The Baptist Courier

New commentary offers woman-to-woman exposition of Bible Feminists and egalitarian proponents often interpret scripture through a gender lens, but editors of a new commentary offer a conservative woman-to-woman approach to scripture interpretation. The Women’s Evangelical Commentary New Testament from... Continue Reading »

James S. Netherton, president of Carson-Newman College since 2000, announced his resignation Feb. 16, effective June 1, to become executive vice president for administration and finance at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., on Oct. 1.... Continue Reading »

Having been ?paralyzed by shame? since news of his involvement with a male prostitute surfaced in November, Ted Haggard emerged from three weeks of intense psychological treatment with a Feb. 5 e-mail to members of New Life Church in... Continue Reading »

In a ministry sphere with countless conference options for middle and high schoolers, it is rare to find an event just for student leaders. Southeast Conclave, held in Chattanooga, Tenn., brought together youth ministry leaders from 12 states to... Continue Reading »

Genre Praise and Worship, Southern Gospel, Contemporary Christian Playlist A Loss for Words (listen) Open the Eyes of My Heart Here I Am to Worship Grace Like Rain Worthy Is the Lamb I Bowed on My Knees and Cried... Continue Reading »

CP giving 2.24 percent ahead Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 2.24 percent ahead of the same time frame in 2006. As of Jan. 31, the year-to-date total of $67,348,758 for Cooperative Program missions is... Continue Reading »

Helen B. Davis, 85, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center, Laurens, formerly of Spartanburg, who was instrumental in the establishment of the South Carolina Baptist Student Union in the Spartanburg area, died Feb. 11, 2007.... Continue Reading »

Terror struck New Orleans Feb. 13 as an early morning tornado touched down in neighborhoods still recovering from Hurricane Katrina's onslaught in 2005.... Continue Reading »

The North American Mission Board's presidential search committee hopes to have a recommendation by late March or early April, committee chairman Greg Faulls reported to NAMB's trustees during their Feb. 7 meeting at the mission board's offices in Alpharetta,... Continue Reading »

Research conducted for Facts & Trends magazine shows two-thirds of all American Protestant churchgoers feel they will continue attending the same church in the near future.... Continue Reading »

It's another early morning for Bill Barker in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. He leaves home earlier than usual in his brown Toyota minivan, which suddenly tops a mountain crest. He pulls off the road to talk to... Continue Reading »

Chris Yeargin CHRIS YEARGIN began duties Dec. 31 as pastor at Ridge Spring Baptist Church, Ridge Spring. He is a 2003 graduate of Southwestern Seminary. Yeargin and his wife Marcia previously served Mount Gilead Baptist Church in Keller, Tex.... Continue Reading »