The Baptist Courier

Three staff members of the evangelism group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention have published ?Request in Prayer: A Prayer Retreat Guide.? The authors ? Laslene Glymph, women's ministry associate, along with Beth Moore and Yvonne Frederick, both core... Continue Reading »

In February, South Carolina Baptists contributed $225,000 to Haiti relief efforts following the country's devastating earthquake on Jan. 12. Also, the state convention's disaster relief organization is preparing to send a fifth response team on March 21.... Continue Reading »

A mass-care feeding team from South Carolina has been dispatched to Talca, Chile, to serve meals in an area with a population of 30,000 to 50,000. Talca was at the epicenter of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile on Feb.... Continue Reading »

For church leaders trying to navigate the digital age, the challenge can take on biblical proportions. While the psalmist looked to the hills in his hour of need, pastors, staff and lay leaders today find themselves looking to the... Continue Reading »

A team from South Carolina, including five members of Roebuck Baptist Church, recently returned from a mission trip to the jungle of Peru, where they taught guitar, carpentry and discipling skills at a conference for the Ashaninka people.... Continue Reading »

The North American Mission Board named Samuel Rodriguez the 2009 Hispanic Church Planting Missionary of the Year at the annual Church Planting Missionary Forum held Feb. 24-27 in Atlanta.... Continue Reading »

?Every believer sharing. Every person hearing.? The two basic tenants of the God's Plan for Sharing emphasis were at the forefront as nearly 1,000 South Carolina pastors and church leaders met for the 2010 State Evangelism Conference.... Continue Reading »

Every Tuesday night, cowboys and other horse enthusiasts meet at a barbecue restaurant in Chesnee to worship God. They sing songs, collect offerings in an eight-gallon feed bucket, listen to a message from their pastor, and, in just a... Continue Reading »

Fletcher Allen, 78, former associate editor of The Baptist Courier and retired editor of the Tennessee Baptist & Reflector, died of cancer at his home in Franklin, Tenn., on Feb. 27, 2010.... Continue Reading »

For South Carolina Baptists, serving in a disaster area is all about being ready whenever the call for help comes. That's why more than 900 men and women attended the Disaster Relief Training Conference held March 5-6 at Anderson... Continue Reading »

A public airing of differences between two leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention is ?unfortunate,? said Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

John Williamson, pastor of First Baptist Church, Ridgeway, has published ?Heaven's Area Code: A Theology of Prayer.? Gregory Dry Sr., associate minister of pastoral ministries at First Baptist Church in Spartanburg, is the author of a recently published book,... Continue Reading »