Articles by Texas Baptists Communications

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.

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.

In an effort to better align Texas Baptists ministries to equip churches for Great Commandment, Great Commission faithfulness, convention leadership is realigning the Center for Cultural Engagement, effective February 1. The ministries under the center will be redistributed to other teams across the organization to provide churches with more direct access to church, minister, and missions resources. 

When we consider the fast population growth, the percentage of churches that are declining in membership and attendance and the number of churches that are closing their doors each year, we realize we are in desperate need of a GC2 awakening!

Church feeding ministries are being stretched by the increasing needs of those they serve due to a lack of government pay and benefits, and that Texans On Mission is deploying due to the impact of Hurricane Melissa.

SMOT celebrated 50 years of glorifying God through music; honored Prestige Endowment Scholarship recipient and 50-year Charter Members.