The Baptist Courier

By the time you read this, 2011 will be a distant memory for many. Some will be able to look back with fond memories of all that took place, while others will look back with sorrow or regret over... Continue Reading »

If you ask 100 pastors and 1,000 laypeople what their church"s strategy is to reach their city, you would hear much more clutter than clarity.... Continue Reading »

The WMU of Maple Cane Baptist Church, Cottageville, held their annual “We’re Here for You” day on Nov. 12, preparing a meal for a member of their community who suffers from an autoimmune disorder.   Mechanicsville Baptist Church, Darlington,... Continue Reading »

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 »