The Baptist Courier

If, as has been previously affirmed, the Cooperative Program is to be the funding future of the SBC, then unqualified support for the Cooperative Program by the convention's elected leadership should be a litmus test for serving.... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention has published online forms for nominating individuals to serve on committees of the convention and boards of the convention"s institutions.... Continue Reading »

In short, I am for the candidate who supports the Cooperative Program (by word and deed). I am in my seventh year as a director of missions, and now, as in my previous 20 years as a pastor, I... Continue Reading »

Well, here we are at the outset of a busy summer. These months are, without a doubt, the busiest in terms of ministry activity and opportunities to serve Jesus Christ.... Continue Reading »

We are a recreation- and entertainment-oriented nation; maybe obsessed is a more descriptive word than oriented. Of course, vacations aren't bad; in fact, they?re good and can be very helpful if kept in proper perspective. However, if you?re in... Continue Reading »

In its day, Fort Morgan was state-of-the-art. The five-sided fortification, tightly embedded into the surrounding landscape at Mobile Bay, protected Alabama during the Civil War. Its brick walls and dry moat were effective against the growing threat of Union... Continue Reading »

Ben Davis, president of Connie Maxwell Children's Home, has been elected to serve as president of the Baptist Child Care Executives for 2006-2007. The organization is the national association of Baptist children's homes from throughout the country and serves... Continue Reading »

Marriage Protection Sunday June 4 The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is asking Southern Baptist churches to consider observing Marriage Protection Sunday June 4, the eve of Senate debate on a constitutional amendment regarding the issue. Senators are scheduled... Continue Reading »

In a ruling sure to increase calls for passage of a federal marriage amendment, a Georgia state judge ruled May 16 that the state's constitutional marriage amendment ? approved by 76 percent of voters in 2004 ? violates the... Continue Reading »

What would you do with an unexpected financial windfall? This question was posed to nearly 1,700 ministers and churchgoers in Protestant-related denominations ? with a twist: They were asked for their first priority for how to spend a sudden... Continue Reading »

GuideStone Financial Resources president O.S. Hawkins has sent a letter to the chairman of deacons in every Southern Baptist church encouraging adequate compensation for their ministerial staff.... Continue Reading »

Hiram McElrath has retired from the ministry after 55 years of service.... Continue Reading »