The Baptist Courier

The State Convention of Baptists in Indiana marked two key events in less than a month -- convening their 53rd annual meeting and welcoming Cecil Seagle as the SBCI"s sixth executive director.... Continue Reading »

The Colorado Baptist General Convention focused on unreached people groups, church planting and a desire to move toward a 50/50 split of Cooperative Program receipts during its 56th annual meeting in Denver.... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia have celebrated their 15th anniversary by dedicating the state convention"s new mission center building.... Continue Reading »

Capitalism represents the closest model to a biblical economic system, Richard Land told students and faculty at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in October.... Continue Reading »

"When I began to think about the logical conclusion of atheism," Richard Suplita, a psychology lecturer at the University of Georgia, reflected, "I asked myself, "Is it really all about nothing?" and realized that I could not accept that... Continue Reading »

The Star Tribune survey of 807 adults shows that by a margin of 48-43 percent, voters favor "amending the Minnesota constitution to allow marriage only between a man and a woman."... Continue Reading »

Brad Goodale, pastor of Philippi Baptist Church, Union, will be nominated for president of the 2012 South Carolina Baptist Pastor"s Conference.... Continue Reading »

However, a crucial test of the potential gains of the Arab Spring also will rest in the status of the region"s non-Muslim minorities.... 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 »

A special election in Iowa Tuesday will determine the balance of power in the Iowa state Senate -- and along with it, perhaps the fate of a proposed constitutional marriage amendment.... Continue Reading »

A hush falls across the room when the odd-looking Americans arrive. The Japanese discreetly check out the bright red hair. They whisper about the oversized clothes in primary colors. They touch their own noses, mentally comparing to the round... Continue Reading »

Courageous" $1.5 million placed it at No. 12 in total gross for its sixth weekend, but its impressive 16.2 percent loss from its previous weekend was better than all but one Top 10 holdover.... Continue Reading »