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This month's annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando, Fla., should prove to be one of the better attended and more interesting meetings in recent years. With the unveiling of the much anticipated Great Commission Resurgence (GCR)... Continue Reading »

I am the product of many Southern Baptist institutions that nurtured my faith. Of all the values instilled in me from my religious education, the most important of those values is the Great Commission. The Great Commission is the... Continue Reading »

A few weeks ago, the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force released their report. The response has been varied, from overly enthusiastic to actively opposed. It was last June with high hopes that our convention voted to authorize the GCRTF... Continue Reading »

The 2010 Southern Baptist Convention will be remembered for ? and perhaps historic because of ? a single defining (and maybe redefining) moment in the life of the denomination.... Continue Reading »

Theron Harvey Tomlinson, who retired Jan. 1 as pastor of Lynchburg First Baptist Church, died June 5, 2010, after a lengthy battle with heart disease.... Continue Reading »

Kids at Hope Remains Youth Ranch in Spartanburg face some startling challenges ? . For missionary and Hope Remains founder Melanie Watt, the ultimate answer is the hope found in Christ. But she helps the children and youth reach... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief has concluded its response to February's earthquake in Chile, reporting Southern Baptist efforts as both ?accomplished? and 'successful.? The story is not the same for Haiti, however, as mission efforts shift from medical relief... Continue Reading »

Gregory Mathis, senior pastor at Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C., encouraged North Greenville University's 2010 record-high graduating class of 270 to make good life decisions in order to live happy, healthy, holy lives.... Continue Reading »

A record 255 Anderson University students received their diplomas during commencement exercises May 8. In one of the South's most scenic graduation ceremonies, the AU commencement service took place in picture-perfect spring weather beneath the expansive shade of 100-year-old... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists reported a 2.2 percent increase in baptisms in 2009, stemming a four-year decline, but membership in the denomination fell and the sagging economy led to a drop in missions giving, according to the Annual Church Profile (ACP)... Continue Reading »

They come with nervousness in their eyes, Bibles clutched in their hands and butterflies in their stomachs. But this is the moment they have been working toward for several months: Children's State Bible Drill. Now they have the opportunity... Continue Reading »

In the last issue of The Baptist Courier, I expressed my support for the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force's report, recommendations and challenges. I stated that two emphases in this document give me hope about the future of our... Continue Reading »