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Joe Mack, the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s former director of the office of public policy, was awarded the annual E.A. McDowell Award for individual public service. Mack and his wife, Beverly, are members of Shandon Baptist Church, Columbia. The... Continue Reading »

Our society is enthralled with Christmas. Singing, cooking, parties, eating and spending are hallmarks of this happy season. But why do so many people feel empty during Christmas? Even after we fill ourselves with cheer and Christmas pie, there... Continue Reading »

Anderson University has established a "Pastor of the Year" award to honor South Carolina Baptist pastors who have done an extraordinary job of modeling servant leadership at churches of all sizes in the state. In presenting the inaugural awards... Continue Reading »

I have read the various letters regarding the study of a name change for the Southern Baptist Convention. We?re so tied to our 'southern? traditions that we have forgotten that we have churches in every state in the United... Continue Reading »

On the way to my freshman orientation at Clemson University, my father looked at me in the car's rearview mirror and said something that shaped my next four years and beyond: 'son, your mother and I are excited and... Continue Reading »

Minutes after his election as president of the South Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference, Brad Goodale, pastor of Philippi Baptist Church in Union, drew plenty of "amens" and some shouts from his afternoon audience, even though he made it clear,... Continue Reading »

It doesn't get any easier to get involved in starting new churches than through Send North America, the North American Mission Board's church-planting emphasis aimed at mobilizing churches.... Continue Reading »

When my mother was deep in the clutches of Alzheimer's disease, I promised my dad that I would never place mother in a nursing home. At the time, I had no inkling of what lay ahead; therefore, it was... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Youth Ministers? Network got grilled by an atheist at their annual meeting Nov. 14 at First Baptist Church, Columbia. Not really. But it appeared that way for a solid half-hour during their morning session when... Continue Reading »

A weekend conference set for March 2-3, 2012, at Anderson University will provide vocational guidance and inspiration to the ?next generation of spiritual leaders.?... Continue Reading »

Tim Elmore, founder and president of Growing Leaders, an Atlanta-based leadership development non-profit, makes maximum use of the adage that ?a picture is worth a thousand words.?... Continue Reading »

"Do you have a can of kidney beans?" I called to ask daughter Lee who lives around the corner. She checked the pantry and reported two kinds of beans but no kidney. "Do you have a can of kidney... Continue Reading »