The Baptist Courier

I have always believed the Holy Spirit is deleted from three-day revivals. I attend these services, and just when hearts are stirred and the Holy Spirit is about to do his work, the meeting days are over. The Holy... Continue Reading »

Luford Pope Luford Pope has been called as pastor of Nebo Baptist Church, Marion Association. Pope has been the church’s interim pastor for the past year. Jeremy Merck Jeremy Merck has been called as pastor of Red Hill Baptist... Continue Reading »

The contemporary Christian rock music movement is still a dividing issue in many of our churches today, and the same questions keep floating around.... Continue Reading »

Theron Harvey Tomlinson, who retired Jan. 1 as pastor of Lynchburg First Baptist Church, died June 5, 2010, after a lengthy battle with heart disease.... Continue Reading »

Mission leaders from across the nation were challenged to live ?Unhindered? during the first two sessions of the 2010 National WMU Missions Celebration and 122nd annual meeting of Woman's Missionary Union June 13-14 in Orlando, Fla.... Continue Reading »

Members of Lander University's Baptist Collegiate Ministry group overcame an inauspicious start to complete a recent mission trip to Lebanon, Ohio.... Continue Reading »

A friendly conversation, a story, a realization and a prayer ? that's the gist of what happens when one person shares and another accepts the simple gospel of Jesus Christ. And while the methods and venues may have varied,... Continue Reading »

Two years after sliding off a hot roof in Knoxville, Tenn. ? severely breaking his left ankle ? World Changers adult volunteer Ted Smith is at it again, leading Ohio high school and college students on an upcoming World... Continue Reading »

Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, said it remains to be seen how Southern Baptists will embrace the recommendations outlined in the report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force and adopted overwhelmingly June 15... Continue Reading »

Tim Rice, Acts 1:8 strategist for the missions mobilization group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, has many goals built around a three-part strategy to reach people for Christ in South Carolina. One of those goals is for 100... Continue Reading »

In a surprise move, Southern Baptists said no to two well-known presidential candidates and elected a church planter from Marietta, Ga., to lead them in the coming year. Bryant Wright, senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta,... Continue Reading »

?We look at the issue of transitioning those in youth ministry to college ministry, but our major problem is that our students are dropping out of youth ministry during their high school years,? said Steve Masters. ?Most of our... Continue Reading »