The Baptist Courier

Frank Pollard, longtime preacher on the former ?Baptist Hour? radio broadcast and president of Golden Gate Baptist Seminary from 1983-86, died Nov. 30, 2008, at his home in Anselmo, Calif., in the San Francisco area.... Continue Reading »

The 19th Gujarat International Kite Festival will be held Jan. 12-14, 2009, in Ahmedabad, India. The city shuts down as people from all walks of life fill the skies with kites of every size, shape and color.... Continue Reading »

No one in the remote West African village wanted to be the first to follow Jesus. The choice could mean losing family, home, job, friends, children ? everything the Vigue people hold dear.... Continue Reading »

Some 60 unique ornaments from each of the 42 Baptist conventions and associations partnering with the North American Mission Board ? from Alaska to Puerto Rico ? adorn one of the three Christmas trees in the board's lobby in... Continue Reading »

International Mission Board missionary Eric Reese taps on the interior ceiling light, illuminating the cab of his Chevy pickup. Reese doesn't need to see inside his vehicle. But after six years of working with the urban poor in the... Continue Reading »

Eric Reese, a Southern Baptist missionary serving in Brazil through the International Mission Board, has been awarded the Pedro Ernesto Medal of Merit by the city of Rio de Janeiro. Also honored was Carlos Novaes, pastor of Bar?o de... Continue Reading »

Thank you. This (the open letter to President-elect Barack Obama from Richard Land, president of the SBC Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, published in the Nov. 13 Courier) is well stated and of great need today.... Continue Reading »

In regard to Karl Weisenbeck's ?First Person? article, ?Like a good Scout,? I have to say I am upset at The Baptist Courier regarding the content.... Continue Reading »

Six months after arriving in the coastal city of Recife, Brazil, International Mission Board missionary Keith Jefferson felt led to work among the Quilombola people of Brazil's interior. Two dozen missionaries were working in Recife, but none 450 miles... Continue Reading »

Have you ever started out knowing that you know where you are going and what will happen that day? We meticulously plan our day and have everything planned just right. Then everything starts to fall apart because some part... Continue Reading »

The 2008 E.A. McDowell Award for individual Christian service was given in absentia to Cyndi Campsen Mosteller of Charleston in recognition of her work sharing the gospel through ?notable service in the area of culture reform.?... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church, North Spartanburg, was presented the Impact Your World Award at the 2008 annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »