Articles by Kalie Lowrie

The Pastor Relief Fund and the Missions Team have been working to care for pastors aff ected by the COVID-19 pandemic, both in Texas and beyond.

“The more that you can do proactively when it’s sunny before things get bad, the better."

Results from a statewide Pastor Health Survey conducted by the Texas Baptists Church Health Initiative of San Antonio provided valuable information on the health of pastors in Texas. Five hundred and sixty pastors affiliated with Texas Baptists participated in the confidential survey, a 13 percent response rate. The survey explored spiritual, physical, mental, financial, relational and work health.

“The only way we benefit from diversity is if we listen to one another.”

"Este es un tiempo cuando tenemos una gran oportunidad para estar presente y ser de consuelo a otros en el nombre de Jesús."

“This is a time when we have a great opportunity to be present and to be a comfort to others in the name of Jesus.”

"If they don’t know where to get help, we walk alongside them.”

Los Bautistas de Texas proveyeron más de 250 subvenciones a pastores de la Convención a lo largo de la diversa red étnica y cultural desde el lanzamiento de su nueva Subvención de Ayuda al Pastor el 30 de marzo.

Texas Baptists provided more than 275 grants to convention pastors across a diverse ethnic and cultural network since the launch of its new Pastor Relief Grant March 30.

During the Feb. meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board, directors unanimously elected Ward Hayes to serve as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Treasurer.