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Time favorable for NAMB, re-elected chairman Curtis

Published on June 13, 2007

It could not be a more favorable time for Bill Curtis to be re-elected trustee chairman of the North American Mission Board. Not for Curtis, not for NAMB.... Continue Reading »

Book by presidential hopeful Huckabee keys on character

Published on May 25, 2007

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee believes that ?character defines the world we live in, our government, welfare programs, schools and everything else in our lives.? And now he has written a book on it, entitled ?Character Makes a Difference,?... Continue Reading »

Commentary: ‘Come before winter’ – by Don Kirkland

Published on May 25, 2007

This is the graduation season. Recently, I watched on television snippets from commencement addresses around the country. More are to come. Remarks from some of the commencement speakers were memorable. Others were forgettable. Some were even regrettable.... Continue Reading »

Scholarship at Gaffney First honors pastor emeritus Morrow

Published on May 25, 2007

First Baptist Church in Gaffney has established a scholarship that honors its pastor emeritus. The M.B. Morrow Jr. Scholarship Endowment is intended for students at institutions of higher learning and is administered through the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina.... Continue Reading »

Kindergarten’s mission is ‘partnering with families’

Published on May 15, 2007

The numerical increases ? from 24 preschoolers in 1957 to 120 students for 2006-2007 ? are only one measure of the growth of the kindergarten program at First Baptist Church in Taylors during its 50-year history.... Continue Reading »

Poster retires from USC collegiate ministry post after 36 years

Published on May 2, 2007

After 36 years in student work, Jane Poster retired at the end of April as Baptist collegiate minister at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.... Continue Reading »

Johnston receives Sims award at NGU for ‘excellence in Christian studies’

Published on May 2, 2007

A December graduate of North Greenville University who is pursuing a graduate degree in English, with his sights set on a seminary education and a career in Christian service overseas, is the recipient of The Baptist Courier's ninth annual... Continue Reading »

New Orleans Seminary taps Gray as chairman

Published on May 2, 2007

Rudy Gray, pastor of Utica Baptist Church in Seneca, has been elected chairman of trustees for New Orleans Baptist Seminary.... Continue Reading »

Strickland leaving Mauldin First, takes position with North American Baptist Seminary

Published on May 2, 2007

Gary Strickland, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Mauldin for the past 16 years, has resigned to accept a seminary position.... Continue Reading »

Commentary: Welcome, Jim Austin – by Don Kirkland

Published on April 27, 2007

He may have been ?an unknown quantity? at first, as search committee chairman Tim Williams described him, but Jim Austin will quickly become familiar to, and accepted by, South Carolina Baptists.... Continue Reading »

Austin gets unanimous vote as new SCBC exec

Published on April 26, 2007

Jim Austin is the new executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Austin, an associate executive director for Missouri Baptists for the past 18 months, received a unanimous vote from messengers at a called convention April 26 at... Continue Reading »

CSU board affirms president, makes plans for ‘moving forward’

Published on April 19, 2007

Charleston Southern University"s board of trustees, meeting in a special session April 17, gave the school"s president a vote of confidence and mapped out a five-year plan for "moving forward" following the loss of more than $10 million in... Continue Reading »