The Baptist Courier

Long before he became IMB president, Tom Elliff dreamed of a new kind of missionary ? Southern Baptist business leaders who leverage their resources, global connections and growth strategies to help fulfill the Great Commission. That dream, which Elliff... Continue Reading »

Sometimes it's tough to concentrate during the Lord's Supper. Our minds tend to multi-task or even to zone-out when we sit in silence, during our safe, predictable observances of this ordinance. At the Lord's Supper (the real, actual one),... Continue Reading »

Year-to-date contributions through the Cooperative Program are running above budgeted goals for both the South Carolina Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Furman University football standout Kadarron Anderson, who grew up at Connie Maxwell Children's Home in Greenwood, recently signed a contract with the NFL's New Orleans Saints.... Continue Reading »

Jesus is being taken to the hill where He will be crucified. Completely undeserving of death, He is to be executed along with two others. Jesus has been sentenced to death unjustly. He has committed no punishable offense. Further,... Continue Reading »

Bethani Thomas opened the gate so her mom could pull their car into the guesthouse driveway. Suddenly, she realized that a gun was pointed at her head. Her mom, International Mission Board missionary Karen Thomas, screamed from the driver's... Continue Reading »

Paul W. Noe PAUL W. NOE was called as pastor of Standing Springs Baptist Church, Simpsonville, on March 18. He previously served as pastor of Sweetwater Baptist Church, North Augusta, and in Gaffney, as well as churches in North... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University students will cover the globe this summer as mission and outreach teams prepare to serve in more than 30 countries and six continents.... Continue Reading »

Bullying is growing worse at every level. It is present in homes, schools, playgrounds, sports venues and workplaces. It assaults us on television and over radio. How can the church respond to the growing menace? The Bible gives ample... Continue Reading »

The sanctuary choir and cast from Marion Baptist Church, Marion Association, performed “The Living Last Supper” on April 1.   The GAs from Hoffmeyer Road Baptist Church, Florence, recently prepared and labeled water bottles with Scriptures for the church’s... Continue Reading »

Following a tragedy in 2008, Andrew Bowen slipped into a depression. He struggled with the faith he had been raised to live and believe, and he started searching for a different faith. But not, as he told a reporter,... Continue Reading »

The old maxim ?like father, like son? possesses a core, ubiquitous truth. For May 2012 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate Joshua Thomas, the maxim has held true for four generations. Thomas? completion of his degree will make him a... Continue Reading »