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Now is not the time for young pastors to walk away from denominations, but it is the time to ask if denominations are being good stewards of ministry support systems. Speaking to about 100 young leaders during a dinner... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention is divided over mission and money. It threatens to polarize the denomination in times too serious for disunity. The possibility of a tear in the fabric of the denomination surfaced during discussion, amendment and... Continue Reading »

Messengers to the South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting authorized outgoing SCBC president Fred Stone to appoint a South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. On Nov. 19, Stone released the names of appointees to the task force. Ralph... Continue Reading »

Fred Stone, outgoing president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, on Nov. 19 released the names of the members of the South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention messengers, gathering Nov. 16-17 in Columbia for the convention’s 190th annual meeting, adopted a 2011 operating budget of $29.54 million that includes an increase in the percentage of funds to be forwarded to the Southern... Continue Reading »

Sonny Holmes, 61, pastor of Northwood Baptist Church, North Charleston, has been elected president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Of 569 ballots cast by messengers at the SCBC annual meeting in the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Wednesday... Continue Reading »

On Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 16, at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, SCBC messengers approved without discussion a slate of eight resolutions offered by the Resolutions Committee.... Continue Reading »

A Spartanburg pastor who has a ?vision in my heart to see younger and older pastors coming together to evangelize this generation? is the 2011 president of the South Carolina Baptist Pastors Conference. Ty Childers, pastor of Fairview Baptist... Continue Reading »

Sonny Holmes, pastor of Northwood Baptist Church, North Charleston, has been elected president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Of 569 ballots cast by messengers to the SCBC annual meeting at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Wednesday morning,... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention messengers on Tuesday adopted a slate of resolutions addressing issues ranging from homosexuality and religious liberty to to encouraging Baptists to become involved in prison ministry.... Continue Reading »

Messengers to the South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting have authorized SCBC president Fred Stone to appoint a South Carolina Baptist Convention Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. The SCBC task force will be charged with studying the report of... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention messengers, gathering Tuesday morning in Columbia for the convention"s 190th annual meeting, adopted a 2011 operating budget of $29.54 million. The budget, adopted after an extended period of discussion, represents a reduction of more than... Continue Reading »