The Baptist Courier

Start spreading the news! That's the call the combined children's choirs of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Easley, have answered boldly and in full voice. The 44-voice choir made of up first-sixth graders premiered LifeWay's VBS musical and drama, ?Big... Continue Reading »

More than 300 men from churches across South Carolina who gathered Feb. 4-5 for the Salt & Light men's ministries event at White Oak Conference Center heard a presentation from Army Lieutenant General (ret.) Jerry Boykin.... Continue Reading »

The believers in Philippi were partners with Paul in his kingdom work. Believers should seek a partnership with their pastor and other kingdom ministers for the furtherance of the gospel. How did the believers in Philippi partner with the... Continue Reading »

Correction: A story in our Feb. 17 issue listing South Carolina Woman’s Missionary Union’s 2011-2012 executive board and nominating committee nominees included the wrong site for the WMU’s upcoming annual meeting. The March 11 meeting will be held at... Continue Reading »

What does it look like to be gripped by the kingdom of God? That was the question put to 885 college students, high school upperclassmen, and leaders from Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) groups and local churches at the 2011... Continue Reading »

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the 19th century London preacher, once declared, ?God is too good to be unkind, too wise to be mistaken, and when you cannot trace His hand, you can always trust His heart.? Wherever God puts us... Continue Reading »

I?m not ?young, restless and reformed.? I guess you?d say that I?m young, Southern Baptist and, it seems, increasingly irrelevant.... Continue Reading »

Afghan convert safe after outcry Said Musa, an Afghan man who was arrested in May and threatened with execution for becoming a follower of Jesus, has been released from prison after an international outcry on his behalf. News of... Continue Reading »

When most students toss their books aside in favor of hitting the beach for spring break, North Greenville University's missionary media ministry class will be traveling to Thailand during the week of March 7-11 to help spread the love... Continue Reading »

State convention executive directors have agreed to affirm a portion of the Great Commission Resurgence (GCR) report requesting a 50/50 division of Cooperative Program (CP) receipts ? after consideration for shared ministry funds ? between state conventions and the... Continue Reading »

The year 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. Today, the majority of Christians employ more recent versions, such as the NIV and ESV. Nevertheless, to date, no English translation has dominated to the extent that... Continue Reading »

Waccamaw Baptist Association Woman's Missionary Union will sponsor ?Human Exploitation Awareness: Come Hear!? March 26, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Hosted by Wampee Baptist Church, the free conference is designed to acquaint Christians with ways of praying for and responding to... Continue Reading »