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  Two Christians in Pakistan charged with blasphemy

  A pair of young Christians in Pakistan have been charged with violating that nation’s blasphemy law—an offense that carries a mandatory death penalty if the accused is found guilty.

  02/18/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  NAMB appeals to Supreme Court in McRaney case

  The Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission board has filed a petition with the Supreme Court of the United States in its ongoing case involving a lawsuit against the board filed by a former Baptist state executive director.

  02/18/2021 - By Jonathan Howe / Baptist Press

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  Ministries to refugees impact community and world for Christ

  The crisis surrounding an Iraqi refugee family’s house fire helped churches engage busy young women in hands-on missions.

  02/18/2021 - By Trennis Henderson / Woman's Missionary Union

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  Churches offer warm welcome to Texans hit by winter storms

  As a winter storm left millions of Texans without electricity in below-freezing temperature for hours, sometimes even days, some Texas Baptist churches opened their doors to provide warmth and food to affected individuals.

  02/17/2021 - By Texas Baptists Communications

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  Pew study details Black Americans’ faith and religious practice

  Most Black Americans attend predominantly Black congregations, but a majority think such congregations should welcome people of other races, a study from Pew Research Center shows.

  02/17/2021 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Christians in Congo face growing terrorist violence

  Spiraling Islamist terrorism that has killed more than 100 people in a two-week span in the Democratic Republic of Congo is calling renewed attention to Christian persecution there.

  02/17/2021 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Around the State: International association moves to DBU

  The International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities moved its home office from Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., to the Dallas Baptist University campus.

  02/17/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Refugee resettlement offers ministry opportunities

  The decision to increase dramatically the number of refugees to be welcomed into the United States will provide Christians important opportunities for gospel witness and service to those fleeing oppression, some Baptist leaders said.

  02/17/2021 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  CommonCall: Ministry of Grace

  When Mark Grace retired at the end of January as chief mission and ministry officer at Baylor Scott & White Health, it marked the end of a career in institutional chaplaincy. But it doesn’t mean Grace will stop serving in what he calls “ministry on the boundaries.”

  02/16/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  World Relief in transition after ‘tough season’

  World Relief leaders Scott Arbeiter and Tim Breene are stepping down after a combined 30 years serving the evangelical Christian organization.

  02/16/2021 - By Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service

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  Court upholds ruling that blocked Alabama execution

  The U.S. Supreme Court upheld late Feb. 11 a lower-court ruling that blocked Alabama from executing a prisoner because the state would not allow a pastor to be with him.

  02/16/2021 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  Logsdon supporters plan seminary in San Antonio

  A group of alumni and supporters of Logsdon Theological Seminary announced plans to open a freestanding seminary at Baptist Temple in San Antonio, which may or may not bear the Logsdon name.

  02/16/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor