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  Should churches see debt as burden or tool for expanding ministry?

  Increasingly, churches provide money-management seminars that offer participants advice on how to get out of debt and stay that way.

  08/16/2012 - By Administrator

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  Don’t count out the church organ just yet, some worship leaders assert

  The church organ—whether electric, digital or pipe—is enjoying a comeback after suffering declines in the 1990s and early 2000s, despite price tags that range from the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.

  08/16/2012 - By Administrator

• Whitsitt Society ends operations

  A society formed 20 years ago to chronicle history of the Southern Baptist Convention from the moderate perspective during the last two decades of the 20th century has ended its operations and given a $10,000 gift endowment to fund a series of legacy articles in the monthly news magazine Baptists Today.

  08/16/2012 - By Ken Camp

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  Texas Baptist Men volunteers respond to Oklahoma wildfires

  Three Texas Baptist Men teams have been cleaning up lots and helping victims sift through ash in the wake of wildfires that affected more than 300 homes in northeastern Oklahoma.

  08/16/2012 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Joseph Barrett to Central Church in Italy as pastor.

  08/15/2012 - By Administrator

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  Faith Digest

  Planners of a Bible museum in Washington, D.C., closed a $50 million deal on a building two blocks from the National Mall.

  08/15/2012 - By Administrator

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  Baptist Briefs

  Evangelist Billy Graham returned to his home in Montreat, N.C., Aug. 14 after a two-day hospital stay when he was treated for bronchitis.

  08/15/2012 - By Administrator

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  Around the State

  Almost 500 Baylor University students received diplomas during summer commencement ceremonies. Thirty-two students at the university's Truett Theological Seminary also participated in a summer graduation ceremony.

  08/15/2012 - By Administrator

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  Baylor freshmen support urban gardening project

  Freshmen arrived at Baylor University Line Camp to cultivate school spirit. By the time they left, they had planted deep roots not only on campus, but also in community gardens around their soon-to-be hometown, Waco.

  08/14/2012 - By Administrator

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  BUA leads in undergrad Hispanic ministerial students

  Diverse: Issues in Higher Education recognized Baptist University of the Américas as a national leader in preparing Hispanic students for vocational ministry.

  08/14/2012 - By Administrator

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  Ad marks foray into religious campaign rhetoric, Baylor analyst notes

  A new political ad by presidential candidate Mitt Romney, in which he accuses President Obama of “waging war on religion,” is an opening salvo in religious rhetoric that likely will escalate as the November election approaches, said a Baylor University political expert and author.

  08/14/2012 - By Administrator

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  Christian band builds a strong foundation

  As their group name reflects Ephesians 4:29, the Dove Award-winning band Building 429 desires to use music as a tool to reach students with the gospel.

  08/13/2012 - By Administrator