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  Churches urged to prepare for the unexpected

  Rather than be alarmed by discussions about active shooters or other unexpected events, most congregants will find comfort in knowing church leaders have a plan to provide for their safety, speakers told a Texas Baptist workshop on church security.

  11/20/2017 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Latina Leadership Institute volunteers serve in Harvey’s wake

  Six volunteers affiliated with the Latina Leadership Institute, a women’s empowerment program housed at Baptist University of the Américas in San Antonio, traveled to Houston to bless others. But they received a blessing in return, they said.

  11/20/2017 - By Marv Knox / Fellowship Southwest

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  Fighting hunger requires collaborative efforts

  Effective ministries to alleviate hunger demand collaboration, Jeremy Everett of Baylor University’s Texas Hunger Initiative told a workshop at the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting.

  11/20/2017 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Ministros que predican a hispanos necesitan entender cultura

  Aquellos ministros que le predican a audiencias hispanas tienen que tomar en cuenta que las reglas culturales—no solo el lenguaje—pueden ser barreras en la comunicación, eso fue lo que participantes aprendieron en uno de los talleres de la Convención General Bautista de Texas.

  11/17/2017 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  STCH Ministries staff sees God’s hand in aftermath of hurricane

  Despite the destruction Hurricane Harvey caused to the South Texas Children’s Home Ministries family counseling office in Victoria, staff members have no trouble finding reasons to give thanks.

  11/17/2017 - By Reed Hewitt / STCH Ministries

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  Ministers preaching to Hispanics need to understand cultural norms

  Ministers who preach to Hispanic audiences need to realize cultural norms—not just language—can be barriers to communication, participants learned at a workshop during the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

  11/17/2017 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Tennessee Baptist Convention cuts ties with church over woman pastor

  After a more than 140-year relationship, First Baptist Church in Jefferson City and the Tennessee Baptist Convention are breaking up over the church’s decision to call its first female senior pastor.

  11/17/2017 - By Holly Meyer / USA Today

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  En tiempos de cambio, los hispanos son alentados a vivir su llamado

  El llamado de Cristo impulsa a las iglesias a vivir en los caminos de misiones y del evangelio, ese fue el mensaje que pastores dieron a participantes del rally hispano antes de la junta anual del 2017 de la Convención Bautista General de Texas.

  11/16/2017 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Charleston pastor shows solidarity with Sutherland Springs

  In the wake of the shooting massacre at a Texas church, Pastor Eric S.C. Manning has visited members of his own congregation—Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church—to see how they are coping with rekindled memories and ongoing grief.

  11/15/2017 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Pence tells grieving town, ‘Faith is stronger than evil’

  Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Sutherland Springs to offer prayers and words of comfort to a stricken community three days after a lone gunman killed more than two dozen people during a Sunday morning church service.

  11/15/2017 - By Yonat Shimron and  Kimberly Winston / Religion News Service

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  Theology of caring guides church

  Without compassionate care at its core, a church is just “going through the motions” as it performs all its other ministries, a Houston-area pastor told a workshop at the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting.

  11/15/2017 - By Kirsten McKimmey / Texas Baptist Communications

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  Hispanics challenged to live out their calling in changing times

  Christ’s call compels churches to move forward in missional and evangelistic ways, speakers told participants at a Hispanic rally prior to the 2017 Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting.

  11/15/2017 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter