The Baptist Courier

Daniel Inabinet DANIEL INABINET has been called as pastor of First Baptist Church, Florence. He is a graduate of Charleston Southern University and Southwestern Baptist Seminary. He served as assistant pastor of First Baptist Church, Florence, from 1989-1997. Since... Continue Reading »

The Charleston Post and Courier reported May 14 that a federal judge has approved a $3.9 million settlement that shields Charleston Southern University from further liability in the multimillion-dollar fraud case of Al Parish, a former economist and instructor... Continue Reading »

A pregnancy center, a shelter for teens, another shelter for children, men's and women's residences and care centers, a community medical clinic, a benevolence center to assist with bills, food and clothing. A service listing at a local municipal... Continue Reading »

Where did the idea of 'say Something Nice Sunday? come from? Shouldn't Christians always say something nice?... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists are moving to respond in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia also known as Burma, early May 3. The latest death toll stands at 22,000, with another 41,000 missing.... Continue Reading »

On Oct. 6, 1895, George C. Riser, a deacon, read a centennial paper to the members of Bethabara Baptist Church that they had asked him to prepare. At the close of the paper was a note that indicated 100... Continue Reading »

High rates of divorce and unmarried childbearing cost U.S. taxpayers at least $112 billion each year, making marriage enrichment a legitimate policy concern, a first-of-its-kind study sponsored by four public policy and research groups said.... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention's six seminaries will host luncheons for alumni and guests June 11 in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.... Continue Reading »

Clyde K. Bizzell, of Louisville, Ky., a native of Norway, S.C., who served in numerous ministry capacities outside South Carolina for more than 50 years, died April 5, 2008.... Continue Reading »

Georgia pastor Johnny Hunt and former missionary Avery Willis will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention during the SBC's June 10-11 annual meeting in Indianapolis.... Continue Reading »

Today, Americans are born into a world dominated by debt, and the majority has no concept that there actually was a time when excessive home mortgages, automobile loans, school loans and credit cards did not exist.... Continue Reading »

In a previous ?First Person? column, I talked about the presentation of our North American Mission Board at this year's Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis regarding a 10-year, multifaceted, flexible evangelism strategy that will point our churches... Continue Reading »