The Baptist Courier

Two words kept scrolling across my personal screen as I sat before God in solemn assembly Jan. 30: arrogance and pride! How many times have I boasted about (1) being affiliated with the largest Protestant denomination in America, (2)... 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 »

Youth ministers from around the state assembled at the SYNC ?11 conference at Charleston Southern University Feb. 8-9. Sonny Holmes, pastor at Northwood Baptist Church in North Charleston and president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, launched the conference... Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Matthew Hyde and Matt Joliff walked down two separate roads for most of their lives. When their paths crossed in a Sunday school class, their separate journeys intersected, and their lives were changed forever by a gift.... 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 »

Prisoners are arguably the most neglected population in the country, and, presumably, for good reason. In addition to holding a ?normal? inmate population, Lieber Correctional Institute in Ridgeville also maintains death row inmates for the entire state. Some of... 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 »

Some folks have had unpleasant or unhealthy relationships with their earthly fathers. This is a subject often examined by counselors because it can uncover why we struggle with such matters as mistrust or self-esteem.... 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 »