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The issues that face pastors today are enormous. I personally think being a pastor is one of the toughest jobs in North America. Many men have gone into the ministry with the goal to win the world for Christ,... Continue Reading »

I would like to thank you for your article concerning Haiti in the Dec. 9 issue. I have just returned from a 10-week stay in Haiti, serving at a mission/orphanage. The Lord has called me back, and I will... Continue Reading »

The Shades of REaD Book Club at Barker’s Creek Baptist Church, Honea Path (an outreach of the church’s WMU) meets once a month to share thoughts about a book that all of the ladies have read – and to... Continue Reading »

In July, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social networking site hit a half-billion users. Twitter now boasts 100-plus million users; 140 million blogs grace the Internet; and 48 million registered users watch YouTube. The digital revolution continues... Continue Reading »

As a new year begins, many thousands of church members are filling various positions of leadership ? some for the very first time. This lesson provides an important reminder for them, and for all believers. One of the many... Continue Reading »

Ministers will receive a small tax benefit from the recent compromise legislation signed by President Barack Obama Dec. 17. Their SECA Social Security tax rate will fall from 12.4 percent to 10.4 percent for 2011 only, according to analysts... Continue Reading »

One reason God is showing you this lesson now is because today is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. This is an excellent opportunity to respond to ways you can serve those who are despised, rejected, homeless or unborn. For... Continue Reading »

The priority of prayer took hold of the heart of a South Carolina pastor, spread to his own congregation and now is global in scope. Wayne Golden of St. Matthews is the founder and director of Global Intercessory Prayer... Continue Reading »

Drew Stables DREW STABLES has been called as student minister of Berea First Baptist Church, Greenville. A native of Charlotte, Stables attended Mars Hill College and Southeastern Seminary. For the past six years, he has served as student minister... Continue Reading »

Where are you with Sunday school, and how does Sunday school fit into your church's mission to make disciples?? Those are the questions that primarily drive the work of Belinda Jolley, director, adult ministry office, South Carolina Baptist Convention,... Continue Reading »

Ashley River Baptist Church, Charleston, recently hosted its annual Thanksgiving Unity Service – which brought together the congregation of Ashley River with their founding church, First Baptist of Charleston, and their mother church, Citadel Square Baptist. Following the combined... Continue Reading »

Four South Carolina Woman's Missionary Union employees will retire effective Dec. 31.... Continue Reading »