The Baptist Courier

A Facebook group page created to ?encourage discussion? among South Carolina Baptists about the GCR report's recommendations has attracted nearly 200 members and sparked a series of discussion threads centered mostly around the issue of trustee selection for the... Continue Reading »

Sensing God's call of salvation on their lives, dozens of students took their stand for Christ during this summer's Summersalt youth camps held at White Oak Conference Center. Many hundreds made recommitments to Christ, and several indicated their response... Continue Reading »

If there's one word that can send any Baptist group into tumult, it's the word change. Any pastor or church leader with more than two weeks? experience knows what it is like to try to lead a church through... Continue Reading »

Attending annual sessions of the South Carolina Baptist Convention for nearly 30 years isn't adequate preparation for planning such an event. Now, within a three-month window, the realities of pulling things together are acute. Rooms have to be reserved,... Continue Reading »

I am very excited about our upcoming South Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference on Nov. 14 at Trinity Baptist Church in Cayce. I hope you are planning to attend and be a part of what I believe will really be... Continue Reading »

Last November I offered an amendment to the recommended Great Commission Resurgence Task Force that added all seven SCBC institutional presidents to the group. The amendment was approved by the convention.... Continue Reading »

I recently made a move from Anderson to Foothills Assisted Living in West Union, near Walhalla. There are not that many visitors here. There are plenty of churches in the area nearby, but the visitors we get are few.... Continue Reading »

I wanted to inquire about a statement in the Aug. 18 issue of the Courier in the ?Commentary? section. The statement is: ?Prior to approval of the GCR report by the 35-member task force, leaders at every level of... Continue Reading »

Adults who are only seen as workers, helpers, and chaperones during Vacation Bible School are missing out because, according to Steven Ruff, those adults aren't actually ?in? Vacation Bible School.... Continue Reading »

Gambling is an issue that has plagued society since the beginning of time. In our state alone, issues such as video poker, the lottery, bingo, poker, casino boats and sports betting have brought not only local headlines but also... Continue Reading »

Eddie and Frances Willis will soon become church planters in the metropolitan Atlanta area. He is currently pastor of Friendship Church, North Charleston. He and his wife will plant a church through the Urban Atlanta Church Planting network. The... Continue Reading »

From Sept. 18-25, Pleasant Grove Church, Fountain Inn, will celebrate 50 years of ?Learning from the Past,? (Sept. 18) ?Living in the Present? (Sept. 19-22) and ?Looking to the Future? (Sept. 25).... Continue Reading »