The Baptist Courier

As a record number of Anderson University students moves onto campus on Aug. 11, not all will be moving into campus residence halls. Some ministry-oriented students will take advantage of some university-owned houses to serve their fellow classmates and... 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 »

Teenage birth rates at historic low In a culture replete with dismal statistics, one positive report is that the number of teenage mothers is at a record low, continuing a 14-year downward trend. Using data from the National Center... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention meeting in San Antonio was a wonderful experience for me. Yes, it was nerve-racking in some ways, as it was my first time to moderate a meeting of that size. Yes, there was spirited debate... 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 »

Racing for the Cross Ministries will hold a second Faster Pastor race at the Laurens County Speedway at 8 p.m. on Aug. 25. The dirt track race is open to all pastors and youth ministers.... Continue Reading »

A children's evangelism team comprised of Baptist Collegiate Ministry summer missionaries is traveling throughout the state to reach South Carolina children. The Kids Connexion team, also known as the children's traveling evangelism team, consists of four students. Serving on... Continue Reading »

Carl William Jordan, 69, pastor of Calumet Baptist Church, Liberty, died July 6, 2007, at Oconee Point on Lake Hartwell after he pushed his great-granddaughter toward shore when she dropped her fishing rod into the lake and fell out... Continue Reading »

That flood has entered the church doors, leaving anecdotal and documented evidence that families and churches are being damaged, mostly by Christian men ? some of whom are ministers ? who succumb to what Land calls a cheap imitation... Continue Reading »

As pastors of our churches, one of our major goals is to lead those who enter the house of God into an encounter with God. The house of God should be a house of worship ? a house of... Continue Reading »

Pure Online (www.pureonline.com) is a fairly new resource aimed at being a first step for Christians with sex addictions, especially pornography. Through a partnership with LifeWay Christian Resources, the company offers an online Bible study to help men and... Continue Reading »

The scholarship committee of First Baptist Church, Great Falls, awarded its education scholarships during the morning worship service on July 6 to three young adults: Joshua Heffner, Dakota McMurray and Scotty Smith.... Continue Reading »