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Local associations crucial

Paul Fulton's letter (May 13) raises a critical question concerning the role and validity of the local Baptist association. As an associational missionary, or director of missions, I would like to respond.... Continue Reading »

Give the full tithe

I have been reading in the Courier about the Great Commission Resurgence. As with any other endeavor, GCR requires money. The concern to me is the giving by the average Southern Baptist (2.5 percent of annual income) as stated... Continue Reading »

Graham is hero of faith

It appears that Franklin Graham, as he gets older, is becoming more and more like his famous dad, Billy Graham ? and that is a good thing. During his ministry, Billy Graham often was outspoken on issues like racial... Continue Reading »

Commentary: To the Class of 2010 – by Don Kirkland

At this time of the year, I enjoy watching on television a variety of excerpts from commencement addresses at colleges and universities throughout the United States.... Continue Reading »

SBC Executive Committee search team recommends Frank Page

Frank Page, vice president of evangelization for the North American Mission Board and a former pastor in South Carolina, will be nominated as the next president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, the chairman... Continue Reading »

GCRTF Viewpoint: What is Our Passion – Cooperation or Commission?

As I read the May 13 edition of The Baptist Courier, I was disturbed to see so many opposition pieces to the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force's recommendations. Much of the controversy seems to center around the Cooperative Program.... Continue Reading »

GCRTF Viewpoint: The Great Commission Resurgence from a Young Pastor’s Perspective

I am a young pastor who is proud to be a Southern Baptist. I?ve been one all my life. I was dedicated, baptized, and married in a Southern Baptist church. I was raised going to RA camp, I participated... Continue Reading »

GCRTF Viewpoint: Why I Support the Great Commission Resurgence

My fellow servants of the one and only Jesus Christ, today is the day for drastic restructuring. If not, we stand in a place where our future will be marked with failure in reaching the nations with the only... Continue Reading »

What South Carolinians are saying about the GCRTF report

SCBC president Fred Stone on GCRTF progress report: ‘I like what I heard’ (Feb. 23) SCBC’s Jim Austin: Proposals need ‘clarification’ (Feb. 26) Commentary: No Good Guys, No Bad Guys – by Don Kirkland (March 31) North Greenville trustees... Continue Reading »

Pastor underscores CP relationships

Pastors must do their part if Southern Baptists are to fulfill the Great Commission, Rod Elliott says. ?If we truly want to love God's world by fulfilling the Great Commission and Commandment, the Cooperative Program helps us accomplish and... Continue Reading »

In aftermath of Tennessee flood, ‘the need is so great’

All of the 185 churches in the Nashville Baptist Association were impacted by the record Middle Tennessee flood in some way, with some seeing nearly half the members in their congregation suffering flood damage, the association's director said May... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Showcase for May 13, 2010

The Legacy Choir and Quartet from First Baptist Church, Taylors, performed at the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community in Laurens on April 19. The concert, which was part of a tour mission with South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the... Continue Reading »