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?We need to understand what we believe and why.? That's the sentiment of Alex McFarland, director of Christian worldview at North Greenville University. During Christian Worldview Week, held March 19-21, students had the opportunity to learn from renowned apologists... Continue Reading »

My vehicle serves a purpose. It takes me to work, grocery stores, doctor appointments, restaurants, church, and on vacation. But only if I understand its purpose. Failing to do that means calling a taxi or paying someone to take... Continue Reading »

Numbers are neither the reason the Southern Baptist Convention exists nor the best thing we do together. However, the Annual Church Profile process exhibits the voluntary cooperation between local churches, associations, state conventions and the national entities. Therefore, the... Continue Reading »

God became flesh and entered time and space. We happily articulate this soaring theology. Things get a little earthier when we think about why Jesus came: to bleed and die, to fix our broken relationship with God. We like... Continue Reading »

?Before my church could change, this old boy had to change.? All of us listened intently as pastor Jerry Broughton from College Park Baptist Church told us of his journey through the Intentional Church Multiplication Process with the South... Continue Reading »

Because I spent nearly four years with the IMB in a closed country, I became familiar with what it means to be a foreigner. Upon disembarking the airplane on the field, I was instantly transformed into an outsider: disconnected... Continue Reading »

It has been 100 years since the Titanic, the greatest ship of its time, sank on its maiden voyage, killing multitudes of passengers. The ?unsinkable ship? had done just that ? sunk ? and on the tragedy's centennial we... Continue Reading »

Back during the Spanish-American War when I was in my high school home economics class, we learned that the day’s main meal should contain a meat or meat substitute; a carbohydrate (potatoes, rice, corn, etc.); a green, yellow, or... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists are impacting lostness in India. Six members from Kittiwake Baptist Church in West Columbia went on a 10-day trip to Delhi in early 2012 as part of the South Carolina Baptist Convention partnership, and the church... Continue Reading »

Cliff Satterwhite recently joined the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina as part-time field development coordinator. He will also continue his duties as part-time director of disaster relief for the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

The man who threatened to sue a Texas county for placing a nativity scene on the courthouse lawn has had a shift in perspective, dropped the lawsuit and now plans to move to the county with his wife and... Continue Reading »

An Ethnic Ministries Summit to be held April 19-21 in Spartanburg will offer South Carolina Baptists and other evangelicals a unique opportunity to gain expert insight into reaching the state's growing diverse ethnic populations. Sponsored by Ethnic America Network,... Continue Reading »