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A new LifeWay Research survey indicates that most Southern Baptist pastors don't think the members of their congregation have a significant amount of debt, and a South Carolina Baptist Convention stewardship expert says many pastors don't deal aggressively with... Continue Reading »

Despite the challenging economic times, Christians have had a readiness over the years to ?love thy neighbor? despite their own money fears, as evidenced by the growth of the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program launched in 1925.... Continue Reading »

Theron Willis, a senior print media major at North Greenville University, has begun work for the spring semester as an intern with The Baptist Courier.... Continue Reading »

It is sad that in many churches visitors are not noticed ? or welcomed, for that matter.... Continue Reading »

It seems paradoxical, but change is the one constant in life ? everyone faces it virtually everyday. We are faced with changes in technology, laws, procedures, relationships and values. At times, this change is considered a positive, while at... Continue Reading »

Evans Whitaker, president of Anderson University, has been elected to the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He is one of a 77-member body elected to represent approximately 800 member institutions.... Continue Reading »

Just after Christmas, my wife Anne and I went to see the movie, ?Marley and Me.? I was not prepared for the impact it had on me. We both sat in the theater and cried. If you like dogs,... Continue Reading »

CP giving almost 5 percent behind ’08 pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 4.97 percent behind the same time frame at the outset of 2008. As of Dec. 31, the year-to-date total of $47,257,976... Continue Reading »

A new poll by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that a significant minority of self-identified evangelicals believe that many religions can lead to salvation, even though some of those evangelicals apparently are confused over what... Continue Reading »

Each year, Baptist Press cartoonist Joe McKeever creates a series of cartoons dealing with the theme for the Southern Baptist Convention's annual January Bible Study. This month, churches around the SBC will be studying the book of Exodus.... Continue Reading »

An innovative new master of ministry degree will be offered by Anderson University in both classroom and online formats beginning in August 2009, pending approval of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.... Continue Reading »

Despite last year's economic downturn, Southern Baptists still contributed more than $58 million to the annual Annie Armstrong Easter Offering in 2008 ? 98 percent of the amount raised in the previous year's campaign.... Continue Reading »