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14 new church planters commissioned to service

Fourteen new church planters were commissioned Sunday, March 9, at Taylors First Baptist Church. In the first-ever commissioning service, planters and their core teams were able to share prayer requests and ministry goals with those in attendance. The commissioned... Continue Reading »

Commentary: Wherever the tomb, it’s empty – by Don Kirkland

It is generally agreed by scholars that Gordon's Calvary, a rocky outcrop outside the walls of the city of Jerusalem ? the word ?Calvary? meaning ?place of the skull ? and the Garden Tomb, which is located approximately 100... Continue Reading »

Online Exclusive: Anderson University plans mission trips for spring break

Students, faculty and staff at Anderson University will travel to New Orleans, New York and Myrtle Beach during spring break, March 17-21, to assist existing ministries with meeting the physical and spiritual needs of people in those areas.... Continue Reading »

Page examines ‘Shrinking Church’ in new book

Frank Page, pastor of First Baptist Church, Taylors, and president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is author of a new book entitled 'the Incredible Shrinking Church,? published by Broadman and Holman in Nashville.... Continue Reading »

First Person: Holy Week sacred to Christians worldwide

The commemoration of Holy Week ? the seven days before Easter Sunday ? is of extraordinary importance to followers of Jesus, who view it with a sense of reverence, of wonder, of gratitude as the most sacred time of... Continue Reading »

Fresh Ideas – by Diana Davis

I can't seem to get the hang of text-messaging, so I was intrigued to watch an Indiana pastor's thumbs move wildly across his cell phone, typing text-coded phrases like ?im pryg 4 u? or ?u r HIS?!... Continue Reading »

Annual Mother’s Day Offering will go to assist needy retired ministers

On Feb. 28, the trustees of South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging gave unanimous approval to SCBMA president Richard McLawhorn's request to establish a fund to provide supplemental financial assistance to retired South Carolina Baptist pastors and missionaries... Continue Reading »

Joyful Sound celebrates 30 years of ministry

In 1978, Mayson Easterling (?72), then director of admissions at North Greenville College, hired Mike Baker (?71) as an admissions counselor. Together they started Joyful Sound, a vocal ensemble that has led worship in more than 3,500 concerts in... Continue Reading »

South Carolinians reaching South Asia for God’s glory

To learn about the SCBC's 2008 service opportunities in South Asia, visit www.scbaptist.org.... Continue Reading »

Despite state’s native beauty, Aikens worry about lostness of majority of Vermont

When Dewey and Kathie Aiken survey the landscape of Vermont, they see much more than the beautiful red and yellow leaves of autumn, the traditional maple syrup-making in March, and 150-year-old churches with white steeples piercing the blue skies... Continue Reading »

Fast Facts for March 6, 2008

CP: .52% ahead of last year Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are .52 percent ahead of the same time frame in January 2007. As of Jan. 31, the year-to-date total of $67,669,562 for Cooperative Program... Continue Reading »

Displaced Kenyans wish for ‘normal’

A man in ill-fitting, dirty clothes picks his way around mud holes to the front gate of the compound. He looks out to the main road and spies nothing. He paces back to his pile of furniture and checks... Continue Reading »