• Obituary: Herschel V. Forester

  Herschel Vincent Forester, former professional football player and Baptist layman who supported numerous Christian causes, died Dec. 31 in Dallas. He was 87.

  01/08/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• Obituary: Robert G. Packard

  Robert G. Packard, longtime professor of physics at Baylor University who was dubbed “Waco’s Mr. Wizard” by one newspaper, died Jan. 5 in Waco. He was 94.

  01/08/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Paynter joins Pastors for Texas Children leadership

  Suzii Paynter, who announced plans last July to retire as executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, has been named co-director of Pastors for Texas Children.

  01/07/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Baylor helps churches explore vocation and calling

  Baylor University recently completed Year One of a five-year project, funded by a $1.5 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, designed to help churches explore how God calls Christians to lives of meaning and purpose.

  01/04/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  New Congress more religiously diverse; still mostly Christian

  When the 116th Congress was sworn in Jan. 3, it became one of the most religiously diverse delegations in American history, with more than a few lawmakers taking the oath of office while placing their hands on books other than the Christian Bible.

  01/04/2019 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Baptist pastor cites divine protection after gunman’s arrest

  “The Lord protected us,” the pastor of First Baptist Church in Vidor proclaimed after police arrested a masked gunman more than 250 miles away who cited the Southeast Texas church as his destination.

  01/02/2019 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Around the State: Three Trees blesses Richardson families

  The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson served 294 low-income families at its 13th annual Three Trees event. EthicsDaily.com named Charles Foster Johnson, founding executive director of Pastors for Texas Children, as 2018 Baptist of the Year.

  01/02/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  School finance likely to dominate legislative session

  When lawmakers convene in Austin Jan. 8 for the 86th Texas Legislature, they will elect a new Speaker of the House and face major challenges regarding public school financing.

  01/02/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

• On the Move: Gerber

  Pastoral change noted at a church in Ingleside.

  01/02/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• Obituary: William B. Tolar

  William B. Tolar of Fort Worth, longtime professor of biblical backgrounds and archaeology, died Dec. 29. He was 90.

  12/31/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Hispanic women find calling confirmed in Texas Baptist schools

  Growing up in a church that allowed women to participate in business meetings only if their husbands were present, Janet Galarza never dared to imagine herself as a pastor.

  12/27/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Closed doors led Baptist woman to minister elsewhere

  Isabel Docampo was ordained a year after messengers to the 1984 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting passed a resolution opposing women’s ordination and limiting women’s roles in ministry to positions other than the pastorate. 

  12/27/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter