The Baptist Courier

"It seems God has just breathed a fresh wind of his Spirit and is blessing what seems to be becoming a movement," Elliff said of the Embrace strategy by which churches "evangelize and disciple authentically through discipleship that produces... Continue Reading »

Since its start in 1957, Memorial Baptist Church in Bogalusa, La., has embraced the Cooperative Program.... Continue Reading »

Contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee in October were 17.27 percent below the same month last year, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief... Continue Reading »

The world is filled with hurting people who desperately need Christians to start matching their words with deeds, a Southern Baptist leader said during the Baptist Global Response "Be the Hands and Feet of Jesus" training conference at First... Continue Reading »

The deadline for submitting candidacy applications in Egypt"s upcoming parliamentary elections has now passed, and the shape of the coming competition is coming into focus.... Continue Reading »

The church-made film "Courageous" climbed back into the Top 10 among all weekend movies during its fifth weekend after falling out of it, a rare feat for any film.... Continue Reading »

Survivors of Turkey"s Oct. 23 earthquake need food, temporary shelter from the cold, clean water and medical care, and teams trained by Baptist Global Response are helping to respond to the crisis, a spokesman for the international relief and... Continue Reading »

Messengers to the California Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting celebrated church starting and referred the Focus 21 Task Force report to the CSBC Executive Board.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists in Canada opened their annual meeting with an Alberta-style fellowship that included horse-drawn wagon rides, a creek-side fire pit and "cowboy-style" worship.... Continue Reading »

Polls are showing that young adults in America are increasingly favoring same-sex marriage, and more likely to favor legalizing same-sex marriage compared to older generations of Americans.... Continue Reading »

Truett-McConnell College faculty set a precedent among Baptist colleges by publicly signing the Baptist Faith and Message on Oct. 27, demonstrating their belief in the confession as adopted in 2000 by the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Jerry Sosebee has been named associate director of the church health and Cooperative Program group at the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »