The Baptist Courier

Adorned in a Superman T-shirt and red cape, national WMU president Kaye Miller described what she refers to as 'supergirl Syndrome? during one of the many conferences offered at "Blume."... Continue Reading »

Fourteen-year-old Shea Arnold tightly closed her eyes as she sat in the salon chair. She sighed nervously as 11 inches from her long brown hair were bound into ponytails, cut, and placed in a plastic ziplock bag.... Continue Reading »

A night in Kansas City, Mo., became ?A Night in the Middle East? for ?Blume? participants who gathered for the national missions event.... Continue Reading »

3,567 churches represented at SBC Official registration figures for the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in San Antonio were recently released July 12 by SBC registration secretary Jim Wells. Texas Baptists sent the largest number of messengers, 1,605, of... Continue Reading »

The sun is waning when Donnie Sisk makes it to a campsite deep in the Shoal Creek Ranger District of the Talladega National Forest. He spots a place to sit down, and at the same time, a young boy... Continue Reading »

In a quiet room at Lander University's Baptist Collegiate Ministries, tiny slips of paper were passed out and placed before college students and members of North Side Baptist Church. Printed on the paper was the lone name of a... Continue Reading »

The word ?disciple? means ?a pupil or follower of any teacher or school of religion, learning, art, etc.; an early follower of Jesus.?... Continue Reading »

Patton accepts call to Fairview Steve Patton STEVE PATTON, associate professor of New Testament and preaching in the T. Walter Brashier Graduate School of North Greenville University, received a unanimous call as lead pastor of Fairview Baptist Church, Greer,... Continue Reading »

Union Baptist Church, Marion, held a Community Fun Day June 30. The gospel was presented by pastor Ricky Day several times during the day, and the Webb Quartet from Mullins provided music. More than 200 people attended this outreach... Continue Reading »

There is one place every summer where smiles are a dime a dozen, hugs are never passed by and everyone is having the time of their life: Joy Retreat, held every summer at White Oak Conference Center.... Continue Reading »

When Ron Jackson was preparing to make the move to New Orleans Baptist Seminary many years ago, he was setting out with nothing but prayer to support him and his family. But God had a special way to provide.... Continue Reading »

?Every child comes to us with incredible potential,? Tommy Sanders, childhood ministry director in the Christian education department at Dallas Baptist University, told approximately 700 Church Weekday Education workers at their training workshop July 20-21 at White Oak Conference... Continue Reading »