The Baptist Courier

SCBC-affiliated institutions will have special events on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Next week, South Carolina Baptists will elect a new state convention president. As the Courier went to press, we knew of three Upstate ministers who have agreed to have their names placed into nomination.... Continue Reading »

Please share briefly about your faith journey. I was raised in a loving Christian family in Motlow Creek, S.C., where we were active members of Motlow Creek Baptist Church. Although I was baptized when I was 9 years old,... Continue Reading »

Please share briefly about your faith journey. I was saved at Mountain Grove Baptist Church during VBS in 1967. Jesus Christ made a difference in my life as a young boy. The Bible came alive to me throughout my... Continue Reading »

Please share briefly about your faith journey. I was raised up spiritually at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga., a church begun by my great-grandfather in 1896. I joined the church and was baptized at a young age, only... Continue Reading »

'scorecard? is one of the contemporary buzz words. Along with missional, leverage, futuring, incarnational, engage, connect, and a long list of terms, they comprise the language of the ?new thing? God is doing. Some of the strategists are insisting... Continue Reading »

Brad Kelley, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, West Union, will be nominated for first vice president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at next week's annual meeting.... Continue Reading »

In reference to ?Aiken Baptists oppose GCR report ?as it now stands??? (Oct. 27), not all folks associated with the Aiken Baptist Association have the same feelings.... Continue Reading »

As I write this, a headline from a news website reads, ?A child is born and world population hits 7 billion.? It is a milestone that brings amazement at the diversity and sheer number of people who cover the... Continue Reading »

We have been told repeatedly during the past few months that things are not working as they should in the Southern Baptist Convention. We need change. We need to replace the old way of doing things with the new.... Continue Reading »

While everyone is debating what new name the Southern Baptist Convention should adopt, let me put in a suggestion.... Continue Reading »

Concerning the name change for Southern Baptists, all the obvious ones are already taken ? Independent, American, etc. In the interest of enticing new members, we could combine Fundamental and Baptist, and change the name to Fun Baptists! Well,... Continue Reading »