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Anyone who has been in charge of registration for a church's Vacation Bible School knows that, although it's crucial, it can be a headache. It's hard to keep it all organized. But LifeWay's VBS Tools Online can help.... Continue Reading »

Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research, unveiled a new online ?Church Planter Candidate Assessment? (CPCA) during the Exponential Conference, a church-planting seminar in Orlando, Fla. Almost 100 church-planting leaders attended a separate breakout session on assessment.... Continue Reading »

Year after year, churches indicate their greatest need for Vacation Bible School is help with follow-up. ?What takes place after VBS is just as important as anything that happens during the week,? said Mike Smith of the leadership and... Continue Reading »

A South Carolina-based couple recently launched a groundbreaking missionary project in India. Fred and Madeleine van Klingeren, founders of Building Hope Together Ministries (BHTM), hosted several religious conferences in January and February in northeast India designed to jumpstart an... Continue Reading »

Even though a Vacation Bible School decorating team may never have set foot in New York City, decorating for a Big Apple Adventure could be a piece of cake. ?You probably already have, have had or will be able... Continue Reading »

More than 40 disaster relief teams from Baptist churches and associations across South Carolina are on the ground in three Southeastern states in the aftermath of the deadliest tornado outbreak in the region in nearly 80 years. Scores of... Continue Reading »

All of us should have retirement planning as one of our most important goals. However, there are several reasons why women need to be more diligent than men when it comes to planning, whether married or single.... Continue Reading »

For most of us, the world of academics seems miles away. Even irrelevant. So you may not be aware that in the last few months, academic professionals have been batting around a subject that directly impacts you and me.... Continue Reading »

Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia ? and the list of states continues, related to horrific destruction caused by the devastating tornadoes of the past few weeks. Lives were tragically lost (the count is around 350 thus far),... Continue Reading »

Kathryn Nicole McCullough, a senior at Spartanburg Christian Academy (a private school operated by First Church, North Spartanburg), has been awarded a regional college scholarship by the Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools.... Continue Reading »

As the 35-member South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force prepared to convene May 10, chairman Ralph Carter reflected on the group's efforts so far.... Continue Reading »

About 150 volunteers from Greenwood and across the state were honored recently by Connie Maxwell Children's Home. Polly Davis, director of volunteer services, welcomed the group and thanked them for their assistance.... Continue Reading »