The Baptist Courier

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 »

Dickie Cullum, pastor of First Baptist Church, Dillon, registers some puzzlement about the downward trend of giving to the Cooperative Program.... Continue Reading »

SCOTT VAUGHAN, former director of marketing for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, was ordained to the ministry Oct. 23 at Lexington Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Turner delivered the charge. Vaughan served on the SCBC staff until 2003, when he... 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 »

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

The WMU at Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church, Union, recently collected diapers and baby supplies as part of their mission project. Pictured are members Rozelle Bramlett, Emma Lee Fincher and Sharon Harris presenting the donated items to Amy Austin of... 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 »

Prejudice against the Roma, also called "Gypsies," is a common occurrence in Bulgaria, but IMB missionaries Cameron and Jennifer Phillips, along with their two young sons, are working to minister to the outcast people group.... 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 »

The week was filled with the urgent activities one might expect of a team of health professionals in a location like Delhi. Nurses Julie Hill, Joyce Dennis, and Gerri Hood of the South Carolina Baptist Nursing Fellowship, along with... Continue Reading »

Though almost all pastors feel privileged to be in ministry, a majority also experience loneliness and discouragement. That is the finding of a new survey by LifeWay Research of 1,000 American Protestant pastors.... Continue Reading »

An estimated 43,000 people from about 1,200 churches and small groups in 44 states and more than a dozen countries participated in the LifeWay"s second Secret Church simulcast.... Continue Reading »