• Gift endows Truett dean’s chair

  An endowed dean’s chair has been established at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary, thanks to a gift in excess of $3 million from the estate of former ExxonMobil executive Charles DeLancey.

  03/22/2012 - By Administrator

• Planner defends Baptist sexuality conference

  David Gushee

  A lead planner of an upcoming Baptist sexuality conference says the event has nothing to do with disagreement among Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leadership about the CBF’s policy against hiring gays.

  03/22/2012 - By Administrator

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  Henderson named TBM disaster relief director

  Terry Henderson, former national disaster relief director for the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board, has been named state disaster relief director for Texas Baptist Men.

  03/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  Floridian named as South Texas Children’s Home Ministries president

  Eron Green of Florida Baptist Children's Homes has been named president and chief executive officer of South Texas Children's Home Ministries, effective May 1.

  03/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  Texas Baptist couple helps in ongoing recovery efforts in Japan

  After an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan last year, a family with Texas Baptist ties found themselves in a unique position to help residents of the nation they love rebuild.

  03/20/2012 - By Administrator

• Workshop aims to help churches resonate in their communities

  “Resonate” is the theme, and helping churches minister in ways that connect with their communities is the goal of an upcoming workshop sponsored by Waco Regional Baptist Association and its community ministries team.

  03/20/2012 - By Administrator

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  DBU students Run with a Mission

  Sixty-five Dallas Baptist University students, faculty and staff members recently raised more $7,000 for summer missions though a Baptist Student Ministry-sponsored Run with a Mission event.

  03/20/2012 - By Administrator

• White House offers to expand exemptions in birth control mandate

  The Obama administration is offering to expand the number of faith-based groups that can be exempt from the controversial contraception mandate and proposing that third-party companies administer coverage for self-insured faith-based groups at no cost.

  03/20/2012 - By Administrator

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  Churches, Media & Technology

  Eight years after Mark Zuckerberg famously launched "Thefacebook" in his Harvard dorm room, congregations largely remain uncertain about their engagement with social media.

  03/17/2012 - By Administrator

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  Women in ministry are neither divine nor demonic, pastor says

  As women enter the ministry, they will find that "there will be voices inside and outside telling you, 'You're divine' or 'You're demonic.' But both are telling you a lie," Julie Pennington-Russell, lead pastor of the First Baptist Church of Decatur, Ga., told an audience primarily of women at a Waco conference.

  03/16/2012 - By Administrator

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  Video blog offers deeper connection between pastor and church

  A video blog gave the pastor of Second Baptist Church in Liberty, Mo., an additional venue to reach his church members and the wider community.

  03/16/2012 - By Administrator

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  Beyond Facebook: Scanning the social media landscape

  What's next on the social media horizon? Some specialists see an increase in "niche" networks.

  03/16/2012 - By Administrator