The Baptist Courier

Von Reynolds will be the featured speaker Feb. 17 at a conference designed to raise awareness about opportunities for faith communities to reach out to family caregivers. The event, ?Respite Solutions 2011: Inspiring Faith Communities! Reaching Family Caregivers!? will... Continue Reading »

In the six months since the release of the book by Ed Stetzer and Thom Rainer reporting its findings, the Transformational Church research project has already begun to create a buzz within Sunday school, discipleship and small group movements.... Continue Reading »

Every couple of weeks, I get to hang out with some young guys. Maybe I should clarify what I mean by ?young guys? before the cloud of the dreaded generation gap fogs us in. There are actually two groups.... Continue Reading »

I have no problem with drama being used to convey the gospel message. However, I agree with the letter writer who took issue with this actor/speaker's choice of words when describing the atonement: ?It makes it much easier to... Continue Reading »

Minister, do you care for people? People do not care how much we know or what we do in the church till they are convinced we genuinely love them.... Continue Reading »

The Lord blessed the ministry of Parson's Pantry in a wonderful way in 2010. The Lord provided the resources to help 123 needy pastors, retired pastors, widows of pastors and married ministerial students with $62,800 this past year.... Continue Reading »

On Dec. 9, the Courier published an article in which George Dye theorizes that deacon rotation results in better service from the team. I have a different viewpoint.... Continue Reading »

A South Carolina Baptist church has been recognized for stepping up to the plate to help its community during a moment of crisis.... Continue Reading »

The Playhouse at Anderson University will present 'the Denmark Story,? by Scott Kirk, at the South Carolina Baptist Convention building on Jan. 24 at 9 a.m. (private show) and at Columbia College's Spears Auditorium on Jan. 24 at 7... Continue Reading »

Thom Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources, and his son Jess Rainer have teamed up to write 'the Millennials: Connecting to America's Largest Generation,? a book released in January by LifeWay's B&H Publishing Group.... Continue Reading »

Contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program are 1.37 percent ahead of the same time frame at the outset of 2010.... Continue Reading »

Robert Sydney Cooper, 93, a retired pastor and former chaplain at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community, died Dec. 31, 2010.... Continue Reading »