The Baptist Courier

I am not young, and I am Southern Baptist. However, I do know that our forefathers are not men like Jerry Vines and Adrian Rogers. Our forefathers are men like Basil Manly Sr., Basil Manly Jr., J.P. Boyce and... Continue Reading »

I would like to share an experience I witnessed in my Sunday school class last Sunday. It may be able to help family members and loved ones of people serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.... Continue Reading »

A massive earthquake hit northeast Japan the afternoon of March 11, triggering tsunamis throughout the region. A wall of water swept away cars, ships and even buildings after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake. It struck about 250 miles from Tokyo. Death... Continue Reading »

Pakistan's Christian minority spent the weekend paying respect to the man who openly stood for his faith in a nation known for persecuting Christians.... Continue Reading »

Jim Green* has been on his knees for North Africa, praying for the past five years that God would ?rebuild a highway of righteousness from Gibraltar to Jerusalem.? He's been leading the rest of his prayer network of believers... Continue Reading »

  CP 1.20 percent below previous year’s pace Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 1.20 percent below the same time frame last year. As of Feb. 28,... Continue Reading »

Rodney Dillard, who played one of the bluegrass-blessed but conversationally challenged Darling boys on The Andy Griffith Show, believes the values of homespun decency that marked the popular TV show still have the power to draw even skeptics to... Continue Reading »

John Flanagan JOHN FLANAGAN is now serving as pianist at West Gantt First Baptist Church, Greenville. He is a graduate of Lander University, the University of South Carolina and Southern Seminary, and is currently attending USC-Upstate.      ... Continue Reading »

Bob Whitehead, center, has been licensed to the ministry by West Gantt First Baptist Church, Greenville, where he has served as minister of youth for nearly six years. Pictured with Whitehead are his wife, Amanda; daughter Evey; and pastor... Continue Reading »

Jim Tippins, associate chaplain for Lakewood Campground ministries near Myrtle Beach, is looking for church youth groups to assist with resort ministry during the summer.... Continue Reading »

When most people think of a bus, they envision kids loading up for a day of school, but Mark Chandler, a principal and a pastor in New Mexico, sees a bus as more than just a transportation vehicle. In... Continue Reading »

?Preaching the Power of the Cross? will be the theme of the 20th annual National Conference on Preaching May 9-11 at First Baptist Church in Spartanburg. The event is sponsored by Anderson University's College of Christian Studies and by... Continue Reading »