Cultural Engagement

David Sanchez’s “Your/Our Identity in Christ” discusses what it means to be in Christ; being precious, having purpose and living purely in Christ. 

The Texas Baptists Center for Cultural Engagement welcomed Lucy Floyd as the new director of the Immigration Service and Aid Center (ISAAC).

Texas Baptists learn how to be radically obedient as they use their voice in government; celebrate 75 years of the CLC. 

Christian Life Commission will host Advocacy Day on March 3-4, equipping believers for public policy engagement and celebrating 75 years of ministry.

The Texas Baptists Center for Cultural Engagement has released an “explainer” resource aimed at helping churches navigate the changing immigration landscape.

The Texas Baptists Center for Cultural Engagement welcomed Carlos Francis as the new director of African American Ministries. Francis transitioned from his prior position as the director of Young Adult Ministries. He assumed the position on Oct. 7.

On Sunday evening, Nov. 10, the African American Fellowship Worship Rally took place at Carver Park Baptist Church in Waco. The rally is one of several held in conjunction with the opening of the 2024 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting.

At their annual banquet held Monday in Waco, Texas Baptists Intercultural Ministries celebrated the work happening in diverse churches across the state. Referring to the Convention’s overall theme of “His Kingdom Agenda,” Intercultural Ministries Director Mark Heavener opened the event by thanking the various congregations present.

Church leadership and members from Hispanic Baptist churches across Texas gathered Sunday at the 2024 Texas Baptists Annual Meeting to encourage one another in the work of their diverse congregations. They were also reminded of Jesus’ agenda in ministry in a message from Dr. Albert Reyes, president and CEO of Buckner International.

Texas Baptists Intercultural Ministries is again highlighting an area of special emphasis for the upcoming International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), which will occur on Sunday, Nov. 3.

Texas Baptists is donating $35,000 to ministry partner Texans on Mission, formerly Texas Baptists Men, to support feeding efforts related to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Do you have a talent or hobby that you want to use for the kingdom? David Sanchez, director of Ethics and Justice for the Christian Life Commission (CLC), answered ‘yes’ to this question. 

More than 500 students and leaders learned to “make a wave” in the culture for Jesus while attending African American Ministries’ Wave Student Conference, a four-day event for 7th graders to college students held June 9-12 at Resurrection Baptist Church in San Antonio, TX.

The African American Fellowship Conference took place July 19-20 at Cornerstone Baptist Church of Killeen in Harker Heights, TX. The theme of the conference was “Legacy.”

“My prayer is that it would be multiplied, that it would encourage generosity by others and that it would meet the needs of the people who need access to this clinic.”

The Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission (CLC) joined other pro-life partners on April 3 to dedicate a new ultrasound machine at the Legacy Pregnancy Resource Center in Hobbs, New Mexico.

The Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission (CLC) and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) are partnering through the ERLC’s Psalm 139 Project to provide a new ultrasound machine at the Legacy Pregnancy Resource Center in Hobbs, a southeastern New Mexico city that sits just four miles from the Texas border.

“This is such a special place because we’re able to develop leaders through the local churches and lead them as they grow, first as campers, then as counselors and leaders.”