An Instagram page where people of color share experiences of racism at Baylor University illustrates that the Baptist institution is still not where it wants to be on matters of racial inclusion, Baylor President Linda Livingstone said during a virtual…
Baylor names 26-member commission on race and history
Baylor University has named a 26-member Commission on Historic Campus Representations to follow up on a board of regents resolution adopted in late June. The July 6 announcement from regents’ Chairman Mark Rountree and university President Linda Livingstone outlined four…
Educated and eager to work, but there’s just one barrier
For as long as she can remember, Jennifer Evans of Las Cruces, N.M., has dreamed of running political campaigns. Within minutes of meeting her, you can see that she is well-suited for such a role, with an engaging personality, an…
Alumni applaud Baylor University’s pledge to explore racist roots
“I commend the Board of Regents for stepping forward with a truthful acknowledgment of the University’s past, including its connections to slavery and the Confederacy.”
Amy Butler tapped as interim at Disciples of Christ church in D.C.
She expressed excitement about pastoring a congregation that seeks to be a leader during a challenging period marked by pandemic and racial strife.
COVID-19 pandemic creating long-lasting food shortages for poor
The COVID-19 pandemic will leave a lasting impact on food-insecure Americans and the organizations that combat hunger.
Is the pandemic-era church a church without baptisms, funerals and other major rituals?
“I have to ask myself: am I doing anything I was called to do when I became a pastor?”
Truett’s San Antonio extension to occupy space opened by Logsdon Seminary’s 2021 closure
Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary has announced it will launch an extension campus in San Antonio, Texas, in 2021.
Churches are compelled to support practices to combat pandemic
“Through their actions, they’re not just harming people in our community, they’re harming and putting members of their own congregation at risk.”
Grief process intensified as social distancing impacts funerals, pastoral care | #intimeslikethese
“I definitely think it’s going to make for traumatic grief.”
Couple shares of dicey exit from Peru as COVID-19 shuts borders | #intimeslikethese
A medical mission turned “Mission Impossible” when a Baptist couple from Houston tried to leave Peru as it closed its borders to combat COVID-19. “It was absolute, utter chaos,” Ruth Campos, 74, said of the scenes around Lima and its…
Don’t panic, mom and dad: your kid’s tattoo may reinforce religious identity
Parents are often disappointed when a teen or adult child acquires a tattoo. But a newly published study led by Baylor University scholar Kevin Dougherty suggests Mom and Dad may want to go easy when the images are religious in nature.