The Baptist Courier

A new office at the International Mission Board called Global Strategic Mobilization (GSM) is assisting Tye and others like him who work in the global marketplace. GSM focuses on identifying, connecting and equipping Southern Baptists for greater involvement in... Continue Reading »

Bobbi Leath is one step closer to realizing her dream of opening a daycare for children with special needs, thanks to her participation in Christian Women"s Job Corps, a ministry of the national Woman"s Missionary Union.... Continue Reading »

>The Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists focused on church planting during its 67th annual meeting Oct. 15?16 at the Webster Conference Center in Salina, Kan., noting opportunities in the area"s growing Hispanic population.... Continue Reading »

Now it seems many of them are giving up the Christian label, and those cultural or nominal Christians are becoming "nones," people with no religious label.... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church of Cayce will celebrate its 100th anniversary Oct. 21 with a special worship service beginning at 10:30 a.m.... Continue Reading »

For the second time in three months, Cooperative Program giving from South Carolina Baptist churches has dipped below budgeted needs for the year. Through September, giving fell 2.2 percent below budget projections for the year, according to information released... Continue Reading »

The United States must ration health care for the elderly through the use of "death panels," a former Obama administration adviser is saying, but other experts disagree.... Continue Reading »

Recommendations of this committee must be approved by vote at the 2012 meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. If approved, terms begin Jan. 1, 2013. Dusty Bradshaw, pastor at Hillcrest Baptist Church, North Charleston, is chairman.... Continue Reading »

Christian hip-hop artists TobyMac and Lecrae are turning heads in the music industry and seeking to parlay the success of their latest albums into impact on the culture at large.... Continue Reading »

Poverty is extreme in the slums of Delhi, India ? the eighth-largest city in the world ? but Southern Baptists are making a life-changing difference for 90 children and their families through the World Hunger Fund.... Continue Reading »

A new national survey reveals widespread support for abstinence education across the political spectrum, with nearly 8 in 10 Democratic parents with school-aged children voicing their approval.... Continue Reading »

This is the final report of the 2012 Committee on Committees. If approved by messengers to the 2012 annual meeting, members will begin serving Jan. 1, 2013. Tim McKnight, pastor at Lakeview Baptist Church, Hartsville, is chairman.... Continue Reading »