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When Danny Burnley became pastor of West Gantt First Baptist Church in Greenville, he discovered that the former pastor had begun a prayer ministry. A prayer room and a prayer ministry team had been organized, and those involved went... Continue Reading »

On Sept. 24, Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida was recognized as having moved from mission status to church status in a joint service at First Baptist Church, Newberry. First Baptist was the founding church, and Reedy River Baptist Association and... Continue Reading »

Reggie McNeal, director of leadership development for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, is resigning his position to join Leadership Network of Dallas, Tex. McNeal joined the convention staff in 1993 as a strategist for Empowering Kingdom Growth and fostered... Continue Reading »

During its Sept. 18-19 sessions in Nashville, Tenn., the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution of appreciation for Carlisle Driggers, who will retire as executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at the end... Continue Reading »

Jason Willis JASON WILLIS has been called as senior pastor of Town Creek Baptist Church, Aiken. He is a graduate of Shorter College and Covington Seminary. For the past eight years, he has served as senior pastor of Live... Continue Reading »

Dizzy Felkel was ordained by Cassatt Baptist Church, Kershaw Association July 30. Felkel, assisted by his wife Erin serves as youth pastor. Danny Moore, center, was ordained as deacon by Nebo Baptist Church, Britton’s Neck, Aug. 20. With him... Continue Reading »

Spiritual darkness surrounds us, but we have the light of the world within our souls (John 8:12). In Mark 4:21, Jesus stated that it is not a good practice to put a lighted lamp under a basket. It does... Continue Reading »

Erskine Theological Seminary will host a luncheon for alumni and others interested in the seminary on Nov. 14 during the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Because of my trade, I read a lot of biographies on the stars. Like many others, I?m fascinated by Hollywood's constellation. People like Bogey and Sinatra and John Wayne have captured the imagination of many a film watcher for... Continue Reading »

The stage is set for greater missions involvement and personal growth as hundreds gather for WMU's national missions event this fall at LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center near Asheville, N.C.... Continue Reading »

Protestant clergy and laity are far from being of one mind about religion and politics, though most clergy and laypeople agree that their church is not heavily involved in politics, according to a report in the September/October edition of... Continue Reading »

I receive more than 50 different church newsletters every month, and I try my best to scan and read each of them. The universal problem in all church promotion is the poor names given to church ministries, buildings and... Continue Reading »