The Baptist Courier

On Tuesday, Oct. 12, my family put our 23-year-old daughter on a plane to Cape Town, South Africa, to begin her two-year adventure as a Journeyman of the International Mission Board. Even though we are very excited about what... Continue Reading »

I wish to thank Sylvia M. Freeman of Varnville First Baptist for offering her recipe in the Nov. 11 issue of the Courier.... Continue Reading »

Celebrating Anderson University's centennial with messengers at the South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting, president Evans Whitaker announced that the SCBC-affiliated school is moving toward its first doctoral program.... Continue Reading »

A retired pastor from Conway whose ?life as a maturing Christian has been punctuated by the firm belief that God hears and answers prayer? is the author of a recent book entitled 'teach Us to Pray.?... Continue Reading »

The Barna Group released findings Nov. 15 that said despite what ?observers and journalists have described as ... a significant trend? in terms of a Calvinism movement, numbers of Calvinists among Protestant pastors are not greater today (31 percent)... Continue Reading »

A Nov. 12 open letter calling Southern Baptists to observe a 'solemn assembly? day of prayer in January declared that Americans ?live in desperate times? and need ?a heal-the-land kind of blessing? from God.... Continue Reading »

North Carolina Baptists? top administrator declared his support for moving the state convention to a 50/50 allocation of Cooperative Program funds with the Southern Baptist Convention ?over a protracted period? in his address during the BSCNC annual meeting in... Continue Reading »

  Georgia Baptists adopt 10-year evangelism plan Georgia Baptists voted to establish a new association and approved an operating budget of $45 million during their 189th annual meeting. Also, a 10-year plan to reach Georgia Baptists, Mission Georgia 2020,... Continue Reading »

Excuses were flowing through Jason Palmer's mind as quickly as the rain dripping through his tent: I won't make enough money. I don't know enough theology. I don't want to live overseas. My parents will be upset. I can't... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists are seeking to deploy as many missionaries worldwide as resources will allow, amid reductions in personnel due to lower Cooperative Program receipts and the U.S. recession. The International Mission Board's interim president, Clyde Meador, told the Southern... Continue Reading »

Union County Baptist Association has called David M. Blanton as director of missions, effective Oct. 1.... Continue Reading »

Taylors First Baptist Church in Upstate South Carolina has called 41-year-old Paul Jimenez as pastor. He will begin duties in mid-December.... Continue Reading »