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  Millions of African children at risk of labor exploitation

  Baptist Global Response and the SBC International Mission Board are part of a growing movement to guard millions of children in Africa who are at risk of being forced into the sex industry, other slave-like working conditions or forcibly recruited as armed soldiers.

  01/28/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Around the State: Unwrap the Bible set

  Thousands of women are expected to gather in Houston’s Lakewood Church Feb. 21-22 for the Women of Faith “Unwrap the Bible” event, an in-depth Bible study with well-known teachers. 

  01/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

• On the Move: Ron King

  Ron King to Long Pines Baptist Church in Broaddus as pastor.

  01/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: A look at Wayland’s diversity heritage

  At its annual heritage chapel service, students at Wayland Baptist University learned about the school’s historic commitment to racial and ethnic diversity.

  01/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Faith Digest: Super Bowl faith

  Most Americans don’t think God will pick the Super Bowl champion or any other sports winner.

  01/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Study: Conservative Protestants’ divorce rates spread to their red state neighbors

  Conservative Protestants in red states aren’t the only ones seeing high divorce rates. So are their neighbors, according to a new study.

  01/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Leading food pantry closes, continues ministry to elderly

  As 2013 came to an end, one of San Antonio’s largest food pantries followed suit. The food pantry at Redeeming Grace Christian Church—a Texas Baptist congregation—officially shut down.

  01/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  School breakfast program participation shows slight increase

  A national report shows a slight increase in participation in school breakfast programs last year.

  01/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Church starter sees hope for bankrupt Detroit

  Some people call Detroit broken and bankrupt. Church starter Daryl Gaddy has another word for his beleaguered city—home.

  01/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Florida abuse verdict possible game-changer, lawyer says

  The attorney for a man awarded $12.5 million by a Florida jury for childhood sexual abuse suffered at the hands of a Baptist minister says the verdict could be a game-changer for how Southern Baptists handle credible accusations of clergy misconduct.

  01/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist leads academic delegation to Iran

  While U.S. and Iranian diplomats made international headlines for negotiations on nuclear energy and weapons, a group of American and Iranian academics met quietly to heal broken relationships between the two nations.

  01/23/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Act Beyond: Strategy to take gospel to unreached groups

  Missions expert Kent Parks believes Christians are called to share the gospel—not just haphazardly but strategically to spark movements among previously unreached people groups.

  01/23/2014 - By John Rutledge