The Baptist Courier

Kevin Ezell used the weekly campus worship time at Anderson University Feb. 2 to share his passion for church planting with students and to urge them to consider God's call to plant churches when choosing a place to begin... Continue Reading »

Jerry Rankin, former president of the International Mission Board, announced his retirement 15 months ago in September 2009. Soon thereafter, Jerry Pritchard, pastor of First Baptist Church, Forney, Tex., was chosen to lead a 15-member search committee. At one... Continue Reading »

Evangelist Billy Graham is in ?good overall health,? enjoys keeping up with current events and is working on a book on aging, according to a statement from Graham's spokesman.... Continue Reading »

The Great Commission occurs at the end of all four Gospels and at the start of Acts. Two of these texts (Matthew 28:19 and Luke 24:47) say we are to make disciples of all the ethnicities (panta ta ethne),... Continue Reading »

As I thought about this article, I looked back over the last 40-plus years of my involvement in evangelism ? at Harmony Baptist Church (with 68 in Sunday school) ? on a college campus as a student helping start... Continue Reading »

Some people seem to like kudzu. There is a societal kudzu that catches root and grows to cover and choke out the better conscience of a once-noble people. With our legislature back in session, the kudzu planters are back... Continue Reading »

CP 3.19% below previous year’s pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 3.19 percent below the same time frame last year. As of Jan. 31, the year-to-date total of $65,652,460 for Cooperative Program (CP) missions... Continue Reading »

Late on a rainy Sunday night at Cowboys Stadium, just moments after leading the Green Bay Packers to a 31-25 Super Bowl XLV victory, quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn't shy away from talking about his faith on sports? biggest stage.... Continue Reading »

Northside Baptist Church, currently located in West Columbia, will open a private school in the fall when the church moves to a new facility in Lexington.... Continue Reading »

Dan Wackerhagen DAN WACKERHAGEN recently began duties as senior pastor of West End Baptist Church, Rock Hill. He formerly held pastorates in North and South Carolina, and served as a brigade combat team chaplain in Iraq during both Operation... Continue Reading »

David Owens was ordained to preach by East Dillon Baptist Church, Dillon, on Feb. 6. He has been called as pastor by Beulah Baptist Church, Pee Dee Baptist Association. Pictured, from left, front row: James Smith, David and Jessica... Continue Reading »

Two weeks ago, Mina Peter* didn't know a soul in his Cairo apartment building. Like many young Egyptians, the 22-year-old computer science major was simply too busy to make the effort. And as the only Christian in the building,... Continue Reading »