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 »

JEREMY MERCK has been called as pastor of Red Hill Baptist Church, Pickens. Merck was educated at the Southern Baptist School of Biblical Studies in Jacksonville, Fla., and at Clemson University. He was ordained May 23 at Kings Grove... Continue Reading »

After having read the recommendations from the report of the SBC Great Commission Resurgence Task Force and listening to the views of my fellow pastors, a few things are clear: The SBC needs some changes in order to more... Continue Reading »

The youth of Westside Baptist Church, Lancaster, have recently been involved in a number of special events. They traveled to Tennessee to attend a youth conference and a concert by Chilli Pepper, and in March they led Sunday morning... Continue Reading »

As someone who spent his early years in ministry and school (Charleston Southern University) in South Carolina, I?m always interested to read about the work and opinions of those serving there. Most of my ministerial work has been in... Continue Reading »

On any given Saturday, Flint Hill Baptist Church, Fort Mill, ministers to between 600 and 1,500 people who come to its church property. They come for Victory Sports Outreach, which offers everything from men's and youth flag football to... Continue Reading »

Students with ties to South Carolina recently received degrees at Southern Baptist-affiliated theological seminaries.... Continue Reading »