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Commentary: Money, Mission Could Make SCBC a House Divided … by Don Kirkland

Published on November 22, 2010

The South Carolina Baptist Convention is divided over mission and money. It threatens to polarize the denomination in times too serious for disunity. The possibility of a tear in the fabric of the denomination surfaced during discussion, amendment and... Continue Reading »

Childers elected president of state Pastors Conference

Published on November 19, 2010

A Spartanburg pastor who has a ?vision in my heart to see younger and older pastors coming together to evangelize this generation? is the 2011 president of the South Carolina Baptist Pastors Conference. Ty Childers, pastor of Fairview Baptist... Continue Reading »

Spartanburg’s Ty Childers elected president of state Pastors’ Conference

Published on November 15, 2010

A Spartanburg pastor who has a "vision in my heart to see younger and older pastors coming together to evangelize this generation" is the 2011 president of the South Carolina Baptist Pastor"s Conference.... Continue Reading »

Commentary: ‘Fresh Clothes’ for SCBC? … by Don Kirkland

Published on November 11, 2010

Is the South Carolina Baptist Convention ready, or even willing, to ?put on fresh clothes,? to ?become different? as a denomination? That is what change is.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists called to Day of Prayer

Published on November 11, 2010

A mix of ministers and laity, men and women numbering nearly 170 kneeled together during A Day of Prayer for South Carolina Baptists ? an event one of the participating pastors called ?a true Sabbath for me? ? on... Continue Reading »

Commentary: What Protestants Don’t Know … by Don Kirkland

Published on October 28, 2010

I was sifting through my e-mails on a recent morning and the name Josh McDowell caught my eye and quickly gained my attention. It was a news release announcing his latest book, 'the Unshakable Truth,? which was co-authored with... Continue Reading »

Commentary: Taylors Clinic ‘Doing Good’ – by Don Kirkland

Published on October 14, 2010

It was a sunny October day when I parked in front of the Taylors Free Medical Clinic on Main Street in Taylors, not much more than a stone's throw from the church where the idea for such a ministry... Continue Reading »

Commentary: Pray for ‘A’ as Ezell’s Grade … by Don Kirkland

Published on September 30, 2010

The election of Kentucky pastor Kevin Ezell as president of the North American Mission Board has agitated the rarely-calm-anyway waters of the Southern Baptist Convention. Those waters were set to churning even earlier when it was announced that Ezell... Continue Reading »

Commentary: ‘Light Unto My Path’ – by Don Kirkland

Published on September 16, 2010

My thoughts often return to Kenya in East Africa. And when they do, my mind settles on a little mud-and-sticks church in the country in the Webuye Baptist Association.... Continue Reading »

Commentary: Pioneer Spirit Called for as the SCBC Changes … by Don Kirkland

Published on September 2, 2010

The signs should be clear to any who are watchful of and interested in the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Change is in air, and it will test us as a denomination.... Continue Reading »

Commentary: Humility Still in Short Supply? … by Don Kirkland

Published on August 19, 2010

Humility is an essential element in the life of any who would please God. Jesus is the supreme example. In his letter to the Philippians, the apostle Paul wrote of his Lord and of us: ?Your attitude should be... Continue Reading »

Spiritual Leadership Conference to feature Blackabys, Fisher

Published on August 5, 2010

If you?ve never thought of yourself as leadership material, or if you?re a leader facing challenges in leading others, this conference is designed for you. The founder of Blackaby Ministries International and a former South Carolina pastor will be... Continue Reading »