The Baptist Courier

Retired pastor Mickey Gambrell was elected director of missions, and Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page delivered the keynote message at the spring evangelism meeting of the Palmetto Baptist Association March 26.... Continue Reading »

Is morality in America dead? Two recent events may suggest that it is time to write the epitaph for a shared understanding of morality.... Continue Reading »

Genre Contemporary Worship, Crossover Playlist Patience Conversation (listen) Broken Promise (listen) So Far Time Ran Out (listen) Description Chase Neely, a.k.a. “14 Divided,” a member of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, is a student at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.... Continue Reading »

Genre Spoken Word, Devotional Playlist Seeing God in a Dark Piece of Glass (with “Open Our Eyes, Lord” and “Open My Eyes, That I May See”) I Want to Hear Him Say, “Well Done” (with “I Need Thee Every... Continue Reading »

Genre Southern Gospel Playlist My Name Is Lazarus (listen) Everybody Will Be Happy Over There I’ll Worship at the Feet of Jesus God Handled It All He Had to Rise I’ve Got Something to Shout About The Lighthouse (listen)... Continue Reading »

Lexington Baptist Church will be an area host site for a May 11 Maximum Impact Simulcast on 'the Influence Index: Increasing a Leader's True Value.?... Continue Reading »

Herb Griffin, director of the South Carolina Baptist Convention accounting group, was recently presented the highest award given to a Southern Baptist business officer in church, benevolent institution, agency, convention or foundation work.... Continue Reading »

Members of Green Sea Baptist Church are celebrating their 200th anniversary. Holding the distinction of being the oldest Baptist church in Horry County, Green Sea Baptist Church has consistently and continuously held services since 1807. To celebrate this milestone,... Continue Reading »

I would like to respond to Harland Alban in the March 22 issue, ?Please God, Not Man.?... Continue Reading »

The 2006 initiative encouraging all churches to baptize at least one person during the year, ended the churches across South Carolina celebrating more than 16,000 new believers.... Continue Reading »

When Jerry Lethco was serving as a director of missions in Wilmington, N.C., he felt a burden for struggling churches that he saw 'try, try and try, but not seem to get anywhere. ? I thought, there's got to... Continue Reading »

Resident volunteers from Bethea Baptist Retirement Community prepared more than 2,000 packets of Mother's Day Offering materials that were sent to each WMU director in the state.... Continue Reading »