The Baptist Courier

A recent LifeWay Research survey found that three-quarters of pastors with denominational affiliation believe it is vital to be part of a denomination, but a majority also believe that the importance of identifying with a denomination will diminish over... Continue Reading »

The pastor of the oldest church in the Southern Baptist Convention ? First Baptist Church, Charleston ? said he will 'serve with an open mind and a prayerful heart? on a task force charged with studying the prospect of... Continue Reading »

Recently, my 86-year-old mother passed away. She had been a resident at Bethea Baptist Retirement Center for five years. I want to publicly express my appreciation to the staff and administration for the first-rate care she received while there.... Continue Reading »

With World Hunger Sunday approaching Oct. 9, churches and other groups who want to engage the issue of world hunger have a variety of resources available to them.... Continue Reading »

Greenville native Jimmy Hester, cofounder of the True Love Waits abstinence movement, is retiring from LifeWay Christian Resources. During his 26 years with LifeWay, Hester spearheaded True Love Waits? transition from an idea for a sex education campaign to... Continue Reading »

For the second consecutive year, readers of The Baptist Courier will not see a subscription rate increase for their state denominational newspaper.... Continue Reading »

People close to us, those we invest most of our time with, learn from the example we model. What do family, co-workers and closest friends all have in common? Time spent together in a small relational environment (SRE).... Continue Reading »

Television host Pat Robertson said Sept. 26 that comments he made about divorce and Alzheimer"s disease were "misinterpreted."... Continue Reading »

On Sunday, Sept. 11, Northside Church held a grand opening celebration for the church's new facility on Sunset Boulevard in Lexington. The service drew more than 2,000.... Continue Reading »

The movie, ?Courageous: Honor Begins at Home,? is slated to open Sept. 30 in theaters nationwide. But when members of First Church, Camden, discovered that their local theater could not show it on opening weekend, they contacted the movie's... Continue Reading »

Recent wildfires in Texas have destroyed more than 600 homes at an estimated cost of nearly $100 million, and several lives have been lost. Hurricane Irene swept up the East Coast at a cost of nearly $10 billion, several... Continue Reading »

Many churches and individual Christians are looking for ways to take up the responsibility God has given people to be stewards of the earth (Genesis 1:26, 28).... Continue Reading »