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  • 1 day ago | baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp

    Ariel Martinez, lead pastor of Del Sol Church in El Paso, will be nominated for second vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. David Lowrie, currently pastor of First Baptist Church in Decatur and soon to be dean of the School of Christian Studies at Howard Payne University, plans to nominate Martinez during Texas Baptists’ annual meeting in Abilene. “Ariel is a gifted young leader who has demonstrated a commitment to cooperation,” said Lowrie, a past president of the BGCT.

  • 1 day ago | baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp

    (RNS)—American evangelicals, driven by a biblical vision to protect Israel, have long been integral to U.S. diplomacy in the Holy Land. Now, they have another player on the team. Johnnie Moore, the evangelical public relations executive with deep ties in the Middle East, was appointed chairman of the embattled Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on June 3.

  • 1 day ago | baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp

    LINDALE—The boys throw tomahawks, shoot rifles and practice archery skills. That’s all part of Royal Ambassadors Camp, but it’s more. Royal Ambassador Camp “is a generational training facility for godly men,” said Ed Tunnell from First Baptist Church in Hawkins. (Texans on Mission Photo)“This camp is a generational training facility for godly men,” said Ed Tunnell from First Baptist Church in Hawkins.

  • 2 days ago | baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp

    (RNS)—Walter Brueggemann, one of the most widely respected Bible scholars of the past century, died June 5 at his home in Michigan. He was 92. The author of more than 100 books of theology and biblical criticism, Brueggemann was professor emeritus of Old Testament studies at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., until his retirement in 2003. His specialty was the Hebrew Bible and especially the Hebrew prophets, and his books were aimed primarily at clergy and church leaders.

  • 2 days ago | baptiststandard.com | Ken Camp

    WASHINGTON (BP)—The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled a Catholic benevolent ministry qualifies for a tax exemption granted to churches. The June 5 decision says the Catholic Charities Bureau and its subsidies are eligible to enroll in the Wisconsin Bishops’ Church Unemployment Pay Program. Plaintiffs argued the bishop’s program is more efficient, less costly and provides the same benefits as the state’s unemployment insurance program.

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