Testimony by Chad Chaddick on Payday Lending – February 22, 2011
by Chad Chaddick

(originally published 2/25/2011 on Texas Baptists Committed blog)

(On February 22, Chad Chaddick – pastor of Northeast Baptist Church, San Antonio; and a member of the TBC Board of Directors – testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce in support of Senate Bill 253, which would close the payday lending loophole.)

Questions Posed to the Senate Committee Considering SB 253 on Payday Lending
by Chad Chaddick

(originally published 2/25/2011 on Texas Baptists Committed blog)

(On February 22, Chad Chaddick – pastor of Northeast Baptist Church, San Antonio; and a member of the TBC Board of Directors – testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce in support of Senate Bill 253, which would close the payday lending loophole. The following is excerpted from a letter he sent to the Read more . . .

Reasons for Christians to Oppose Payday Lending and Support Texas SB 253
by Chad Chaddick

(originally published 2/25/2011 on Texas Baptists Committed blog)

(On February 22, Chad Chaddick – pastor of Northeast Baptist Church, San Antonio; and a member of the TBC Board of Directors – testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce in support of Senate Bill 253, which would close the payday lending loophole. The following was part of the prepared remarks he presented to the committee.) Read more . . .

An Experience with Payday Loans at Northeast Baptist Church, San Antonio
by Chad Chaddick

(originally published 2/25/2011 on Texas Baptists Committed blog)

(On February 22, Chad Chaddick – pastor of Northeast Baptist Church, San Antonio; and a member of the TBC Board of Directors – testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce in support of Senate Bill 253, which would close the payday lending loophole. The experience related here was part of the prepared remarks he presented to Read more . . .

Baylor Regents Bear Watching
by Bill Jones

(originally published 2/21/2011 on Texas Baptists Committed blog)

The Baptist Standard reported that “Baylor’s board of regents voted Feb. 11 to amend the university’s bylaws, allowing members who are active in Christian – but not Baptist – churches to comprise up to 25 percent of the board.” Dary Stone, chair of the board of regents, explained the decision as “an accommodation to obvious demographic changes Read more . . .