Meredith Cook has been named chair of the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Committee on Committees, SBC President J.D. Greear announced March 11. Greear also announced his appointment of Marty Jacumin, pastor of Bay Leaf Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C., as vice chair. The Committee on Committees will assemble in Orlando, Fla., just prior to the […]
Missiologist and researcher Ed Stetzer has been named chairman of the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Resolutions Committee, SBC President J.D. Greear has announced. “Ed Stetzer has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches across the country in a variety of settings,” Greear told Baptist Press. “Additionally, his vast experience as a researcher makes him uniquely qualified to […]
Merging two families into one often can be challenging, but in her new book, “A Legacy of Faith,” Annette Sutcliffe, the South Carolina Mother of the Year in 2010, shares how she and her second husband, Linnie, succeeded with God’s help. After her first husband was killed in a car accident at age 32, she […]
LifeWay Christian Resources is charting a new course in 2019 marking a shift to a digital retail strategy. As part of the transition, LifeWay will close its 170 brick-and-mortar stores in 2019. The Southern Baptist entity will continue to offer a broad selection of resources through LifeWay.com and the LifeWay Customer Service Center. LifeWay also […]
North Greenville University has agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of submitting false claims to the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the federal ban on incentive-based compensation, the United States Department of Justice announced Feb. 11. According to a Justice Department news release, the settlement resolves […]
The International Mission Board trustees’ presidential search committee announced Tuesday (Nov. 6) that the committee will recommend Paul Chitwood, 48, to be elected as the 173-year-old entity’s 13th president. The vote to elect Chitwood is scheduled for the Nov. 15 plenary session during their IMB board meeting in Richmond. A former chairman of IMB’s board […]
The North American Mission Board has produced a short video that shows Southern Baptist volunteers at work in the days following the floods in South Carolina.
All South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief units have been placed on ALERT status for response to the catastrophic flooding throughout the state, and the South Carolina Baptist Convention is accepting donations for disaster relief efforts by clicking here. In a message to Disaster Relief volunteers, the convention said that assistance may be needed in the coming days for […]
Do you know someone caught in the bondage of addiction? Want to help but aren’t sure how? In our October issue, we take on that troubling subject with insightful articles by Barrett Duke, J. Gerald Harris, Joe Carter, Tommy Kelly, Edwin Leap and Rudy Gray. Also in our October issue are stories of dramatic revitalization at three South […]
From sumptuous meals of turkey, dressing and cranberry sauce to spirited backyard touch-football games, thousands of South Carolinians will gather Nov. 27 for their annual Thanksgiving Day family festivities. Three of our readers recently told us their Thanksgiving stories. Cooking for Others John and Christy Meadows moved to Charleston, S.C., from Mississippi in 2010. For […]