The Baptist Courier

Filter by:

Bivocational pastors needed for church planting

If the North American Mission Board's 'send North America? evangelistic church-planting initiative is to succeed, it must include thousands of bivocational pastors who are willing to plant churches. ?We must leverage the laity to plant churches,? said Aaron Coe,... Continue Reading »

Crossing Carolina for December 8, 2011

Jule Young JULE YOUNG retired from Bethel Baptist Church, Fairfax, on Sept. 1. His previous pastorates included Hopewell, Hampton; Spring Branch, Bamberg; and Sand Hill, Kershaw. Young is a trustee for South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging and... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Showcase for December 8, 2011

Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Kingstree, celebrated “Louisa Tyler Day” on Oct. 2, in honor of her 41 years of service as Sunday school secretary. Tyler, who celebrated her 90th birthday earlier in the week, received a certificate of appreciation... Continue Reading »

Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life – by Bob Weathers

Finally, a White House spokesman has taken a definitive stand on a hot topic. But it's not the economy, global warming, or international terrorism.It's the White House position on extraterrestrials.... Continue Reading »

Rivelon Church ‘stuffs a bus’ to reach community

Lee Williams, a member of Rivelon Baptist Church, Orangeburg-Calhoun Association, read an article about the Toys for Tots program and said his ?heart opened up? to the children in his area. He began to pray about how he could... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: December 11, 2011, Bible Studies for Life

Believe the unbelievable. Sometimes that is what obedience to God demands. It challenges us to face fears that are overwhelming and to trust God. We celebrate the coming of Christmas with joy and expectation. The experience was different for... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: December 18, 2011, Bible Studies for Life

My wife and I love to decorate our house with nativities and even put one in our yard. They are all wrong because they depict the Magi at the stable when Jesus was born. Matthew 2 begins, ?Now after... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: December 11, 2011, Explore the Bible

In school, I was very good in math. The truth is, I was very good at getting the right answer, but not very good in following the procedures my teachers and the textbook wanted me to follow. I couldn't... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: December 18, 2011, Explore the Bible

Fear is one of our greatest enemies. It can derail us, deter us, delay us and defeat us. I can hardly believe my own experience. When I was first inspired to propose Say Something Nice Sunday to our congregation,... Continue Reading »

For 20 years, Bill Rigsby has been a pastor and friend to the North Anderson Baptist Church flock

The day in March 2006 when Nick Seaver and Bill Rigsby met for lunch is a day that still remains in Seaver's memory five years later. That was the day that Seaver and Rigsby, the pastor at North Anderson... Continue Reading »

WEEK OF PRAYER: Human trafficking, amid the despair

Southern Baptists are ministering to those trapped in the sex trade.... Continue Reading »

Sex trafficker knows ‘I make God angry’

Selling drugs and girls, he was told, is a quick, easy way to make money in South Africa.... Continue Reading »