The Baptist Courier

Fred Stone doesn't see the adoption of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report as a threat to the viability of the Cooperative Program. In fact, the president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention believes a renewed commitment by... Continue Reading »

Uder the banner of ?Greater Things,? speakers during the June 14 afternoon and evening sessions of the 2010 Pastors? Conference ? held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. ? focused on the Great Commission and the... Continue Reading »

Charles Stanley ? long-time pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta ? and his son, Andy Stanley ? pastor of the Atlanta-area North Point Community Church ? appeared together on the platform of the Southern Baptist Pastors? Conference June... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Convention messengers overwhelmingly adopted the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report Tuesday afternoon after it was amended twice to strengthen the language regarding the Cooperative Program.... Continue Reading »

The Charleston Southern University Board of Trustees supports our colleagues at North Greenville University, Anderson University and Connie Maxwell Children's Home in asking messengers from South Carolina Baptist churches to prayerfully consider delaying a decision on the recommendations from... Continue Reading »

Frank Page, former pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church and past president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was elected president of the SBC Executive Committee June 14 in Orlando, Fla.... Continue Reading »

More than 80 people representing 25 ethnicities and various ministries gathered at First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, May 25 for a meeting to discuss planning and strategy for hosting a three-day national ethnic summit in 2012.... Continue Reading »

The number of participants is smaller, the time is shorter and the number of locations is fewer. But the drillers are taller, their hands much faster and their reward greater at the South Carolina Baptist Convention State Youth Bible... Continue Reading »

Hearing that Jane* had attempted suicide, pastor Peppy DuTart and members from Crossroads Community Church, Summerville, rushed to the hospital for support. Jane had visited Crossroads on occasion. ? Miraculously, Jane survived and is now on a journey of... Continue Reading »

Chaplains deploy to oil-marred coast The Louisiana Baptist Convention was to begin dispatching disaster relief chaplains to the oil-beleaguered Gulf Coast areas of the state beginning June 7. “We received a request June 2” from emergency management officials “and... Continue Reading »

The first half of 2010 has been a thrilling and fruitful time for Fairforest Baptist Church, Union. Since Jan. 3, when the church called a new full-time pastor after two years without a pastor, 33 people have come to... Continue Reading »

David Baggs has been named Charleston Southern University's vice president for advancement. He previously served as assistant vice president for advancement at Cleveland State University in Ohio.... Continue Reading »