by Mitch Randall | Feb 19, 2020 | Opinion
The tactics of conservative fundamentalists were unfamiliar to me in 1994 as a first-year graduate student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. By the end of my first year, I was no longer unfamiliar. In the spring of that year, seminary...
by Jacob Brenton | Feb 10, 2020 | Opinion
Much ink has been spilled on the “conservative resurgence” or “fundamentalist takeover” of the Southern Baptist Convention in the late 20th century. Active readers of this site likely don’t need much of a refresher on the politics of fundamentalism jump-started by...
by Grace Mitchell | Sep 5, 2018 | Opinion
Where are the women? I was left pondering this question after attending the Texas Baptist Family Gathering in Arlington a few weeks ago. It was a wonderful weekend of worship, fellowship and learning about issues facing the church today. On the first night of the...
by John Hall | Sep 17, 2013 | News
The Immigration Service and Aid Center (ISAAC) opened its doors on the Baptist University of the Américas (BUA) campus Aug. 30 to directly help people with their citizenship issues. ISAAC is Texas Baptists’ first effort to directly help immigrants work within...
by Albert Reyes | Jun 24, 2009 | Opinion
La Convención Bautista Hispana de Texas (The Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas or HBCT) is a fellowship of about 1,200 churches affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT). The BGCT – a fellowship of 5,500 churches that cooperate to focus on...