1+ day, 21+ min ago  (122+ words) Baptist Standard Celebrating Churches: Steve Leftwich retiring after decades of ministry Staff / Baptist Standard After 14 1/2 years as pastor of Chapel of the Hills in Buchanan Dam, Steve Leftwich is retiring, concluding a ministry that has spanned 51 years. During his tenure…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (243+ words) Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard Guide Stone is expanding its insurance solutions through an independent agency designed to provide more options for Texas churches. The insurer transitioned its property and casualty insurance solutions to an independent agency model, Guide Stone Agency…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (503+ words) Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard Merritt Johnston will move to a full-time role as executive director of Baptist World Alliance Women starting August 1 after seven years of leading communications for BWA. Johnston joined BWA staff in 2019 as director of communications and…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (610+ words) Faith Pratt / Baptist Standard During the Convenci'n Bautista Hispana de Texas 2026 annual meeting, attendees met at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, honoring past and present staff members, celebrating and encouraging God's work among youth, and raising money to support Venezuela....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (909+ words) CAUTION: This article references natural disasters and trauma. On July 4, 2025, Texans watched in horror as floodwaters swept through the Hill Country. As July 4 approaches again, we are receiving reports of devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. In the aftermath of tragedy and…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (967+ words) Eric Black / Editor We have been free longer than 250 years. And we have been abusing our freedom longer than 250 years. I will explain by way of Peter, Paul, and Mary. First, I'll say a word about religious freedom. We are…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (670+ words) Faith Pratt / Baptist Standard Texas Baptists welcomed 160 attendees and honored Hispanic students during a fundraising banquet following the conclusion of the Convenci'n Bautista Hispana de Texas 2026 annual meeting held at Howard Payne University in Brownwood. A total of 15 students were…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (246+ words) Dallas Baptist University webinar on Ukraine included discussions on religious buildings and sacred places damaged during the war with Russia. (Screengrab) Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard Dallas Baptist University's K. Randel Everett Center for Global Religious Freedom marked two significant anniversaries during…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (21+ words) Baptist Standard Around the State: BGCT celebrates 140 years Texas Baptists 140th anniversary logo....

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1082+ words) " | "Source: BAPTIST PRESS NASHVILLE (BP)An era of heightened missionary security is upon us. This year's Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando made that evident. A missionary commissioning service, as usual, did not show the faces of missionaries headed…...