The Baptist Courier

Evans P. Whitaker, president of Anderson University, has contributed a chapter to the just-released ?Christian Leadership Essentials: A Handbook for Managing Christian Organizations,? edited by David S. Dockery.... Continue Reading »

JOE AND POLLY MARTIN of Clinton have been called as student ministry directors by Second Baptist Church, Laurens. The Martins have two daughters – Dianna, 10; and Hannah, 7. They began duties at Second Baptist on March 2.

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First Baptist Church, Cleveland, held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 13 for its new recreation center, which is scheduled for completion in the fall. The facility will include a full basketball court, concession area, and space for a large... Continue Reading »

The first-ever ?Women Who Rejoice in Praise? retreat was held Feb. 25-27 at White Oak Conference Center. The weekend was a collaboration between the women's ministry and worship and music offices of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Prior to teaching at Charleston Southern, I pastored a small church in the country near Edenton, N.C., for about eight years. Toward the end of my pastorate, I officiated the funeral of a 20-year-old girl named Karen. Karen was... Continue Reading »

Psalm 31:15a contains one of the most inspiring declarations of trust found in the Psalms: ?My times are in your hand.? We do not know the exact circumstances the psalmist faced when he uttered these words. Psalm 31:4 suggests... Continue Reading »

A 60-year-old Japanese man was rescued after the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. He was found drifting on a rooftop 10 miles out in the ocean. After his rescue, he was interviewed by the media. He said he... Continue Reading »

The 18th century London preacher, C.H. Spurgeon, who often struggled from depression, said, 'the wilderness is the way to Canaan. The low valley leads to the towering mountain. Defeat prepares for victory. The raven is sent forth before the... Continue Reading »

No matter how godly a male student minister is, he will never be able to teach a teenage girl how to be a godly woman. She needs a godly woman to do that. Given that truth, churches need to... Continue Reading »

A young lady approached me with a solemn, somber expression in her brown eyes, trying to hold back the tears, as I left the church auditorium's platform after extending the invitation. ?I have a personal request,? she said in... Continue Reading »

At a beginning sign language course for a church's deaf ministry in the Deep South in 1979, Howard Burkhart III liked his teacher so much he married her. Because of Tina McMillan (Burkhart) and her attentive pupil, untold hundreds... Continue Reading »

?It's a new day at NAMB,? North American Mission Board president Kevin Ezell said in addressing more than 400 associational directors of missions and church-planting missionaries from across North America. ?We?re not just moving the deck chairs around.? Ezell... Continue Reading »