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How to Sustain Momentum After Sunday School ‘Promotion Day’

Published on September 27, 2012

Most churches have just experienced the launch of a new Sunday school year. Some call it ?Advance Day.? Most still just call it ?Promotion Day.?... Continue Reading »

Lord’s Supper: LifeWay surveys churches’ practices, frequency

Published on September 27, 2012

The majority of Southern Baptist churches permit anyone who has put their faith in Jesus Christ to participate in the Lord's Supper, according to a survey by LifeWay Research. The survey also revealed that 57 percent of SBC churches... Continue Reading »

Boones Creek to celebrate centennial

Published on September 27, 2012

Boones Creek Baptist Church, Salem, in Pickens-Twelve Mile Association, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in a special worship service on Oct. 14.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist relief spurs ‘thank you’ from Napolitano

Published on September 27, 2012

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called to thank Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers, including those from South Carolina, who have served since Hurricane Isaac hit the southeast Louisiana coast.... Continue Reading »

Usage of LifeWay background check program is up 100%

Published on September 27, 2012

The number of churches signing up for LifeWay Christian Resources" background check program increased by 100 percent over the last year.... Continue Reading »

‘Jesus’ wife’ fragment: authenticity is doubted

Published on September 27, 2012

Various news outlets, perhaps jumping to cast doubt on the Bible, caused a stir over the announcement of a small, newly translated Coptic manuscript fragment indicating that Jesus may have had a wife.... Continue Reading »

Study: TV ratings system is ‘a failure’

Published on September 27, 2012

Parents relying on the television ratings system to block objectionable content from their children might want to reconsider its usefulness, according to a new study that finds TV programs often include explicit content without the proper warning and that... Continue Reading »

Hobby Lobby helps Okla. Baptists buy camp

Published on September 27, 2012

Hobby Lobby, Inc., has donated $2 million to the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma designated for the purchase of a youth camp located near its Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center at Davis.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Reaching Muslims (& Hindus & Buddhists) in our own backyard

Published on September 27, 2012

So join with me in seeking to reach "all nations" by reaching out winsomely right here in our own backyard.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: The destructive legacy of Helen Gurley Brown

Published on September 27, 2012

Who knew the Cosmo girl would spawn an exploding welfare state?... Continue Reading »

Gardner Koch

Published on September 27, 2012

Gardner Charles Langdon Koch Jr., 86, of Rock Hill, a pastor more than 50 years, died Sept. 4, 2012, at his home.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Showcase for September 27, 2012

Published on September 27, 2012

The children of First Baptist Church, Hartsville, honored David Lanier (seated) on Aug. 26 for his many years of service in children’s ministry. Lanier, who was in a coma for several weeks following a serious bicycle accident in 2011,... Continue Reading »