The Baptist Courier

Retired U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains (Major General) Douglas L. Carver has been appointed executive director of chaplain services for the North American Mission Board (NAMB) in Alpharetta, Ga., with the goal of taking Southern Baptist chaplaincy to a... Continue Reading »

"For more than 20 years now, we have had two signs up at the border -- one says "No Trespassing" and the other says "Help Wanted,"" Land told 80 ministry leaders and concerned citizens attending sessions on Alabama"s new... Continue Reading »

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum once again rode the support of self-identified evangelical/born again voters to a pair of momentum-building victories Tuesday, but Mitt Romney still walked away with the most delegates, thanks to a pair of Pacific island... Continue Reading »

If a crowd of children were coming to your home for an Easter egg hunt, would you just give each child a carton of raw eggs as they arrived? Of course not! You?d boil and color eggs, decorate, prepare... Continue Reading »

Some in the Southern Baptist Convention want to change the name 'southern Baptist? to something else. I would like to know why. It's always been 'southern Baptist,? and I would hope and pray that it will stay that way.... Continue Reading »

John W. Keith JOHN W. KEITH has been called as pastor of Abbeville First Baptist Church. He began his duties in December 2011. Keith received his B.A. degree from Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Ky.; his master of divinity degree... Continue Reading »

A total of 230 people attended the first-ever South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief Apprentice Response Readiness training event Saturday, Jan. 28, at Brookwood Church in Simpsonville.... Continue Reading »

I am 81, proud to be a born-again Christian, and proud to be a Southern lady. They can change the name; I?ll still be a Southern Baptist.... Continue Reading »

On Feb. 22, a signing ceremony was held for a partnership between ?Creation Kidz? creator and author Joy Brown and North Greenville University. The school's art, mass communication, and theatre departments will provide the creative talents to bring ?Creation... Continue Reading »

Far off the beaten path in the mountains of an East Asian nation, believers in a house church find God's faithfulness in budding coffee crops and healthy animals. Zhe Wang Hu* is one of these believers, praying for his... Continue Reading »

The editor's Commentary on March 1, ?It's Not Too Much to Ask,? suggests that seminaries should be willing to take fewer Cooperative Program dollars in order for more dollars to reach the unreached. While it may not be too... Continue Reading »

On Feb. 19, First Baptist Church of Hilton Head Island celebrated its 50th anniversary as the first Southern Baptist church on the island.... Continue Reading »