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Singing is a vital part of Baptist worship, and many songs our ancestors sang are still used in worship today. To assist churches in celebrating hymn singing, the South Carolina Baptist Convention's Historical Services is making available for loan... Continue Reading »

At a service of celebration Sept. 3, Brenda Jeffcoat was remembered as a professional, cheerful servant who prioritized her life around faith, family, church, and the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Jeffcoat, 50, died Aug. 30 following a five-year battle... Continue Reading »

Did you know that our state allows the Bible to be taught as an elective class in high schools? The legislation was enacted two years ago. It gives local school districts the option to offer a course concerning the... Continue Reading »

  NIV to be revised; TNIV to be discontinued A revision of the New International Version of the Bible will be available in 2011, according to a joint announcement Sept. 1 by Zondervan, Biblica and the Committee on Bible... Continue Reading »

Young adults don't seem to have a problem with Jesus. In fact, they describe themselves as spiritual. But many of them are looking everywhere for spirituality except the church. Such topics were at the forefront of a ?Connect Conference?... Continue Reading »

The three Baptist-affiliated colleges in South Carolina are reporting record enrollments this fall.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University is in the business of training young men and women to go into the world and share the good news of the gospel. In the last few months, the university has had the opportunity to help... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University has been named to ?America's Best Colleges in 2009,? according to Forbes magazine and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. NGU ranked 154th out of 600 schools, third-best in South Carolina behind Wofford College and... Continue Reading »

Dan Graves, pastor of Southside Baptist Church, Columbia, refrains from using words like ?programs? and ?projects,? preferring to label this growing, smaller-membership church's activity as ?experiments.? To fully understand this intentional approach to ministry, it's important to understand Southside... Continue Reading »

You?ve probably already heard that Social Security payments will not be increased in 2010. This is because the overall inflation rate, which determines the Social Security increase, is at or near zero for 2009. Senior adults who depend on... Continue Reading »

Hundreds of South Carolina worship leaders came ?Face to Face with God at the Summit? Aug. 21-22 as the South Carolina Baptist Convention's Worship Summit sold out White Oak Conference Center for the second straight year.... Continue Reading »

Last January, the state of Kentucky braced for what was being labeled one of the worst winter storms in recorded history. With damaging ice and snow blanketing the Midwest, residents of the Bluegrass State gathered supplies and tried to... Continue Reading »