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Thomas O’Connor High Sr.

Thomas O?Connor High Sr., 90, of Woodruff, a retired foreign missionary, pastor and English teacher, died May 25, 2010.... Continue Reading »

Don’t water down CP

There are some things about the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report that really can help out us non-big-church pastors. We go to all their conferences and read their books so we can be just like the megachurch pastors.... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: May Genuine Repentance Permeate Our Lives

This month's annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando, Fla., should prove to be one of the better attended and more interesting meetings in recent years. With the unveiling of the much anticipated Great Commission Resurgence (GCR)... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: Empowering Whose Kingdom?

I am the product of many Southern Baptist institutions that nurtured my faith. Of all the values instilled in me from my religious education, the most important of those values is the Great Commission. The Great Commission is the... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: Missed Opportunities Define GCRTF

A few weeks ago, the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force released their report. The response has been varied, from overly enthusiastic to actively opposed. It was last June with high hopes that our convention voted to authorize the GCRTF... Continue Reading »

Ethnic outreach: ‘Reach your neighbor – reach the world’

Spartanburg, S.C., tucked away in a corner of a small state, might seem an unlikely place to plant a seed that could sprout into a church on the opposite side of the globe. Unlikely, that is, unless you?re Russell... Continue Reading »

Anderson University board joins call for GCRTF delay

The Anderson University board of trustees, meeting May 21, unanimously endorsed a call for a one-year evaluation period to allow Southern Baptists more time to consider the final report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force (GCRTF).... Continue Reading »

SBC messengers prepare to vote

As church messengers pack their bags for Orlando, the 2010 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention promises to be one of the most watched ? and perhaps historic ? denominational gatherings in decades.... Continue Reading »

Theron Tomlinson, 74, dies

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 »

Horses help youth overcome problems, open up to Christ

Kids at Hope Remains Youth Ranch in Spartanburg face some startling challenges ? . For missionary and Hope Remains founder Melanie Watt, the ultimate answer is the hope found in Christ. But she helps the children and youth reach... Continue Reading »

‘Mission accomplished’ in Chile; need still great in Haiti

South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief has concluded its response to February's earthquake in Chile, reporting Southern Baptist efforts as both ?accomplished? and 'successful.? The story is not the same for Haiti, however, as mission efforts shift from medical relief... Continue Reading »

Speaker to North Greenville University graduates: ‘What kind of life are you going to live?

Gregory Mathis, senior pastor at Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C., encouraged North Greenville University's 2010 record-high graduating class of 270 to make good life decisions in order to live happy, healthy, holy lives.... Continue Reading »