The Baptist Courier

The third annual Preaching University, a three-day continuing-education event for pastors and church leaders, will be held at Anderson University July 26-28.... Continue Reading »

?Who knows my heart?? ?How should I talk?? ?How can I get to heaven?? These are common questions that youth might ask. Teens who participate in the state Youth Bible Drill have learned what the Bible says in answer... Continue Reading »

Townville Church, in Saluda Association, burned the mortgage on its family life center on May 1. The facility was constructed in 2001. Pictured at the service are Jim Crittendon, pastor; Jim Collins, chairman of deacons; Tommy Grant, vice chairman... Continue Reading »

Eastern Canadian church-planting tip: Get a carnival on wheels. Like the one Spartanburg County Baptist Network just donated to the East Coast Baptist Association in Nova Scotia: a 6-by-12-foot trailer outfitted with a popcorn machine, snow cone machine, kids?... Continue Reading »

In his book, 'the Walk,? author and songwriter Michael Card writes, ?Jesus did not come primarily to give us truths. He came to give us himself.? Of course we know that when Jesus gave us himself, he also gave... Continue Reading »

Adoption is a very popular issue in contemporary evangelicalism. Books are being written and conferences are being attended, all with the express purpose of educating people on the issue of adoption. One of the most intriguing and blessed aspects... Continue Reading »

I can hear Mama now, 'this hurts me worse than it hurts you.? I never believed that until my children came along. No matter what the problem my children had, when the discipline came, I hurt. In Luke 15... Continue Reading »

All of us have been treated unfairly at one time or another. In the world we live in, we see it all the time. The key, of course, is about our responses. This becomes much more difficult, however, when... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Convention messengers meeting in Phoenix June 14-15 adopted an historic report encouraging ethnic diversity, witnessed dozens of leaders standing together in support of a landmark unity pledge, and saw hundreds of pastors and laypeople volunteer to lead... Continue Reading »

Missions leaders from across the nation ?proclaimed? the freedom and Good News of Jesus Christ during the 2011 national Woman's Missionary Union missions celebration and annual meeting in Phoenix.... Continue Reading »

What do 30 elementary-age children in northern Greenville County have to do with a rural village in Asia? The answer lies in their taking to heart the challenge of Acts 1:8, the 2011 theme verse for Locust Hill Church,... Continue Reading »

A South Carolina Baptist minister is the author of 'the Angels Are In Wyoming,? which blends two of Columbia writer David Redding's longtime interests ? the Old West and Christianity.... Continue Reading »