The Baptist Courier

In the first of three articles about how to share Christ with friends of another faith, seminary professor Jeff Brawner focuses on sharing Christ with Mormons. Other articles in this series will focus on witnessing to Muslims and Hindus.... Continue Reading »

A festschrift, or academic volume, in honor of Paige Patterson on evangelical Anabaptists of the 16th century is slated for publication in October 2013, according to a mid-October announcement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where Patterson is president.... Continue Reading »

Bisagno, in his Sept. 25-27 Gurney lectures, addressed the topic, "What"s happened to the harvest: The decline of evangelism in the Southern Baptist Convention and proposed solutions."... Continue Reading »

It is our assurance that we are living in His grip and are a part of His unfolding purposes. Christians with the habit of prayer tend to be Christians who live with a deeply rooted sense of joy growing... Continue Reading »

One billion is a big number. It would take you 37 years to count to 1 billion at one number a second. Seven billion is an even larger and more significant number. That is the number of people currently... Continue Reading »

The number of churches signing up for LifeWay Christian Resources? background check program increased by 100 percent over the last year. Jennie Taylor, marketing coordinator in LifeWay's direct marketing department, said the dramatic increase 'shows how serious churches and... Continue Reading »

North American Mission Board president Kevin Ezell underscored the need to develop the next generation of Southern Baptist missionaries during NAMB's trustee meeting Oct. 10 in Chicago.... Continue Reading »

Those words produce a feeling of dullness in the minds and hearts of pastors everywhere. We have been programmed to try to make people happy in our churches and in our everyday lives. I have a question for all... Continue Reading »

Trustees of the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina recently awarded three $2,500 scholarships to students at South Carolina's three Baptist universities.... Continue Reading »

Rhonda Littleton, minister of children at First Baptist Church, Simpsonville, is a recipient of the 2012 Angels in Adoption award by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute.... Continue Reading »

?Perspectives on the World Christian Movement,? a 15-week course for both clergy and laity that focuses on ?building global momentum to help complete the Great Commission,? will return to the Upstate in January.... Continue Reading »

Teamwork was the theme of the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina's annual Partners in Ministry dinner at White Oak Conference Center Aug. 28.... Continue Reading »