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  Around the State: New leaders at Logsdon; ETBU breaks ground for chapel and park

  Hardin-Simmons University’s Logsdon Seminary named Wally Goodman as director of the Doctor of Ministry degree program and Jeff Johnson as director of the Logsdon Seminary campus in San Antonio.

  09/11/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Myanmar legal case dropped against Kachin Baptist leader

  A military officer in Myanmar withdrew defamation charges he had filed against a Kachin Baptist leader who spoke briefly to President Trump about persecution of religious minorities.

  09/10/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

• On the Move: Fields and Pannell

  Staff changes noted for churches in Abilene and Arlington.

  09/10/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  SBC puts hope in Baptism Sunday as numbers decline

  Reported baptisms among Southern Baptist churches have declined in eight of the last 10 years. The falling numbers helped prompt the SBC Executive Committee to name Sept. 8 as Baptism Sunday.

  09/10/2019 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Churches challenged to ‘care well’ in midst of abuse crisis

  The sexual abuse crisis in churches led hundreds of congregations to accept the Caring Well Challenge—a Southern Baptist Convention initiative to help churches prevent abuse and care for abuse survivors.

  09/10/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  First student graduates from advanced certificate program

  A ministry assistant from an East Texas church became the first student to graduate with an Advanced Certificate of Ministry in Children’s Ministry, a program jointly sponsored by Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary and the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

  09/09/2019 - By Bonnie Shaw / Texas Baptist Communications

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  Organizations partner to bring Bible to unreached people

  Texas Baptist churches that filled shoeboxes with toys last year for Operation Christmas Child not only helped introduce children to Jesus, but also played a role in bringing the gospel message to unreached people.

  09/09/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Obtaining a visa for a foreign-born pastor can be challenging

  Acquiring a visa that allows a foreign-born pastor to live and work in the United States can be complicated, and it often takes pastors and churches significant effort to understand the process.

  09/09/2019 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Refugio church dedicates building two years after hurricane 

  Two years after Hurricane Harvey severely damaged the First Baptist Church in Refugio building, church members and community leaders gathered to celebrate the dedication of the remodeled facility.

  09/05/2019 - By Kalie Lowrie / Texas Baptist Communications

• Obituary: Bill Everett

  William C. “Bill” Everett, longtime Texas Baptist pastor, died Sept. 2 in Carthage. He was 86.

  09/05/2019 - By Ken Camp

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  North Texas Giving Day to benefit Baptist Standard Sept. 19

  Baptist Standard Publishing is participating in North Texas Giving Day on Sept. 19. Donations will be multiplied when donors contribute through the North Texas Giving Day website.

  09/04/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: HSU students deliver wheelchairs to Thailand

  Physical therapy doctoral students at Hardin-Simmons University donated and customized more than 200 wheelchairs for disabled individuals in Thailand. President Linda Livingstone officially announced Baylor University’s plans to pursue Research 1/Tier 1 classification.

  09/04/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard