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  Women say ex-Fort Worth youth pastor abused them

  When Pastor John Finley resigned from his Tennessee church, he told the congregation he had been “involved with two females in inappropriate behavior” but insisted they were adults and there was “no sex.” The women who sent a letter that spurred his resignation have a different story to tell about alleged abuse 37 years ago at Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth. (via Star-Telegram)

  07/10/2018 - By Sarah Smith / Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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  Around the State: Nursing camp at UMHB; prayer breakfast at Baylor

  The Scott & White College of Nursing at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor welcomed high school students to campus for a weeklong camp. Linda Livingstone, president of Baylor University, has invited senior pastors and other faith leaders from throughout Central Texas to a community prayer breakfast July 11 on the Baylor campus.

  07/03/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Donors put pressure on Southwestern seminary trustees

  Unless “serious wrongs” against former President Paige Patterson are “righted,” a Houston oil and gas executive and more than two dozen other donors warned their gifts to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will cease—including estate gifts that could total “tens of millions of dollars.”

  07/02/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Study shows troubling picture of teens and mental health

  Mental health struggles and thoughts of suicide may be more common than church leaders realize—even among some of the youngest members of a congregation.

  06/28/2018 - By Helen Gibson / Baptist Press

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  Extremists target African converts to Islam for recruitment

  Christians who convert to Islam in East African countries often become targets for recruitment by extremist groups such as the Islamic State and al-Shabab, the al-Qaida affiliate in East Africa.

  06/28/2018 - By Fredrick Nzwili / Religion News Service

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  Churchgoers sticking around for theology, not music

  Most churchgoers will put up with a change in music style or a different preacher, according to a recently released LifeWay Research study. But don’t mess with a church’s beliefs, or there may be an exodus.

  06/28/2018 - By Bob Smietana / LifeWay Research

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  Impact of bad behavior greater than positive gestures, Baylor study shows

  Refraining from bad behavior toward a significant other during stressful life events is more important than showing positive behavior, a Baylor University study revealed.

  06/28/2018 - By Terry Goodrich / Baylor University

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  New tax law may hit churches

  Some nonprofits could start paying taxes for the first time. (via Politico)

  06/28/2018 - By Brian Faler / Politico

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  TBM provides disaster relief in South Texas

  Multiple Texas Baptist Men disaster relief teams responded to the needs of flooded residents in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Two TBM flood-recovery crews and a team from Arkansas went…

  06/28/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Analysis: Why some churches are leaving CBF

  Churches who disagree on substantive issues find common ground in criticizing the results of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Illumination Project, in particular the changes to the CBF hiring policy regarding LGBT individuals.

  06/27/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Around the State: Global Hunger Relief Run; UMHB names dean of College of Visual and Performing Arts

  Global Hunger Relief Run during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting; UMHB names dean of College of Visual and Performing Arts; and more news from Baylor and Houston Baptist University.

  06/27/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• Obituary: Gene Horton

  Fain Eugene “Gene” Horton, longtime Baptist pastor in South Texas, died June 22 in Harlingen, five days after preaching his last sermon. He was 83.

  06/27/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard