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More than 500 people crowded into the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Kingstree, on Jan. 20 for the congregation's 150th anniversary celebration.... Continue Reading »

The United States has become a nation of pleasure-seekers without equal in the world. We develop billion-dollar industries to produce items so trivial that one has to wonder if we?re not a little bit nuts.... Continue Reading »

Carroll Waddell CARROLL WADDELL has announced his retirement from the pastorate. He has served churches in Santee Baptist Association for 15 years and is currently the pastor of Long Branch Baptist Church, where he has served as pastor for... Continue Reading »

Charles Dickens wrote, ?In the world of little children, the greatest hurt of all is injustice.? To be treated badly is a tragedy, but it happens. To think we are bad because of the way someone unjustly treated us... Continue Reading »

The RAs and GAs from Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Woodruff, stand in front of Helping Hands Ministries in Woodruff, where they did volunteer work on the first day of their Christmas break. The group also collected cans, clothes, and... Continue Reading »

Should we abandon the entire institutional church? This is, in essence, what George Barn is proposing in his most recent book co-authored with Frank Viola, ?Pagan Christianity.?... Continue Reading »

Three days after being crowned as Miss University of Mobile on Feb. 2, Alana Swindler of Lexington was busy doing something truly beautiful: serving her school and community.... Continue Reading »

Go for great! ?Great leaders bless people. They inspire and encourage. They help people become more than what they have been, maybe even more than they thought they could be,? Reggie McNeal explains in his latest book, ?Practicing Greatness.?... Continue Reading »

It's a fact: Vacation Bible School is the most effective evangelism strategy in the Southern Baptist Convention. Churches that understand its effectiveness also understand that follow-up is a critical component of the VBS week.... Continue Reading »

Churches can resume hosting Super Bowl parties without opposition from the National Football League, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has informed Sen. Orin Hatch, R.-Utah.... Continue Reading »

What could be a catalyst for entire communities being served by local churches? What could stimulate a church to intentionally see and meet needs?... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee members approved a 2008-09 Cooperative Program allocation budget of $205,716,834 for recommendation to the SBC during its June 10-11 annual meeting in Indianapolis.... Continue Reading »