The Baptist Courier

Pastors of leading Southern Baptist churches will fill key speaking roles at the 21st annual National Conference on Preaching, May 14-16 at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga. The conference is sponsored by Preaching magazine and Anderson University's... Continue Reading »

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary officials have announced a partnership with the Green Scholars Initiative offering MBTS" ancient language students opportunities to research and publish their findings about one of the world"s oldest biblical texts that dates to the second... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention Name Change Task Force has completed its work and officially gave its recommendation to convention president Bryant Wright and to the Executive Committee of the SBC on Feb. 20. In brief, the recommendation is that... Continue Reading »

Inman Mills Baptist Church, Inman, celebrated Polly Boyce Appreciation Day on Jan. 15, in honor of long-time organist Polly Boyce, who recently retired after 50 years of service. In addition to the special Sunday service, the congregation presented an... Continue Reading »

For one week in January, Kim led a group of 24 Southwestern students to Tekax (te-kash), Mexico, where they worked with missionary Shelby Boyd.... Continue Reading »

There's nothing ordinary about Quinn Franco's college experience at Charleston Southern University. In the fall of 2010, the Aiken native enrolled at CSU, declaring biochemistry as his major. Inspired by a chapel performance by the Annie Moses Band, with... Continue Reading »

JOHN ALEXANDER JR. was recently called as pastor of Abney Memorial Baptist Church, Greenwood. He previously served as director of Hoops for Him, a young mens’ sports outreach ministry of First Baptist Church, Ninety Six, as well as a... Continue Reading »

>The head of the Southern Baptist Convention"s ethics entity has urged United States senators to support a bill that would protect conscience rights in the Obama administration"s controversial contraceptive/abortion mandate.... Continue Reading »

It has been said that some of the most impactful lessons we learn in life are often learned 'the hard way.? We learn that fire burns, the law of gravity cannot be defied for long, and that rules are... Continue Reading »

Tossing paper airplanes into white towel ?clouds? gave Katie Lewis and her fellow associational Vacation Bible School directors the opportunity to exchange ideas for promotion, evangelism, and follow-up in Vacation Bible School. This was one of many airplane-related activities... Continue Reading »

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum continued to do well among self-described evangelicals in the Michigan and Arizona primaries Tuesday, even though GOP rival Mitt Romney won the popular vote in each state.... Continue Reading »

It saddens me to hear of so many pastors and Christians not standing upon the absolutes in God's word and instead believing in scientists who say how old they think the earth is. God, in all his wisdom, created... Continue Reading »