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Student-led renewal challenges listeners to ‘know God’

North Greenville University's annual student-led renewal ran from Jan. 25-29 with the goal of challenging students to seek God more intimately. Speakers had a different approach to the theme of ?Knowing God? when they addressed the student body.... Continue Reading »

Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life – by Bob Weathers

What do the Dalai Lama and Britt Hume have in common? Tiger Woods.... Continue Reading »

Fisherman’s T-shirts help feed hungry

Robert Case, a member of Glendale Baptist Church in Spartanburg County and an admitted fisherman, came home from the lake one day with a nice string of crappie. He let the fish go bad, and he felt plenty guilty... Continue Reading »

Wilton to be guest speaker for Parson’s Pantry celebration

Don Wilton, pastor of First Baptist Church in Spartanburg, will be the guest speaker when Parson's Pantry hosts a celebration banquet beginning at 6:30 p.m. on March 18 at East Gaffney Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »

S.C. college students ‘Converge’ on Myrtle Beach for annual conference

A record 1,033 college students traveled to Myrtle Beach Jan. 29-31 for the annual state student conference to learn how to focus on their walk with Christ.... Continue Reading »

Great Commission Resurgence Task Force releases progress report

Southern Baptists must be gripped anew by the lostness of the world, repent of their self-centeredness and focus their local churches on taking the gospel to those who have yet to hear, the chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention's... Continue Reading »

SCBC’s Jim Austin: Proposals need ‘clarification’

Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, is supportive of the work of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force but said he hopes for clarification on at least two of six ?components? outlined in the group's... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists open hearts, checkbooks to Haiti victims

South Carolina Baptists continue to give generously of their time, talents and money to aid earthquake victims in Haiti. To date, more than $250,000 in donations has been received through South Carolina Disaster Relief (SCDR), and trained teams of... Continue Reading »

SCBC president sets meetings with younger leaders

Fred Stone, president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, is encouraging pastors and church leaders under age 40 to join him for a time of fellowship and dialogue at one of the locations listed below.... Continue Reading »

Online Exclusive: What do you think about the GCR Task Force progress report?

What do you think about the Feb. 22 progress report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force?... Continue Reading »

Reaction to ‘When Pastors’ Silent Suffering Turns Tragic’

No story in recent memory has generated more reader response than an article we published Jan. 7 about the problem of depression for some Southern Baptist ministers. Sadly, at least four pastors in South Carolina have committed suicide in... Continue Reading »

Online Exclusive – Clergy Stress: Hank’s Struggle

As a successful insurance agent, Hank (name changed for privacy) was used to long days and hard work. As a Southern Baptist pastor, the long days and hard work never seemed to end. The very strategies he used to... Continue Reading »