The Baptist Courier

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 »

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 »