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Survey: Protestant loyalty low

Published on January 30, 2009

Seven out of 10 regular churchgoers would be at least somewhat open to switching denominations, with dramatic differences between Protestants and Roman Catholics, according to a study released by Ellison Research of Phoenix.... Continue Reading »

Family Kingdom

Published on January 30, 2009

A family is a small kingdom. Their house is the castle, to be clich?. It is mutable, its location flexible. But the royalty, the humans who live within it, define the kingdom. Small children understand this very well. The... Continue Reading »

Women gather to ‘proclaim gospel’

Published on January 30, 2009

Nearly 1,200 women gathered Jan. 29 at Taylors First Baptist Church for the 2009 Women's Lifestyle Evangelism Conference, the first of three identical meetings to be held across the state.... Continue Reading »

Special section looks at economy’s impact on Baptist work

Published on January 30, 2009

South Carolina's unemployment rate is within sight of 10 percent. Nightly newscasts routinely lead with stories of mass layoffs and corporate bankruptcies. Churches and denominational agencies certainly are not immune to the recession's wide-reaching effects.... Continue Reading »

Former South Carolina pastor Ed Young among speakers at Evangelism Conference

Published on January 30, 2009

A former South Carolina pastor and Southern Baptist Convention president will be among speakers for the annual State Evangelism Conference set for Feb. 23-24 at First Baptist Church in Columbia.... Continue Reading »

For SCBC president Rudy Gray, it all starts at home

Published on January 30, 2009

Rudy Gray, newly elected president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and a pastor for more than 33 years, was on track to become a career sports journalist when, as a young man, he sensed God's call toward a... Continue Reading »

The marathon minister and his miracle

Published on January 30, 2009

Pastor Glis Crib of Antioch Baptist Church, Camden, is on a twofold mission. He is determined to encourage his church to grow, and he wants to complete a marathon.... Continue Reading »

‘Fireproof,’ now on DVD, still changing marriages

Published on January 30, 2009

South Dakota pastor John Little is a fan of Christian movies, but even he's generally skeptical when he reads stories about how a particular film is changing peoples? lives. But after watching ?Fireproof? ? and seeing marriages change for... Continue Reading »

Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life – by Bob Weathers

Published on January 30, 2009

Passengers described it as an eerie silence. Only moments into the climb of Flight 1549 out of LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 15, a flock of birds pummeled the aircraft. Everyone noticed a distinct burning smell, and the engines went... Continue Reading »

Commentary: A Complete Witness … by Don Kirkland

Published on January 30, 2009

The duplicate conferences on lifestyle evangelism for women in Taylors, Myrtle Beach and Columbia Jan. 29-31 and the upcoming state evangelism conference Feb. 23-24 in Columbia and attended mostly by pastors are timely reminders of the importance of evangelism... Continue Reading »

Churches can still protect pastor even in tough economy, SCBC official says

Published on January 27, 2009

With terms like ?economic crisis? and ?layoffs? routinely leading nightly newscasts, South Carolina Baptist churches are not immune to the pressures of tough economic times, but the state convention's retirement services director hopes churches won't borrow from the pastor's... Continue Reading »

Five from state awarded degrees at Southern Seminary

Published on January 22, 2009

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary held graduation Dec. 12 in Alumni Memorial Chapel. The class included 209 graduates, a record for the December commencement.... Continue Reading »