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David and Heather Petro, most recently of Rock Hill, have been appointed missionaries to the sub-Saharan people of Africa.... Continue Reading »

In response to ?Close Facebook, open Good Book? (?Your Views,? July 7), Facebook is a main communication tool in the 21st century. I personally use Facebook to spread the gospel and encouragement all the time. Sure, it is abused... Continue Reading »

Two representatives of the South Carolina Baptist Convention recently visited Egypt, where they saw that the recent people's revolution has ?popped open? doors for missions partnerships.... Continue Reading »

At the North American Mission Board luncheon prior to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Phoenix, I shared some important statistics about the state of SBC church planting.... Continue Reading »

A modern 484-unit housing neighborhood in North Charleston is a ripe mission field for South Carolina churches, says the multihousing ministry coordinator for Charleston Association.... Continue Reading »

It probably should be no surprise that in our age of fast information and instant access someone would come up with this idea: Tweet the Bible.... Continue Reading »

It's an enormous transition time, both for preteens and parents. How can a church assist its students entering middle school this year? Try this fresh idea.... Continue Reading »

It"s March 13, 2000, and you"re in the Big Apple, touring the New York Stock Exchange, meeting with powerful investors, and putting the finishing touches on plans for your triumphal entrance into the marketplace of the world -- Wall... Continue Reading »

Never underestimate the influence of a campus minister upon a college student, because that student may return one day to be a campus minister himself ? or, in this case, herself, as it so happened for Suzanne Bachelor, new... Continue Reading »

While we moan and groan over our numbers, and wrestle with strategies, God is using Baptists all over the world to touch human need and change lives. Each week I hear amazing stories of how God is using youth... Continue Reading »

Are you ready for retirement? Most people would emphatically say, ?No!? In today's economy, retirement is being delayed to a later age. However, most people do plan to retire sometime.... Continue Reading »

This summer, more college-level students have been mobilized for ministry and mission experience than ever before in the history of the South Carolina Baptist Convention's collegiate ministries program. Baptist Collegiate Ministry units on some 31 college and university campuses... Continue Reading »