The Baptist Courier

And now both news services tell us that the SBC Executive Committee has backed down from a recent recommendation that the convention give emphasis to the election of officers from churches that contribute at least 10 percent of undesignated... Continue Reading »

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 »

GREGORY DRY SR. began duties as associate minister of pastoral ministries at First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, March 20. He also serves as president of the Spartanburg Pastor’s Conference and is a member of the Bylaws Committee of the South... Continue Reading »

I was born out of season. Although I am barely over 40, my parents apparently used Ward and June Cleaver as their prototype. Dad worked hard outside the home to provide for me and my three siblings. My mom... Continue Reading »

Forestville Baptist Church, Greenville, celebrated the dedication of its new 1,200-seat worship center and preschool building May 21.... 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 »

Thomas A. ?Buddy? Sheppard, 81, of Bostic, N.C., a pastor who served churches in both Carolinas, died May 3.... 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 »

The congregation of Friendship Baptist, Gresham, held groundbreaking and dedication services for their new fellowship hall April 9. Participants included pastor Scott Collins, members of the building steering committee, and deacons.   On March 17, five men left Florence... 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 »