The Baptist Courier

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Bestselling author Eric Metaxas will be the featured speaker for the John A. Hamrick Lectureship at First Baptist Church of Charleston at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, and 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 28.... Continue Reading »

Chapter 5 begins with what one writer calls a ?lamentation for a dead nation.? Although the armies of Assyria had not begun to march, Israel was as good as dead. As you read these verses, you will note both... Continue Reading »

Although South Carolina Baptists came up more than $717,500 short of fully funding their $28.6 million state convention budget in 2012, some state convention officials hope gifts received from churches in the days following the Dec. 31 deadline ?... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention has named Andy Weems the new Baptist Collegiate Ministry director for the University of South Carolina and Columbia-area colleges.... Continue Reading »

Medical strategies are a key piece of engaging unreached people groups, said Trey Alexander,* a church-planting strategist in Central Asia. While formal requests for medical personnel are limited, the International Mission Board needs doctors, dentists, nurses and public health... Continue Reading »

Tom Tucker, pastor of Sisk Memorial Baptist Church, Fort Mill, heads a slate of officers elected in December to lead the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention for 2013.... Continue Reading »

Robert E. Whitehead, youth minister at West Gantt First Baptist Church, Greenville, was ordained to the ministry Nov. 25. Pictured, from left, front row: Amanda Whitehead, Robert Whitehead, and West Gantt interim pastor Tony Beam. Back row: Bryan Holder,... Continue Reading »