The Baptist Courier

ROBERT WINTER has joined the staff of Impact Ministries in Myrtle Beach as a resort missionary. He previously served for 18 years as minister of youth, recreation and missions at Northside Baptist Church in Tifton, Ga. Prior to that,... Continue Reading »

The Anderson student body sat in rapt attention during Rick Warren's sermon during chapel services on Oct. 3, but, afterward, the front of the auditorium was chaotic as students and Warren hugged, laughed and posed for hundreds of pictures... Continue Reading »

Authorities in Turkmenistan continue to crack down on religious freedom, violently raiding a Baptist church, beating an elderly woman and fining 11 Baptists for unregistered religious worship, according to Forum 18, a Norway-based religious freedom monitor.... Continue Reading »

Her face was drawn, sallow and dirty. She was standing quietly in a line outside the local mission with her siblings, hoping for a piece of bread, a cup of soup and maybe something to drink. Beyond the glazed... Continue Reading »

W. Lindsay Smith III, 96, of Greenville, an organist and college professor who trained scores of church musicians, died Oct. 2, 2012.... Continue Reading »

Lower Fairforest Baptist Church, Union, celebrated its 250th anniversary during homecoming services Aug. 26.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary"s trustees approved a new strategic plan and voted to form a task force to review the seminary"s administrative structure during their Oct. 9 meeting at the Louisville, Ky., campus.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention president Brad Atkins has announced his appointments to the 2013 Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees will consider and present for approval nominees to the convention's standing committees at next year's annual meeting, to... Continue Reading »

Abram was getting older and he was concerned that he had no son to inherit his possessions. God had promised that he would be the father of a great nation, and he felt like time was running out for... Continue Reading »

The Office of Public Policy is looking forward to improved methods for keeping churches informed on the issues that matter most to Christians in today's culture. Thanks to a gracious ministry gift given by Southern Mutual Church Insurance Company,... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary"s new Bevin Center for Missions Mobilization officially opened Oct. 9 during the seminary"s Heritage Week.... Continue Reading »

Nearly 90 percent of pastors believe they should not endorse candidates for public office from the pulpit, according to a recent survey by LifeWay Research. The survey also revealed that 44 percent of pastors personally endorsed candidates, but did... Continue Reading »