Latest news: Missionary convicted of planning husband’s murder; Oxford announces word of year; longtime Baptist journalist to retire

To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports and other articles from The Baptist Paper this week, see below.

1. The wife of 44-year-old SIM USA missionary Beau Shroyer, who was fatally stabbed in 2024, has reportedly been convicted and sentenced to 24 years in an Angolan prison.

 2. Look out “brain rot.” This year’s word of the year is “rage bait,” according to Oxford University Press.

3. Baptist Standard Managing Editor Ken Camp will retire Dec. 31, bringing to a close a decades-long era of reporting on Texas Baptists and the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

EDITOR’S NOTE — These stories were compiled by The Baptist Paper.