The Baptist Courier

Is it just me, or have other people noticed that all of a sudden everyone wants to talk about marriage? I think, overall, an elevated level of discussion over one of the most important spiritual and cultural issues of... Continue Reading »

First Baptist North Spartanburg Church will host a Southeast regional missions mobilization forum May 3-4. The event is designed to help people who feel called to go to the mission field find agencies looking for people. MissionNext (www.MissionNext.org) is... Continue Reading »

I am no expert on World War II, but I have read about the Battle of H?rtgen Forest, which took place from mid-September of 1944 to February 1945 on the German/Belgian border. By the accounts I have read, it... Continue Reading »

Charles Judson Martin, 76, of Charleston, died Nov. 23, 2012.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists are planting a lot of new churches these days. My observation is that many of these new churches do not have ?Baptist? in their name. And then we wonder why Cooperative Program giving is down.... Continue Reading »

Harold Dean Patton Sr., 78, formerly of Pacolet, died March 7, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.... Continue Reading »

?Brother Jack? was my pastoral hero, yet I heard him preach no more than 20 times. I met him after he retired from decades of ministry. He had no obligation to do so, but he invested in me as... Continue Reading »

Worship leader Chris Tomlin ?is the most prolific songwriter in the United States now, in this past decade,? a Christian music executive said in a CNN feature highlighting the differences between Tomlin and secular stars.... Continue Reading »

Speaking to a group of mostly African-American pastors and church leaders, Fred Luter recently voiced both encouragement and concerns regarding a few issues Southern Baptists face today.... Continue Reading »

Fagg Marshall Fagg has begun serving as pastor at West Gantt First Baptist Church, Greenville. He was pastor of Second Baptist Church, Lancaster, since 2010, and prior to that was associate executive director for evangelization and missions for the... Continue Reading »

Would you like to see revival in your church? Begin to value and believe in people. Value them by organizing your people into small-group communities to be discipled and cared for. Believe in them by getting them in the... Continue Reading »

Johnny Miller (left) was ordained to the ministry Jan. 20 at Long Branch Baptist Church, Dalzell. He recently graduated from Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute and has been called as youth minister at Carrs Hill Baptist Church in Brevard, N.C.... Continue Reading »