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  Religion a key topic for millennial moms during pandemic

  Religion was an important topic of conversation between mothers and their children during the pand

  05/26/2021 - By Joseph Hammond / Religion News Service

• On the Move: Gossett

  Upcoming pastoral change noted for a Tyler church.

  05/26/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: DBU women’s golf team national champs

  The Dallas Baptist University Patriots claimed their first NCAA Division II Women’s Golf National Championship. Hardin-Simmons University’s trustees approved the addition of a major in engineering and authorized financial support to renovate Abilene Hall.

  05/26/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Revised ministry assignments proposed for Lifeway and NAMB

  Messengers to the upcoming SBC annual meeting in Nashville will vote on proposed changes to the mission and ministry statements of Lifeway that, in turn, will affect the North American Mission Board.

  05/26/2021 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  SBC elections not lacking candidates in 2021

  Some SBC annual meetings offer little speculation as to the outcomes of the election of officers. The 2021 annual meeting in Nashville will not be one of those.

  05/26/2021 - By Jonathan Howe / Baptist Press

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  Russell Moore departs but division remains in SBC

  Russell Moore’s resignation from the presidency of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has put the Southern Baptists’ propensity for controversy on clear display.

  05/26/2021 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

• Obituary: Bert B. Dominy

  Bert B. Dominy of Fort Worth, veteran professor of theology, died May 19. He was 83.

  05/26/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Safe to sing at church yet? Depends who you ask

  As churches return to in-person worship, some people are singing with masks on, others with them off—a mix that is likely to continue across the country for a while as congregations navigate the “new normal” of the continuing pandemic when not everyone is vaccinated.

  05/26/2021 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  BGCT Executive Board holds hybrid meeting

  A majority of Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board members participated in their first in-person meeting in more than a year, gathering in Dallas to hear reports and conduct routine business.

  05/25/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  SBC has lost 2.3 million since 2006

  There were 14 million members of Southern Baptist churches in 2020—down significantly from 2006, when the Southern Baptist Convention’s churches reached 16.3 million members.

  05/25/2021 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  GuideStone trustees elect Dilbeck as next CEO

  In a called meeting May. 20, the GuideStone board of trustees unanimously elected D. Hance Dilbeck Jr. as president-elect.

  05/21/2021 - By Roy Hayhurst / GuideStone Financial Resources

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  LGBTQ students fare better at Christian colleges, CCCU says

  The Council For Christian Colleges and Universities insists a comparison of two independent studies reveals LGBTQ students have better experiences at faith-based institutions than their peers in American universities overall.

  05/21/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor