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  Truett event focuses on police and faith community

  Waco Police Chief Sheryl Victorian applauded faith leaders who hosted Faith & Blue community engagement events that help to build relationships of trust with police officers and to “humanize the badge.”

  10/08/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Texas Baptists rolls out new sexual abuse help page

  When the sexual abuse task force reported to the BGCT Executive Board, the task force chair noted a need for a more user-friendly website. 

  10/04/2024 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  CLC urges action to regulate Texas prison temperatures

  Inmates in Texas prisons and the correctional officers who work there suffer in unbearable heat each summer due to unregulated temperatures.

  10/02/2024 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  Texans on Mission rebuild home for tornado victim

  Brooke Brandon never will forget the tornado that hit Matador last year. And she always will remember the Texans on Mission volunteers who rebuilt her home.

  10/01/2024 - By Russ Dilday / Texans on Mission

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  Hendrick Health marks 100 years of service to community

  Hendrick Health in Abilene has provided vital healthcare services in West Texas for 100 years this September.

  09/30/2024 - By Lynne Bruton / Hendrick Health

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  Proximity and cooperation key to justice and compassion

  Speakers at a Fellowship Southwest conference challenged participants to think about the intersection between faith and justice.

  09/26/2024 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  Howard Payne University receives DOE clarification

  Howard Payne University won a successful appeal from the Department of Education’s review committee, clarifying ownership and scoring a victory for the Baptist General Convention of Texas and related or affiliated educational institutions.

  09/25/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Board takes steps to create church insurance program

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board voted to take initial steps to create a Texas Baptist insurance program to enable churches to secure affordable property and casualty, liability and similar insurance coverage.

  09/24/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Tillie Burgin’s vision: ‘Take the church to the people’

  For 38 years, Mission Arlington has existed to “take church to the people,” founder and director Tillie Burgin explained.

  09/16/2024 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  Seminary alumni share memories of Wedgwood tragedy

  Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth marked the 25th anniversary of a mass shooting that left eight people killed and seven wounded.

  09/16/2024 - By Michelle Workman / Baptist Press

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  Chicago pastor emphasizes importance of resilience

  Simultaneously leading two Chicago churches as pastor demands resilience rooted in biblical truth, Charlie Dates told participants at a Baylor University leadership conference.

  09/16/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Conference focuses on leadership for the long haul

  True leaders not only build trust, but also draw upon trust to bring about transformation, author Tod Bolsinger told church and nonprofit leaders during a conference at Baylor University.

  09/16/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor