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  Baptist Standard receives 10 national awards

  The Baptist Standard received 10 awards from the Associated Church Press, including awards of excellence for editorial, Texas Baptist Voices and social media.

  04/24/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Foster Care Summit addresses urgent needs

  Texas Baptist leaders met at an April 16 summit to discuss the foster care crisis in Texas and seek ways for churches and ministries to respond.

  04/24/2018 - By Kalie Lowrie / Texas Baptist Communications

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  Neighborhoods shape attitudes on race more than congregations

  Whites in multiracial congregations have more diverse friendship networks and are more comfortable with minorities, but that is due more to the impact of neighbors and friends of other races than to congregational influence, a Baylor University study found.

  04/24/2018 - By Terry Goodrich / Baylor University

• Obituary: Charlie Elliott

  Charles Edwin “Charlie” Elliott of Brady, former youth minister at First Baptist Church in Midland, died Jan. 19. He was 77

  04/24/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• Obituary: David Shuttlesworth

  David Shuttlesworth of Waco, longtime Texas Baptist minister, died April 20. He was 82.

  04/24/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Zapata helps churches focus outwardly

  Jorge Zapata hopes to help Texas churches in Texas resist the temptation to focus inwardly and instead recognize opportunities to make an impact in their communities.

  04/23/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Pilot who made emergency landing known for her faith

  When members of First Baptist Church in Boerne heard recordings of radio transmissions from a Southwest Airlines pilot who made a harrowing emergency landing in Philadelphia, they recognized the voice as one of their own.

  04/20/2018 - By David Roach / Baptist Press

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  Personal touch drives churchgoer giving 

  When it comes to charity, a personal touch works 10 times better than Facebook—at least for churchgoers.

  04/19/2018 - By Bob Smietana / LifeWay Research

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  SBC Executive Committee elects search committee

  A Rockwall pastor and an East Texas laywoman are on the six-member search committee charged with nominating the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.

  04/19/2018 - By David Roach and Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Interest in Branch Davidian tragedy still strong after 25 years

  The curious keep coming to Mount Carmel, site of the rural complex where David Koresh—leader of an apocalyptic religious sect known as the Branch Davidians—and 75 followers perished in a firestorm on April 19, 1993.

  04/18/2018 - By Bobby Ross Jr. / Religion News Service

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  Around the State: Truett Seminary to open Houston extension

  Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary will launch an extension campus in Houston. Howard Payne University’s Symphonic Band will present its 23nd annual American Music Spectacular April 24.

  04/18/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• Obituary: Barbara Gage

  Barbara Gage, a wife and mother to evangelists and partner in their ministries, died April 10 in Houston. She was 82.

  04/18/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard