The Baptist Courier

On Jan. 13, Anderson University will host the Anderson Young Leaders? Workshop, with guest Mark Batterson, founding pastor of National Community Church, a multisite interdenominational church in Washington, D.C.... Continue Reading »

The Lord is so good, and he is faithful to supply our every need. I stand amazed at how he has blessed the ministry of Parson's Pantry. It is a joy to watch him meet the needs of his... Continue Reading »

STAN GIBSON has been called as pastor of Marion Baptist Church in Marion Association. He served there as youth pastor from 1998-99, and at several other churches since then. A native of Tennessee, Gibson leaves his student ministry position... Continue Reading »

In reference to the recent letters about putting our old leaders ?out to pasture,? I find it very ironic that in the same paper we had an article titled ?Without young leaders, ?best days? in the past.?... Continue Reading »

The youth of Cassatt Baptist Church, Kershaw Baptist Association, recently visited and sang Christmas carols for elderly residents of their community. “We have the greatest bunch of youth groupers there are,” said Dianne Rutledge, a member of Cassatt Baptist.... Continue Reading »

In November, with less than 600 messengers voting, a small majority affirmed the 2010 South Carolina Baptist Convention budget. The adoption of that budget resulted in a 6 percent decrease that will have lasting impact on the work of... Continue Reading »

God's Plan for Sharing (GPS), a Southern Baptist initiative with a goal of every believer sharing the gospel and every person in North America hearing the gospel by 2020, will be supported in South Carolina through a series of... Continue Reading »

It seems just a few years ago that Southern Baptist churches worshiped basically the same way. Now we have not only traditional services ('traditional? referring to how far back in history one wants to go) but also contemporary services.... Continue Reading »

Pastor David Bagwell, 29, was impacted by the book, 'simple Church,? by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger. So when Bagwell came to Bethel Baptist Church, Westminster, he wanted to move the church toward understanding its simple purpose to reach... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt is calling on all SBC churches to set aside Sunday, Jan. 31, as a day of prayer 'specifically for our denomination.?... Continue Reading »

The North American Mission Board's PowerPlant initiative ? designed to expose students to church planting and evangelism ? has announced it will conduct projects next summer in 19 cities nationwide, including the Greenville-Spartanburg area.... Continue Reading »

What kind of personal pain would cause a 42-year-old pastor to abandon his family, his calling and even life itself? Members of a Baptist church in Hickory, N.C., are asking that question after their pastor committed suicide in his... Continue Reading »