The Baptist Courier

SBC registration secretary Jim Wells has released official registration figures for the 2010 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, confirming earlier unofficial results showing a boost in registered messengers compared to 2009. A total of 11,075 messengers were... Continue Reading »

Mitford Baptist Church, Great Falls, baptized seven new members on July 11, and four of the seven made professions of faith as a result of the church’s Vacation Bible School. Pictured from left are (back row) Brandon Boykin, John... Continue Reading »

On Aug. 20, the Charleston Southern University campus will come alive with excited and nervous new students and parents. And like every other year, they?ll be greeted with smiles, cold drinks and food in abundance. This year, LifeWay Christian... Continue Reading »

Carrying a basket filled with more than 700 stickers bearing the names of unreached people groups, Clark Carter left the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting ready to help take the message of Jesus Christ to the world. Carter, a... Continue Reading »

"Join God where he is working."That simple premise hasn't changed during the two-decade history of ?Experiencing God,? an interactive Bible study first published in 1990 that taught a radically God-centered way of life. Initially written by Henry Blackaby and... Continue Reading »

Chubby guy. Red suit. Red hat. White beard. December? No. But it is Christmas. At least, according to retailers throughout the country. Last year top retail giants like Sears and Target theorized that they could ignite spending by hosting... Continue Reading »

Debbie McDowell, 51, director of the missions mobilization group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, has announced her resignation after 22 years of service.... Continue Reading »

One month after Southern Baptist messengers in Orlando overwhelmingly endorsed the recommendations of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, South Carolina Baptist Convention officials have scheduled an open meeting Aug. 24 to ?discern what God is saying to leaders... Continue Reading »

As the oil spill crisis drags on along the U.S. Gulf Coast, Southern Baptists are ministering to people who live on the coast in two main ways ? with on-site chaplains and with ?Buckets of Hope.?... Continue Reading »

One of the highlights of the first half of my year as state convention president has been meeting with pastors under 40 years of age across South Carolina. I have met with groups ranging in size from three to... Continue Reading »

Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist pastors is rising slightly faster than inflation, but the mounting cost of benefits is forcing churches to provide fewer pastors with medical insurance.... Continue Reading »

Block parties, festivals and other evangelistic events are essential ingredients for effective churches, according a study by the Scarborough Center for Baptist Church Planting at Southwestern Seminary in conjunction with the North American Mission Board.... Continue Reading »