The Baptist Courier

Allen L. Elder, missions and outreach pastor of Wellford Baptist Church, has published a new book, ?Ministering as a Deacon: Applying the Great Commission to the Deacon Ministry.?... Continue Reading »

It was good to read about International Mission Board medical missions (?IMB's shift in medical missions has led to broader influence,? Jan. 17). Let me update what you printed regarding the Baptist Medical Center in Nalerigu, Ghana.... Continue Reading »

The popular image of college student activities during a holiday might consist of hanging out at the mall, connecting with their friends on social media, or going to the movies. Not so for 23 Anderson University students over the... Continue Reading »

High Hill Baptist Church in Darlington is proof ? if proof were needed ? that a church doesn't have to be big to have a Vacation Bible School. The rural congregation, which averages about 35 mostly senior adults in... Continue Reading »

Bennie L. Ridlehoover, 89, of Greenwood, a long-serving pastor in the Upstate, died Jan. 10, 2013.... Continue Reading »

Bobby Earls BOBBY EARLS has been called as pastor of Northgate Baptist Church in Florence. It marks the first time in 22 years that Earls, a Blacksburg native, has served in South Carolina. He previously served Little Memorial Baptist... Continue Reading »

Also view our 2012 Christmas Showcase photos. Thalia E. Deaver, who has served in many capacities at Denny Terrace Baptist Church, Columbia, including the last 39 years as church clerk, was honored recently upon her retirement. Over the years... Continue Reading »

For the past three years, college students majoring in Spanish at the University of South Carolina have been teaching English as a second language at Iglesia Hispa?a de la Comunidad (Hispanic Community Church) in Columbia.... Continue Reading »

ou have heard the phrase, ?Keep the main thing the main thing.? In 1 Timothy 1, Paul was addressing the practice of the church at Ephesus of arguing about minor details of the Bible. In doing so, they were... Continue Reading »

For the believer, being a witness to God's truth and His salvation is a precious privilege, a divine expectation, and, at the same time, a potential risk. It is a risk because some hearers will oppose God's truth and... Continue Reading »

First Timothy 3 begins with a 'trustworthy? saying: that anyone wanting to be a leader in the church desires a noble thing. However, Paul went on to list the characteristics that a church leader should embody, and he warned... Continue Reading »

The context of this section is Amos's fourth vision ? a basket of summer fruit. It may well be that Amos could see this fruit as the last of the crop for the season and the last before the... Continue Reading »