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Tenn. Baptists reject Belmont settlement

Tennessee Baptists, meeting in special session May 9, rejected a settlement offer from Belmont University, choosing instead to remove the school's trustees and pursue a path that could lead to litigation against the school.... Continue Reading »

In Your Interest – with Valerie Rumbough

I will need to have surgery soon. How can I be sure that I am not overcharged?... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University graduates record class

Charles Stanley, founder and president of In Touch Ministries, delivered his commencement address before family and friends of 194 North Greenville University graduates in Turner Chapel on May 4. This marks the largest single graduating class in the school's... Continue Reading »

Prayer ‘transforms us,’ President Bush says

America has been, and continues to be, a ?nation of prayer,? President Bush said May 4 in a White House observance on the 55th National Day of Prayer.... Continue Reading »

At May 6 commencement: S.C. governor encourages CSU grads to be leaders

The first thing South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford did when he approached the podium on the stage of the North Charleston Coliseum was set the atmosphere.... Continue Reading »

Anderson University’s first graduating class receives diplomas

An estimated 3,000 people gathered under the oaks for the commencement exercises at Anderson University May 6. One hundred eighty-five seniors received degrees.... Continue Reading »

Fresh Ideas by Diana Davis

It's a significant milestone for teens in your church family. Looking for fresh ideas to honor your church's high school graduates? Try some of these:... Continue Reading »

Speaker for ministers’ wives meeting sees homes as witnessing tools

Georg Andersen is a unique practitioner of the art of American interior design. Even though his portfolio includes projects in some of the world's most expensive homes and hotels, and despite the fact that his work has been featured... Continue Reading »

Disaster relief volunteers lauded for being ‘odd for God’

?It's good to be odd for God.? That's what Jim Burton, director of volunteer mobilization at the North American Mission Board, told yellow-shirted disaster relief leaders at the annual Disaster Relief Roundtable, April 25-27, in Arlington, Tex.... Continue Reading »

SCBC plans reception for messengers

South Carolina Baptist messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Greensboro, N.C., will gather on Tuesday night, June 13.... Continue Reading »

Greensboro SBC related meetings

DOMs: ‘Partnering for Kingdom Purposes’ “Partnering for Kingdom Purposes” will be the theme for the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Directors of Missions’ June 11-12 annual meeting in Greensboro, N.C. The meeting will begin with a worship celebration at... Continue Reading »

Every Baptist a tither!

In January 1950, WMU's Royal Service magazine carried an article entitled ?Right Percentage? that highlighted the 25th anniversary of the Cooperative Program. This unique Southern Baptist program pools monetary resources from churches to support the goal of spreading the... Continue Reading »