The Baptist Courier

?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 »

In reference to 'the case for the doxology? (?Your Views,? June 23) we as an SBC church still sing the doxology every Sunday morning, but stress the importance of understanding and meaning the words we sing.... 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 »

I am just a simple servant in my local church, I lead a small group and have served as a deacon. I try to read every mailing of the Courier. Many of your articles point to SBC leaders looking... 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 »

For Sunday school teacher Deanie Hutto, making Bible stories real for his class of 9- to 12-year-olds has taken on a whole new meaning. With the help of a cabinet-making deacon and a church member who paints, 68-year-old Hutto... Continue Reading »

AGAPE, a Bible institute designed to train Spanish-speaking Christian leaders, awarded certificates in Christian ministry to six students this spring.... Continue Reading »

This summer, North Greenville University is hosting Centrifuge, a youth camp sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources, and M-Fuge, a sister camp that adds mission involvement to the camp experience.... Continue Reading »

Beth Boyle has been named director of alumni relations and annual giving at Charleston Southern University. A 2008 Charleston Southern graduate with a major in communication, Boyle has served in the athletics department at the university. She previously worked... Continue Reading »

Tom Swilley TOM SWILLEY, pastor of Cedar Grove Church, Conway, has announced his retirement. Swilley, who served as chairman of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in 2007, will remain active through his newly established “Voice... Continue Reading »

Hearing passionate pleas to view the people of the world as God sees them, attendees of the 2011 Southern Baptist Pastors? Conference were challenged to take action. Following the conference's theme of ?Aspire: Yearning to join God's Kingdom Activity,?... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists are mobilizing to participate in the National Night Out event this August and take the traditional partnership between single-family residence neighborhoods and law enforcement into the state's multihousing developments.... Continue Reading »