The Baptist Courier

I don't think the suggested name change for the Southern Baptist Convention has to do with political correctness. In fairness, the name 'southern? no longer really reflects who we are.... Continue Reading »

With an eye toward possible adoption of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report at the upcoming annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the convention's Executive Board approved two versions of the 2012 SCBC budget and reviewed... Continue Reading »

You have a purpose. You were not accidentally conceived or recklessly abandoned. The Creator intentionally planned your role and strategically placed you in his story of redemption. And God is calling you to fulfill that purpose.... Continue Reading »

Ty Childers, president of the South Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference, hopes pastors and others who attend the 2011 Pastor's Conference Nov. 14 in Cayce will leave feeling encouraged in their ministries.... Continue Reading »

In response to ?Alzheimer's, Pat Robertson & the True Gospel? (Sept. 29): My mother developed Alzheimer's at an early age. My dad stayed with her. He had to put her in a nursing home, but he visited her many... Continue Reading »

While the chairman of the South Carolina Baptist Convention's Executive Board says there are portions of the GCR task force report he does not endorse, he nevertheless hopes South Carolina Baptists can come together to ?honor the Scriptures that... Continue Reading »

Sir Arthur Helps is recorded as asking, ?Was anything real ever gained without sacrifice of some kind?? After reflecting on that question, the answer appears to me to be ?no? ? sacrifice is crucial for obtaining important things in... Continue Reading »

Sonny Holmes, president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, has announced 15 appointments to the SCBC's Committee on Committees for 2012.... Continue Reading »

Ralph Carter, pastor of Brushy Creek Baptist Church, Taylors, and chairman of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, was invited by South Carolina Baptist Convention Executive Board chairman Keith Davis to address the board on Tuesday morning during its... Continue Reading »

David Little, associational missionary for Lakelands Association, is the second announced nominee for president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

What do today's young adults think of Christians? In research findings published in the book, ?Unchristian,? young adults (16-29 years old) indicated they viewed Christians as hypocritical, insensitive, anti-homosexual, sheltered, too political, and judgmental. Obviously, their opinion of Christians... Continue Reading »

In the final weeks before the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, Nov. 15-16, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, five things are clear.... Continue Reading »