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Different: A South Carolina Missionary’s Story

A year ago, I pulled up to my new apartment, and it became official: My residency as a college missionary in South Carolina has ended, and now I am a college missionary 16 hours away in Burlington, Vermont. Out... Continue Reading »

2025 Committee on Nominations Report Released

(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2025 report in advance of the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 10-11.... Continue Reading »

The 2025 Legislative Session Comes to a Close

How will we remember the 2025 legislative session? On one hand, two significant, hard-fought and much-negotiated pieces of legislation made it to the governor’s desk. On the other hand, just 45 bills were enacted. That is a low number... Continue Reading »

‘What’s Your Name?’

“I like your dog,” I said to the gentleman walking his dog along the streets of Athens. “His name is Hercules. He walks slowly and teaches me patience,” he said. “What’s your name?” I asked. “Christos.” I told Christos... Continue Reading »

Four Ways to Be Involved in the SBC 2025 from Home

(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) On June 9–11, 2025, cooperating Southern Baptists from across the states will gather in Dallas, Texas, in our 180th year of Convention organization,... Continue Reading »

A Call to Pray

(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving” (Col. 4:2 NKJV). The Southern Baptist Convention will meet June 8-11 in Dallas,... Continue Reading »

Baptist Courier Receives 6 S.C. Press Association Awards

The Baptist Courier staff received six awards at the South Carolina Press Association’s April banquet in Columbia: • 1st Place, Faith Reporting: Mary Margaret Flook, for the article: “When Missions is Mundane and Knowing God is More Thrilling.” •... Continue Reading »

NGU Mourning Death of Longtime Professor

North Greenville University is mourning the loss of Professor Blake Smith, who passed away at the age of 48 on Tuesday. Smith was a professor of art and had been serving at North Greenville since 2003. “Professor Smith was... Continue Reading »

Blackwood to Lead Church Engagement at Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries

Mike Blackwood is the new director of Church Engagement for Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries. “I cannot think of anyone more fitting than Mike Blackwood for this important role,” said Danny Nicholson, president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries. “His heart... Continue Reading »

2025 Call for Resolutions for SCBaptist Annual Meeting

Resolutions to be considered at the 2025 South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting are due by midnight on Oct. 10, 2025. Submissions must include your name, address, email address, and cell phone number. Please include the name and address... Continue Reading »

Wolfe: This Is Our Moment, Our Time … Don’t Waste It!

Comparing the Cooperative Program to the Mighty Mississippi, Tony Wolfe told Southern Baptist messengers, “What we’ve been entrusted is not some rippled stream. It is a fast-flowing river, and it is full of torrential currents that support the entire... Continue Reading »

WMU Missions Celebration Seeks to ‘Let the Nations Be Glad’

“Let the nations be glad,” urged WMU Missions Celebration speakers as they celebrated the anniversaries of the IMB Journeyman Program, the North American Mission Board’s Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and the WMU Foundation. This year’s WMU celebration at the... Continue Reading »