The Baptist Courier

Despite dramatic changes in the life of many Hispanic congregations in Alabama with the new immigration law, the news isn"t all bad.... Continue Reading »

Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention by David E. Crosby, pastor of First Baptist Church in New Orleans.... Continue Reading »

My prayer is just that we get going back in the right direction, depending on God to help us fulfill the Great Commission and the Great Commandment.... Continue Reading »

Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., and author of "The Purpose Driven Life," says that the 16th-century Anabaptists shaped his Purpose Driven model for the church.... Continue Reading »

A plurality of self-identified evangelicals and born-again Christians voted for Mitt Romney during Saturday"s Nevada caucuses, helping him secure his second straight victory in the Republican nomination race.... Continue Reading »

February sometimes is called the "month of love," with Valentine"s week especially being a time when people not only send cards and gifts to loved ones, but also when families and churches give special attention to the meaning of... Continue Reading »

Religious organizations such as schools, colleges and hospitals will be required to pay for services that they believe to be immoral and disobedient to God.... Continue Reading »

News broke last week that Josh Hamilton, the all-star outfielder for the Texas Rangers, had a "weak moment" and consumed alcohol.... Continue Reading »

Two-thirds of Americans believe public schools should rent to churches and other community groups, according to a new study by LifeWay Research.

The study comes as a Feb. 12 deadline banning the use of New York City schools by churches... Continue Reading »

While it seems a new spam or "phishing" attack occurs on social networking sites every week, a rural pastor is using Facebook to pray for people in the ministry.... Continue Reading »

Despite the South Carolina Baptist Convention's nearly $1 million budget shortfall in 2011 ? marking the third consecutive year of dwindling receipts from the convention's 2,100-plus churches ? SCBC executive director-treasurer Jim Austin says he is ?hopefully optimistic? better... Continue Reading »

?Prayer with Expectancy? kicked off the spring semester at Charleston Southern University Jan. 11.... Continue Reading »