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  Hardage highlights Texas Baptists’ accomplishments

  David Hardage, executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, celebrated the diverse accomplishments of Texas Baptists in his report to Texas Baptists’ 136th annual meeting.

  11/17/2021 - By Lauren Sturdy

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  Texas Baptists create task force to address generational change

  Texas Baptists addressed generational change at their annual meeting, voting overwhelmingly to create a task force to explore ways to increase Millennial and Generation Z involvement in churches and the denomination.

  11/17/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Texas Baptists urged to make disciples and embrace unity

  Texas Baptists at the opening worship service of their annual meeting in Galveston heard calls to make disciples and embrace unity.

  11/16/2021 - By Lauren Sturdy

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  BGCT messengers elect officers and approve budget

  Texas Baptists elected officers and approved a nearly $34.6 million budget during the first business session at the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in Galveston on Nov. 15.

  11/15/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Friends of Truett challenged to ‘close the gap’

  With 368 students and 322 endowed student scholarships, Dean Todd Still wants to see Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary “close the gap” by endowing 12 scholarships per year for the next four years.

  11/15/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Martinez on treasure hunt for historical insight

  Boxes filled with old files may not excite many people, but Bobby Martinez sees them as buried treasure—valuable resources that reveal Hispanic Texas Baptists’ history and heritage.

  11/12/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Flap over God’s pronouns might save Elm Mott church

  A small Baptist church in Central Texas received more than $15,000 in donations after a conservative group criticized the congregation’s website for using the wrong pronouns for God.

  11/12/2021 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Most churches provide hybrid worship as result of pandemic

  Eight in 10 U.S. churches now provide hybrid services, offering options for congregants to worship either in person or online during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.

  11/11/2021 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  SBC Executive Committee receives update from legal team

  The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee filled a committee on nominations vacancy and received updates on the progress of the Sexual Abuse Task Force, legal counsel and subcommittee appointments.

  11/11/2021 - By Brandon Porter / Baptist Press

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  Task force proposed to involve Gen Z and Millennials

  A motion at next week’s Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting will call on the convention to form and fund a task force to involve Millennials and Generation Z in Texas Baptist life in greater ways.

  11/10/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

• On the Move: Gist

  Staff change affects churches in Longview and Robinson.

  11/10/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: BWA leader delivers lecture at Wayland

  Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, delivered the McCoy Lecture Series at Wayland Baptist University.Baylor University regents affirmed the framework for the next five years of the Illuminate strategic plan

  11/10/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard