The Baptist Courier

?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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

The Cooperative Program enables churches, associations, state conventions and Southern Baptist entities to make a difference in the lives of people around the world, as together they fulfill the command of Christ in Acts 1:8.... Continue Reading »

?God has a heartbeat to bring revival to our nation,? Ken Hemphill told participants at an Encouraging Kingdom Leaders Minister's Conference in Louisiana. ?But it will not occur until we have a revival in our giving.?... Continue Reading »

CP: 1.6 percent above last year’s pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 1.66 percent above the same time frame in 2005. As of April 30, the year-to-date total of $117,595,665 for CP missions is... Continue Reading »

In spring 2002, Austin Alexander's Internet search for Christian universities ended in a phone conversation with Kathryn Mitchell, an enrollment counselor at Charleston Southern. ?Kathryn, how do I go to school?? Austin asked excitedly. ?You?ve got to walk me... Continue Reading »

El Blackwell was recently honored for his 10-year anniversary by Ebenezer Welcome Baptist Church, Landrum. He has been the minister of music for the church since May 5, 1996. Blackwell is also a member of The Foothill Boys Quartet.... Continue Reading »

Expressing displeasure over what they call a ?narrowing of cooperation through exclusionary theological and political agendas? in the Southern Baptist Convention, a group of Southern Baptist conservatives issued a document May 3 calling on the convention to repent of... Continue Reading »

Christians should take advantage of the opportunity paid for by Hollywood to engage the culture about the Bible, Mike Licona, a leading expert in defending Christianity, said.... Continue Reading »

Trustees of the North American Mission Board met May 2, their first meeting since the resignation of NAMB president Bob Reccord. The board approved 74 new missionaries and 63 SBC-endorsed chaplains, elected new officers and approved a resolution expressing... Continue Reading »