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FIRST-PERSON: What will your obituary say?

What would your obituary say if you were to die today?... Continue Reading »

New state evangelism leader: Reaching lost is ‘in our DNA’

The South Carolina Baptist Convention has named Lee Clamp as the new evangelism group director. Clamp will begin his duties Jan. 1.... Continue Reading »

SCBC institutions to host events at annual meeting

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 »

Small Church Pastor of Year

His church may be small, but God is using Jerry Garvin in a pretty big way. Garvin, pastor of Gilgal Baptist Church in Edgefield, has seen the church grow from 12 active members to 60 in his nearly two... Continue Reading »

MOVIES: Baseball film spotlights addiction & redemption

"Home Run" is a fictional story set for theatrical release in 2012 about a Big League baseball player forced to confront the outcome of his alcoholic abuse.... Continue Reading »

Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life – by Bob Weathers

On Oct. 7, Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, ignited a cultural wildfire when he introduced Texas Governor Rick Perry at the Values Voters Summit, a conservative political rally. As he described Perry as... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: November 13, 2011, Bible Studies for Life

What do you do when you see a brother or sister in Christ sin? It is difficult not to react with one of two extremes.... Continue Reading »

Immeasurably More: Our ‘Score’ Measured by Influence on World, Impact on Mission Field

'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 »

North Greenville receives $1.6 million real estate gift

North Greenville University is the new owner of the former Steak and Ale restaurant building in Greenville, appraised at $1.6 million.... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: November 20, 2011, Bible Studies for Life

Life is hard. We all face tragedy, setbacks, and challenges. How we deal with these struggles reveals our relationship with God.... Continue Reading »

Kelley to be nominated for SCBC 1st VP

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 »

GCR session prompts changes to SCBC meeting

Consideration of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report at the 2011 annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention will move convention business traditionally considered on Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning and alter Tuesday evening's traditional worship time.... Continue Reading »