The relationship between the two organizations dates back more than 125 years, and Texas Baptists continues to provide funding, partner in ministry and elect a quarter of the leaders on Baylor’s Board of Regents. In the past decade alone, the organization has given $29 million to Baylor.

Months after Baylor Universitydecided to allow non-Baptists on its governing board, the Baptist General Convention of Texas has issued itsresponse: We need to talk.

The relationship between the two organizations dates back more than 125 years, and Texas Baptists continues to provide funding, partner in ministry and elect a quarter of the leaders on Baylor’s Board of Regents. In the past decade alone, the organization has given $29 million to Baylor.

But part of their agreement was that Texas Baptists be informed before changes are made to the university’s bylaws—like the one in February that permits Christians who aren’t Baptists to serve on the board of regents.

“The taskforce expresses its profound and deep disappointment that Baylor University acted unilaterally in changing the agreement between the (Baptist General Convention of Texas) and Baylor,” said a report written by the state convention. “While we recognize the right expressed in the agreement for Baylor to change its bylaws, we believe that the current agreement was intended, from its inception, to contain substantive obligations and covenants incumbent upon each party to respect.”

The two bodies will meet to renegotiate the terms of their special agreement, specifically Texas Baptists’ funding to Baylor and the policies for electing regents they nominate.

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