The Baptist Courier

The Cooperative Program and stewardship are two sides of the same coin in reaching our world for Christ. Southern Baptists are clear about the first component, the Cooperative Program, but we are fuzzy on the second component, stewardship. The... Continue Reading »

The guy in the flashy boat whips his arm forward, casting the sun-glistened lure through the spring air with a whistling sound. The lure splashes among the cattails lining the shallow banks of the lake. As the line is... Continue Reading »

SBC missions giving rises; baptisms fall Southern Baptists gave 2.3 percent more to missions last year, but they lost members and baptized the fewest number of people since 1987. Total giving to missions reached $1.36 billion in 2008. Offsetting... Continue Reading »

To equip church staff and lay leaders for ministry within the global recession, the South Carolina Baptist Convention is hosting ?Recession Obsession? on May 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Northside Baptist Church, West Columbia. Registration begins... Continue Reading »

A Ministers? Spiritual Awakening event is scheduled fort May 18-19 at Faith Baptist Church in Ridgeland.... Continue Reading »

Ten well-known Southern Baptist pastors and leaders are part of the 'strategic faculty? team for the master of ministry program at Anderson University, according to Michael Duduit, dean of the Graduate School of Christian Ministry at AU.... Continue Reading »

There is a new face to accompany the new ?Hub? at White Oak Conference Center. Marion Spearman, who joined the convention staff as associate director of the 30-year-old conference center near Winnsboro, brings several years of experience in the... Continue Reading »

The Greenville County Historic Preservation Commission placed its newest historical marker near the North Greenville University campus in Tigerville on April 17.... Continue Reading »

Two seniors ? one who has worked this semester as an intern for The Baptist Courier and another who was cited by the Courier for his accomplishments in Christian studies ? were among those recognized April 22 during the... Continue Reading »

As Mother's Day approaches ? and the annual statewide offering associated with it ? South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging has announced the names of two retirees who will benefit directly from last year's offering.... Continue Reading »

Mark DeVaney MARK DeVANEY was called March 1 as senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Bluffton. DeVaney, who was serving as minister to children and adults at the church, succeeds Dennis Wilkins, who retired July 31, 2008. DeVaney is... Continue Reading »

The children of Cavins Baptist Church, Woodruff, raised more than $200 for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. They presented their church banks to pastor Charles Foster on April 5 during the morning worship service.   On March 19, Summerton... Continue Reading »