• On the Move: Kane and Terry

  Staff changes noted for congregations in Houston and Cisco.

  07/26/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Two Baptist pastors in Myanmar may face eight years in prison

  Elijah Brown, next secretary of the Baptist World Alliance and executive vice president of the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative, has joined other human rights advocates in urging international intervention on behalf of two Baptist pastors in Myanmar who have been detained since Christmas Eve and who could face up to eight years in prison.

  07/25/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: Bible translated into Uzbek; DBU receives challenge grant

  The first translation of the Bible into Uzbek is unveiled. DBU receives a $1.5 million challenge grant from the Mabee Foundation. 

  07/25/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Howard Payne University students serve in Slovakia

  Nine Howard Payne University students ministered among the Roma and Slovak people of Slovakia this summer.

  07/24/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Good works of churches often go unnoticed, research shows

  At least half of Americans realize churches feed and clothe the poor, but far fewer are aware of other social services congregations provide, a new study shows.

  07/24/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Baylor regents convene under new governance rules, new leadership

  Baylor University’s board of regents July 21 meeting was the first led by a new board chair operating within a revamped governance structure.

  07/22/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Some conservative evangelicals revel in ‘unprecedented’ White House access

  While some religious conservatives are granted such intimate contact with President Trump that they literally can “lay hands” on him, other faith leaders are kept at arm’s length.

  07/20/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Pence roots administration’s support for Israel in faith

  Vice President Mike Pence told evangelical supporters of Israel that God had a hand in creating the state of Israel, and Pence said his support for the country is rooted in his faith.

  07/19/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Around the State: BUA offers tuition-free course; DBU to begin building residential college

  Baptist University of the Américas will offer a two-hour tuition-free college course on congregational leadership for new students. Dallas Baptist University will begin construction in the fall on its first residential college for students.

  07/19/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  African-American Fellowship celebrates togetherness

  With “Harambee: Bringing Us Together” as its theme and Psalm 133:1 as its inspiration, the 2017 African-American Fellowship Conference celebrated the joy of working and worshipping together during the annual meeting in Tyler.

  07/18/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Obituary: Stanley P. Howard Jr.

  Stanley P. Howard Jr. of Waco, retired Southern Baptist missionary to Japan, died July 12. He was 94.

  07/17/2017 - By Ken Camp

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  Obituary: Gerry Dunkin

  Gerry Dunkin of McKinney, former president of Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas, died July 16. She was 82.

  07/17/2017 - By Ken Camp