Articles by Texas Baptists Communications

The September meeting of the Texas Baptists Executive Board was held on Sept. 21-22 in Dallas, TX. Board Directors approved the proposed reduced 2027 budget and a recommendation to amend the Constitution and Bylaws, elected officers, heard ministry reports and considered 24 unique recommendations during the two-day business meeting.

Texas Baptists’ BOUNCE Student Disaster Recovery will now be under a new home with Texans on Mission partners.

During the July Staff Week on Monday, July 27, Texas Baptists leadership announced the final round of staff and structure changes to realign and right-size Convention ministries.

During an address to Texas Baptists ministry staff on Monday, June 1, Executive Director Julio Guarneri shared updates on the convention’s ongoing organizational realignment.

During his address to the Executive Board on Monday, May 18, at Wayland Baptist University, Executive Director Julio Guarneri shared updates on the GC2 Strong strategy, upcoming staff realignment and relationship with Baylor University.

Dowell Loftis, director for the Center for Ministerial Health, and Phil Miller, director for the Center for Church Health, are concluding their time of service with Texas Baptists this summer. 

Texas Baptists Communications welcomed Kalie Lowrie as their new director. Lowrie transitioned from her prior position as associate vice president for Communications and Alumni Engagement at Howard Payne University (HPU) early this spring.

Brazilian Vila Minha Pátria Refugee Ministry serves 1,200 refugees, sees over 100 give their lives to Christ, 47 baptized with MAP support. Clinton Lowin, director of MAP & TXB Missionaries, shares how one family found renewed purpose through the ministry.

During his report to the Executive Board on Monday, Feb. 23, Texas Baptists Executive Director Julio Guarneri emphasized the importance of a renewed vision for cooperation, for Texas Baptists to be a reawakened people and to look toward a realignment for the mission.