Baptist and other faith-based organizations are descending on the Houston area following last week’s torrential rains and flooding. And the biggest job confronting them, experts say, is determining who needs help and how to get it to them. “We are…
Liberation theologian prompts Baptist minister’s ‘Franciscan conversion’ to serve the poor
Jeremy Everett was a young Baptist seminary graduate grappling with exactly how to answer his calling — to serve the poor — when he found the answer in a kitchen in Waco, Texas, at a birthday party for a Dominican…
Hispanic leader to be nominated president of Texas Baptist group
By Ken Camp and Jeff Brumley René Maciel, president of Baptist University of the Américas, will be nominated this fall for president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. And it comes just as the 2016 presidential election cycle is turning…
Texas Baptist headquarters building transferred to Baylor nursing school
By Leah Reynolds Representatives of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board staff and Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing joined in a “passing the mantle” ceremony Aug. 26. The event commemorated the legacy of Texas Baptists at…
Texas Baptists take sides in school choice, pastor protection legislation
By Bob Allen A Texas Baptist official bemoaned a school voucher vote in the state Senate and supported a House measure to protect clergy from being forced to officiate over same-sex marriages in recent debate at the Texas State Capitol…
Evangelicals support immigration reform, Baptists say; now it’s Congress’ turn
By Jeff Brumley A recent LifeWay poll showing strong support for immigration reform among evangelicals came as no surprise to Baptists involved in the reform movement, but they said it seems to remain a mystery to U.S. legislators. A wide…
Churches join schools to tackle educational challenges
Kalie Lowrie Two years ago, Principal Marta Plata of Manuel Jara Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas, recognized her school needed help. She realized her teachers could work tirelessly every year to educate students and empower them to be their…
Baptist board in Texas declares gender assignment ‘immutable’
By Ken Camp Biology, not psychology, determines gender identity, according to the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board. At its Feb. 23-24 meeting in Dallas, the board approved without any dissenting votes a resolution on transgender issues, declaring the…
Veteran Baptist communicator Orville Scott dies
By Ken Camp Orville Lindsey Scott, whose service as a Baptist communicator spanned four decades, died Jan. 12 in Grand Saline, Texas, at age 80. Funeral arrangements are pending with Eubank Funeral Home in Canton, Texas. Scott was born July…