The Baptist Courier

?I think we have a marriage like many Americans, maybe even like many of you. Elected officials are really just reflections of the people we represent.? With those words, New York Gov. David Paterson brushed aside his admission in... Continue Reading »

I strongly urge my fellow Southern Baptists to support the Mother's Day Offering for South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging. The offering this year will assist elderly pastors, missionaries and their spouses who do not have adequate funds... Continue Reading »

Concord Baptist Church, Anderson, held a men's ministry sporting clay shoot Feb. 23 in Pendleton. Approximately 150 people attended, and many men had no church affiliation.... Continue Reading »

Ken Hemphill, national Empowering Kingdom Growth strategist, has turned his attention and the attention of Southern Baptists to an issue, he says, is the ?one specific issue of repentance that God demands of the people who would experience revival.?... Continue Reading »

First, we should be excellent stewards of the environment. Second, do we really accept the premise that cutting down a tree (destroy the creation) is equivalent to 'tearing a page out of the Bible??... Continue Reading »

A ministry team from Charleston Southern University recently participated in a week of evangelism in Baltimore, Md. The group, led by campus minister Clark Carter, partnered with Embrace Baltimore, a two-year emphasis by the North American Mission Board.... Continue Reading »

More than a hundred local business leaders attended the LifeWorks Charleston breakfast hosted by Charleston Southern University. The mission of LifeWorks is to be a conduit for Christian professionals seeking to successfully apply their faith in the marketplace, providing... Continue Reading »

Why does the Southern Baptist Convention need to start even more churches than the 43,000-plus now on the books? David Meacham, senior strategist for church planting with the North American Mission Board, says it's because Christian denominations ? especially... Continue Reading »

Imagine: The elementary school is hosting the annual Fall Festival. This year, instead of kids riding the greased pig or fishing in the duck pond for a small prize, they get to roll dice and bet on a color... Continue Reading »

Connie Maxwell Children's Home has successfully attained EAGLE accreditation. The Educational Assessment Guidelines Leading toward Excellence (EAGLE) accreditation is a quality enhancement program offered nationally to faith-based organizations meeting stringent criteria in their provision of care to children and... Continue Reading »

The Justin E. Cope Memorial Music Education Endowed Scholarship has been established at Charleston Southern University.... Continue Reading »

?All I have to do is give the word and 50,000 to 100,000 Chakmas will convert to Christianity,? the unusually tall political leader of the Chakmas said. ?But first I need assurance from you that we will have political... Continue Reading »