The Baptist Courier

Several dozen Hispanic pastors and leaders met in the SBC Prayer Room to pray during the June 18 evening session of the Southern Baptist Pastors" Conference.... Continue Reading »

?Miss Sarah? is the newest book by R.D. Roberts, a retired businessman and former staff member at several Columbia-area churches. The book is a work of fiction set in the Deep South during the days of segregation. In the... Continue Reading »

There are young people who eagerly pay money out of their own pocket for the privilege of spending a week putting a new roof on someone else's house. The work is hard and dirty, the days hot and exhausting.... Continue Reading »

Messengers offered 19 motions during the opening day of the Southern Baptist Convention"s annual meeting in New Orleans June 19.<... Continue Reading »

Greer Baptist Association has called Tom Capps to serve as director of missions, effective April 1. Capps previously served as missions mobilization consultant for the association since March 2007 and as associate pastor of Victor Baptist Church in Greer.... Continue Reading »

And here is your question for the day. Again. What will it take for the largest Protestant denomination in North America to move from decline to recovery to growth?... Continue Reading »

As a young boy, Cedric Hardimon dreamed of someday playing in the National Basketball Association. Little did he know God would place him in ministry to NBA players. Today, Hardimon, 31, is chaplain for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who... Continue Reading »

David Uth called Southern Baptists to a fresh understanding of the depth of the love of Jesus Christ, urging them to "love loud and love much because of all that He has forgiven."... Continue Reading »

Winning this year's State Youth Bible Drill competition was an extra-special goal for ninth-grader Alison Westberry. Having finished first at state in 2010 and 2011, she worked hard to take home the top honor for the third year in... Continue Reading »

When a couple begins to pray about having children, there is always a sense of apprehension and anticipation as to the question of will they be blessed with a son or a daughter. We had been blessed with Annie... Continue Reading »

Newly elected Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter Jr. engaged a roomful of reporters in his hometown of New Orleans June 19, sharing his surprise at "the confidence Southern Baptists are putting in me and my leadership skills and... Continue Reading »

Attendance at the 2012 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 19-20 tallied 7,868 messengers from the nation"s 45,000 Southern Baptist churches.... Continue Reading »