The Baptist Courier

The North American Mission Board"s Send North America: New York City church planting focus garnered attention from the New York Times over the Christmas holidays.... Continue Reading »

>Beijing authorities detained 48 members of a large persecuted house church on New Year"s Day, marking a total of more than 1,000 church members who have been taken into police custody during the church"s 38 weeks of attempting to... Continue Reading »

On Christmas Day, churches were bombed in five Nigerian cities -- Madalla (a suburb of the capital Abuja), Jos, Kano, Damaturu and Gadaka -- leaving dozens, perhaps hundreds, dead or wounded.... Continue Reading »

The plight of people who survived a Dec. 17 typhoon in the Philippines has been worsened in 14 provinces by heavy rains that have caused new flooding.... Continue Reading »

Any way you look at it, motherhood is inconvenient ... and that is exactly how God designed it!... Continue Reading »

"The beauty of the Cooperative Program," as Rolando Castro sees it from a church"s perspective, "is that you can be involved no matter how big you are, no matter your location."... Continue Reading »

Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 7.01 percent below the same time frame last year, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief... Continue Reading »

The Great Commission Resurgence that arose within the Southern Baptist Convention last year is being embraced by many state Baptist conventions as they restructure for greater efficiency and provide increased funding of missions and church planting efforts in North... Continue Reading »

The majority of Americans have a favorable impression of Southern Baptists, according to a recent LifeWay Research study. However, 40 percent of respondents have an unfavorable view of the denomination, more than a third strongly assume an SBC church... Continue Reading »

Millions of Americans will make New Year's resolutions today to lose weight, eat healthier, quit smoking, and drink less alcohol. Most of them will end the night eating cholesterol-infused meats, few vegetables, and no exercise, topping the night off... Continue Reading »

At its final meeting of 2011, held Dec. 8 in Columbia, the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention elected its 2012 officers; gave final approval to altering its standing rules for board committees; and postponed a report... Continue Reading »

When Alaska became the 49th state in 1959, I promised myself that one day I would visit that great state. I could hardly contain my excitement as my flight landed in Anchorage and my wife and I prepared to... Continue Reading »