The Baptist Courier

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 »

It's taking a different breed of outreach to engage people in secular Europe these days. Many Journeymen ? recent college graduates serving as short-term IMB missionaries ? have found creative ways to rub shoulders with people, develop relationships and... Continue Reading »

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 »

?Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness? is the heart's cry of the psalmist. We are living in an era where an ?Attitude of Gratitude? is rarely seen by those who have been blessed... Continue Reading »

Last July in Istanbul, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton co-chaired a "High-Level Meeting on Combating Religious Intolerance" with the Saudi-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).... Continue Reading »

"It"s a real movement of God to see the focus on reaching unengaged unreached people groups [UUPGs] and churches stepping up to the plate taking on that challenge and church planting in their areas," Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant... Continue Reading »

IMB President Tom Elliff and his wife Jeannie visited the Horn of Africa over Thanksgiving.... Continue Reading »

From the States, published each Tuesday by Baptist Press, relays news and feature stories from state Baptist papers and other publications on initiatives by Baptist churches, associations and state conventions in evangelism, church planting and Great Commission outreach, including... Continue Reading »

California Baptist University soccer teams swept the National Christian College Athletic Association"s national title games Dec. 3, with the men"s team beating Geneva College 2-1 and the women"s team defeating Trinity International University 2-1 in Kissimmee, Fla.... Continue Reading »

About 10 percent of youth ages 10-17 have participated in sending or receiving a sexually explicit or sexually suggestive picture of themselves or others electronically, according to a new survey that is the most detailed yet in examining the... Continue Reading »

"From the Seminaries" includes news releases of interest as written and edited from Southern Baptist seminaries.... Continue Reading »

>Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary opened its new 3,500-seat chapel with a daylong celebration Dec. 1, including a ribbon-cutting, dedication chapel service, baptisms and a free Christmas concert.... Continue Reading »