The Baptist Courier

Churches are turning increasingly to social networking tools as ministry aids, and Facebook is by far the most popular tool, according to a new study by LifeWay Research. The survey of 1,003 Protestant congregations was conducted in September and... Continue Reading »

Though most churches have a website, there is a divide between congregations that use their sites only for one-way communication and those that maximize their online presence with interactive technology. That is the finding of a new LifeWay Research... Continue Reading »

Scott Vaughan, former marketing director for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, said he isn't surprised by LifeWay Research's findings that most churches aren't using their websites to their fullest potential.... Continue Reading »

Hanging on the wall of pastor Richard McLawhorn's office at Garden City Baptist Church is a white hard hat, the one he wore when he walked through the burned-out buildings of his church in the months following a lightning... Continue Reading »

Anne Inez Cole, 92, of White Rock, widow of former South Carolina Baptist Convention leader A. Harold Cole, died Jan. 25, 2011.... Continue Reading »

Pop culture teaches us to think and live outside the box, to color outside the lines, the language of creativity and innovation. Warning: This is the language of modern secularism, too. This ?out of the box? thing suggests that... Continue Reading »

I wonder about our online relationships and how they impact the body of Christ. I have developed some great relationships online with people I would never have met otherwise. I have learned a great deal from blogging, reading, writing... Continue Reading »

I did not see the original article Roger Upton of Gaffney was responding to (?Your Views,? Jan. 20), but I simply want to add an ?Amen!? to his comment that too many preachers today are content with emotionally manipulating... Continue Reading »

I came up in the days when the Baptist churches used the Broadman Hymnal for singing, and there was a song on page 383 entitled, ?He Died of a Broken Heart,? by Thomas Dennis and B.B. McKinney.... Continue Reading »

Jo Landreth Moore, 77, of Pickens, wife of retired pastor Buddy Moore, died Jan. 19, 2011.... Continue Reading »

Thomas F. Taylor, 74, of Kershaw, a retired pastor, died Sept. 28, 2010.... Continue Reading »

Pyerian Baptist Church, Dillon, held a special service Jan. 9 to mark the retirement of the mortgage on its $1.3 million sanctuary and classroom complex. The mortgage was paid off nine years early.... Continue Reading »