The Baptist Courier

James Clonts JAMES CLONTS recently began duties as interim pastor of Little River Church, Jenkinsville. He previously served at Chapin Church, Chapin. Clonts and his wife Mercy have two children.               Terry Wood... Continue Reading »

When Southern Baptists observe their annual World Hunger Sunday, Oct. 9, they will be called to demonstrate the love of Jesus, several key Southern Baptist leaders said.... Continue Reading »

More than 25,000 background checks conducted by churches or organizations on prospective workers in the past three years have turned up more than 1,600 felony offenses, with the number of organizations conducting background checks having risen 27 percent in... Continue Reading »

Churches and other groups who want to engage hunger issues have a variety of resources available to them. A new item for 2011 is World Hunger 101, a two-hour church-wide event that explores the issue of world hunger.... Continue Reading »

It's a problem many pastors wish they had. About a year ago, Chris Roberts started Bridge Community Church in Blackshear, Ga., with just 36 people. The congregation has since increased to an average of 280 in Sunday morning worship.... Continue Reading »

Twenty members of Elko Church, Elko, traveled to Ashville, Ala., in July to help rebuild a home destroyed when tornadoes ravaged that state in April. Working in 100-degree temperatures, the team installed a tin roof, built front and back... Continue Reading »

While quickly moving up the engineering ranks of a major American corporation, God intervened in the life of Boyce Whitman and his wife Doris by calling Boyce to become a bivocational pastor.... Continue Reading »

Seeing a life changed because of Jesus will draw people to faith, a British evangelist told ministry leaders during Collegiate Week at LifeWay Glorieta Conference Center near Santa Fe, N.M.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist churches helped provide block parties at about 75 multihousing developments statewide as part of August's National Night Out event. NNO is an annual partnership between single-family resident neighborhoods and law-enforcement agencies.... Continue Reading »

Americans are avid motor sports fans! We enjoy watching people run in circles. What's more, we maximize the thrill by pushing the speed envelope. No matter how fast you accelerate, however, you?re still just running in circles. Harder and... Continue Reading »

In the Old Testament, miracles are signs that reveal the glory of God. They are the visible manifestation of God's mighty acts. In the Gospels, Jesus? miracles reveal his glory, the glory of God's only Son (v. 1:14), and... Continue Reading »

The foresight and wisdom of Southern Baptist Convention leaders to establish the Cooperative Program, a coordinated giving plan for all churches, has resulted in literally millions of lost souls around the world professing Jesus Christ as personal Lord and... Continue Reading »