bonnie Shaw / Texas Baptist Communications

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  ERLC insta a tomar medidas rápidas para proteger a los Dreamers

  La entidad ética de la Convención Bautista del Sur está exhortando al Congreso a actuar con rapidez para proteger de la deportación a los inmigrantes indocumentados traídos a Estados Unidos cuando eran niños.

  04/11/2022 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press