The Baptist Courier

Thank you for your even-handed and thorough reporting of the recent events with the IMB. I believe that Allen McWhite was prescient when he spoke of the problem of establishing “doctrinal parameters that go beyond the Baptist Faith and... Continue Reading »

Union University and Lifeshape Foundation have announced a partnership for a nine-month ?gap-year? residential program primarily for students ages 18-20 who wish to delay entrance into college for a year or are unsure of what they want to do... Continue Reading »

I want to affirm the Cooperative Program Study Committee for their recommendations, especially the one that calls for our elected leadership to be selected from churches that give at least 10 percent of their undesignated receipts to the Cooperative... Continue Reading »

The term ?on mission? is about to take on new meaning for Christian educators across the Southern Baptist Convention as veteran educator Bill Taylor joins the staff of the North American Mission Board.... Continue Reading »

Eight months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the people and landscape of New Orleans, a tidal wave of Southern Baptist volunteers is needed to help rebuild the historic city and surrounding areas.... Continue Reading »

How does a pastor take a church that struggles financially from week to week and get it excited about participating in reaching 'the uttermost parts of the earth??... Continue Reading »

Police in Alabama have arrested three men in connection with a string of church fires in that state and scheduled a news conference on March 7.... Continue Reading »

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the New Orleans area Aug. 29, pastor Thomas Glover Jr. thought his city and church were destroyed.... Continue Reading »

CP: 1.07% below last year’s pace Year-to-date contributions through the SBC’s Cooperative Program are 1.08 percent below the same time frame in 2005. As of Feb. 28, the year-to-date total of $82,116,153 for CP missions is $891,885 under the... Continue Reading »

Dan Messer DAN MESSER has been called by Locust Hill Baptist Church, Travelers Rest, to serve as minister to senior adults. Messer also serves as the director of Hispanic ministries for Greenville Baptist Association.          ... Continue Reading »

Pat Boone wins lifetime achievement award Pat Boone Recording artist Pat Boone, 73, was given a lifetime achievement award at the 14th annual Movieguide Faith and Values Awards. The awards are the brainchild of Christian movie critic Ted Baehr,... Continue Reading »

In what he called his last sermon, Billy Graham voiced a message of thanks and encouragement during the March 11-12 ?Celebration of Hope? at the New Orleans Arena.... Continue Reading »