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  TBM chainsaw crews roar into action after storms

  Texas Baptist Men disaster relief chainsaw crews and front-end loaders went to work late last month clearing debris left in the wake of storms that swept through much of the state.

  05/01/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Truett student to study ethical issues at Auschwitz

  Elizabeth Andrasi, a third-year master of divinity student at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary, has been selected to participate in a two-week program to explore relationships between the history of the Holocaust and contemporary ethics.

  04/30/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Book explores link between Samford University, River Ministry

  A new book by Myralyn Allgood, professor emerita of Spanish at Samford University, celebrates the long-term role of students from an Alabama Baptist school in Texas Baptists’ ministry along the Rio Grande.

  04/30/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Faith Leaders for Fair Lending urge lawmakers to enact reform

  Texas Baptists have joined the Texas Catholic Conference and other religious leaders to form Faith Leaders for Fair Lending, an effort to demand reform of the payday and auto-title lending industries in the state.

  04/29/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Wayland president Armes to retire next year

  Paul Armes, who has led Wayland Baptist University as president 15 years, told trustees he will retire effective June 30, 2016.

  04/28/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baylor regents vote to name School of Social Work for Diana Garland

  Baylor University’s board of regents voted to name the School of Social Work in honor of its inaugural dean, Diana R. Garland, who has announced she will step down from her administrative position June 1 for health reasons.

  04/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Disaster Recovery schedules Galveston family mission trip

  Texas Baptists’ Disaster Recovery ministry will sponsor a family-oriented mission trip to Galveston July 26-31.

  04/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  CLC: Denial of benefits hampers ex-offenders’ re-entry into society

  Texas needs to remove barriers that make it difficult for ex-offenders to re-enter the “free world” and become productive members of society, a public policy expert with the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission insists.

  04/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Millennials want to be the church, not go to church

  When it comes to reaching young adults with the gospel, things are not as bleak as some suggest, a young minister told Dallas Baptist Association pastors.

  04/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas ranks No. 2 nationally in food-insecure population

  More than 4.65 million Texans last year—including nearly 1.9 million children—had limited or uncertain access to enough food for a healthy lifestyle, a study by Feeding America revealed.

  04/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas WMU seeks to ‘fan the flames’

  Speakers at the Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas annual meeting in Waco assured members their prayers and offerings are helping missionaries across the globe share the gospel and persevere through difficult circumstances.

  04/23/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Same-sex marriage and clergy rights dominate discussion of House bill

  The Texas House State Affairs Committee heard several hours of testimony on a bill to protect clergy from being compelled to participate in same-sex marriage ceremonies.

  04/23/2015 - By John Rutledge