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  Small church in Goliad demonstrates big heart

  A 65-member congregation in a town of 2,000 is committed to making a difference in the world. Members of Minnehulla Baptist Church in Goliad demonstrate a willingness to give themselves away to show God’s love locally and globally.

  01/08/2019 - By Carolyn Tomlin

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  Paynter joins Pastors for Texas Children leadership

  Suzii Paynter, who announced plans last July to retire as executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, has been named co-director of Pastors for Texas Children.

  01/07/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Baylor helps churches explore vocation and calling

  Baylor University recently completed Year One of a five-year project, funded by a $1.5 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, designed to help churches explore how God calls Christians to lives of meaning and purpose.

  01/04/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Baptist pastor cites divine protection after gunman’s arrest

  “The Lord protected us,” the pastor of First Baptist Church in Vidor proclaimed after police arrested a masked gunman more than 250 miles away who cited the Southeast Texas church as his destination.

  01/02/2019 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  School finance likely to dominate legislative session

  When lawmakers convene in Austin Jan. 8 for the 86th Texas Legislature, they will elect a new Speaker of the House and face major challenges regarding public school financing.

  01/02/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Hispanic women find calling confirmed in Texas Baptist schools

  Growing up in a church that allowed women to participate in business meetings only if their husbands were present, Janet Galarza never dared to imagine herself as a pastor.

  12/27/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Closed doors led Baptist woman to minister elsewhere

  Isabel Docampo was ordained a year after messengers to the 1984 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting passed a resolution opposing women’s ordination and limiting women’s roles in ministry to positions other than the pastorate. 

  12/27/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Women blaze trail in Hispanic Texas Baptist pastorates

  The history of Texas Baptist women pastors dates back only two decades, more than twice as long as the history of Hispanic Baptist women pastors in the state.

  12/26/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  BridgeBuilders is proof ‘Love can build a bridge’

  The love of Christ held a woman together, changing a wealthy man’s heart and life and transforming a community. Today, that man’s son continues the work of Christ’s love and transformation in Bonton.

  12/19/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Houston-area Latino association broadens its vision

  The Asociación Bautista Latino Americana knows its efforts now can prepare Houston-area churches for better outcomes later.

  12/12/2018 - By Isa Torres / Hispanic Beat Reporter

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  Former minister at Houston church admits embezzlement

  A former pastoral staff member at Houston’s First Baptist Church has admitted to embezzling more than $800,000 from the congregation, according to media reports.

  12/12/2018 - By David Roach / Baptist Press

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  Dispute pits religious freedom against claims of ‘stealth jihad’

  A political civil war has raged in the Tarrant County GOP for months, pitting Republicans who see the need for diversity in the party against those who see any follower of Islam as a soldier in a “stealth jihad.”

  12/12/2018 - By Bobby Ross Jr. / Religion News Service