The Baptist Courier

Joe Mack, the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s former director of the office of public policy, was awarded the annual E.A. McDowell Award for individual public service. Mack and his wife, Beverly, are members of Shandon Baptist Church, Columbia. The... Continue Reading »

Being on the mission field often requires a leap of faith. For some missionaries, however, that leap can seem more like a dive.... Continue Reading »

They are among hundreds of unengaged, unreached people groups in South America.... Continue Reading »

Brain injury victims considered to be in a persistent vegetative state are sometimes being diagnosed inaccurately, according to a recent report.... Continue Reading »

Lex Luger — also known as “The Total Package” and “The Narcissist” — gained worldwide fame as a pro wrestling champion. He stood at 6-feet 4-inches tall, weighed 265 pounds and had a 32-inch waist. His muscles were like... Continue Reading »

Alabama Baptists overwhelmingly approved a $43 million Cooperative Program base budget for 2012 -- holding steady from the current year while increasing the percentage of funds going to the SBC missions and ministry -- during their Nov. 15-16 annual... Continue Reading »

Messengers to the 137th annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention adopted an increased budget for 2011-12 and approved two new partnerships Nov. 15-16 at First Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tenn.... Continue Reading »

Northwest Baptist Convention messengers elected Oregon pastor Steve Schenewerk as president, welcomed 11 churches into affiliation and approved a $5.1 million budget for next year that eliminates 13 staff positions but increases funding for Southern Baptist Convention causes worldwide.... Continue Reading »

Thanksgiving somehow implies that a higher power not only exists but is in some way personally interested and personally involved in my life.... Continue Reading »

>In January, Southern Baptists are again being called to a time of prayer and spiritual awakening. The Southern Baptist Convention Call to Prayer is an opportunity to focus on praying missionally.... Continue Reading »

The villages haven"t been rebuilt since the horrific Khmer Rouge years that tore communities apart.... Continue Reading »

Today, David helps his own people put into practice principles he is learning from community development training conducted by representatives of a Southern Baptist international relief and development organization, Baptist Global Response.... Continue Reading »