• 

  Around the State: Maston Foundation honors Paynter; Parkway Place residents help employees after Harvey

  Suzii Paynter received the Christian Ethics Award from the T.B. Maston Foundation. Parkway Place residents raised money for employees affected by Hurricane Harvey.

  10/11/2017 - By Ken Camp

• On the Move: Cheatheam and Rake

  Pastoral changes noted for congregations in Merkel and Abilene.

  10/11/2017 - By Ken Camp

• 

  Federal judge strikes down clergy housing allowance

  A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled the U.S. tax code’s ministerial housing allowance is unconstitutional.

  10/11/2017 - By David Roach / Baptist Press

• 

  San Juan pastor serves meals, shares gospel after Maria

  Iglesia Bautista de la Familia Santurce—the Baptist Church of the Family in Santurce—began serving meals Oct. 1 to Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricane Maria.

  10/11/2017 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

• 

  Religious exemption for employers expanded

  The Trump Administration expanded the exemption for employers who cite moral or religious objections to providing their employees insurance coverage for birth control.

  10/10/2017 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

• 

  North Texas megachurch’s decision spurs talk of trends

  The decision of a Dallas-area megachurch to transition its six campuses into autonomous churches illustrates what some see as a trend in the multisite model.

  10/10/2017 - By David Roach / Baptist Press

• 

  Hope is just out the front door

  When Buckner opened the Family Hope Center in Pamplona, Peru, it changed families’ lives.

  10/09/2017 - By Russ Dilday / Buckner International

• 

  Baptist advocates applaud rule to rein in abusive lending

  Baptist public policy advocates affirmed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for issuing a payday and auto-title loan rule designed to rein in abusive lending practices.

  10/07/2017 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

• 

  Tamiko Jones elected Texas WMU executive director-treasurer

  The WMU of Texas board of directors elected Tamiko Jones, minister of missions and young adults at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield, as the organization’s executive director-treasurer.

  10/06/2017 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

• 

  Centro de entrenamiento hispano para lideres laicos

  La Asociación Bautista de Dallas (DBA, por sus siglas en ingles) esta dando entrenamientos para que iglesias hispanas puedan tener miembros capacitados para el liderazgo.

  10/06/2017 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

• 

  Hispanic training center equips lay leaders for service

  A Dallas Baptist Association training center seeks to meet a critical need in Hispanic churches by equipping laity for service and leadership.

  10/06/2017 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

• 

  Around the State: TBM continues to serve Gulf Coast; ETBU students pray during See You at the Pole

  Texas Baptist Men volunteers continue to serve in 11 sites along the Texas Gulf Coast, providing disaster relief in partnership with Baptist volunteers from more than two dozen other states.

  10/04/2017 - By Staff / Baptist Standard