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With God All Things Are Possible: Impact Community Church Breaks Ground on Building in Greer

On Aug. 30, Impact Community Church, who’s been meeting at the Middle Tyger YMCA in Duncan for 12 years, broke ground on their first church building located in Greer. The church started as a Bible study that stemmed from... Continue Reading »

“Hey, Preacher …”

(Editors’ note: This article was originally published at Abner Creek Baptist Church.) One of my favorite parts of my job as a pastor is to be a preacher. Sometimes a member of the church will even refer to me... Continue Reading »

Preaching to Different Kinds of Hearers

(Editors’ note: This article was originally published at 9Marks and has been adapted from Jonathan’s book Word-Centered Church.) The preacher’s task is to hold up reality as the Bible presents it, and to ask how it compares to what... Continue Reading »

Church Planting Member Turned Lay Elder: The Story of Christ Fellowship Northwest (Part 5 of a Series)

(Editor’s Note: Read part 4 here.) Jared Thomas and his wife, Lindsay, were happily serving at Christ Fellowship Cherrydale (CFC) in Greenville. They had a good friend group, and the church provided activities for their children. One Sunday, their... Continue Reading »

Pawleys Island Pastor, School Leader Facing Charges After Church Employs Sex Offender

A Pawleys Island pastor, his wife, and an academy director are facing multiple charges in connection with a convicted sex offender who was allowed to serve as a custodian at the church where a daycare and school were operating.... Continue Reading »

Re-Consecrating Humans Through Worship in a Desecrated World

What does it mean to “do” church in a way that’s human? This is the question I found myself asking after reading Carl Trueman’s most recent book, The Desecration of Man. The Desecration of Man Trueman argues that we... Continue Reading »

Why Counseling Belongs in the Church

The Departure from Church-Based Soul Care For centuries, the church was regarded as the epicenter of personal care. Pastors and priests, using God’s Word, served as primary sources of wisdom, counsel, and confession for church members. In the early... Continue Reading »

What is the Confessional Responsibility of Baptists Regarding Female Pastors?

Baptists have a confessional responsibility. In line with this confessional responsibility is an agreement about cooperation in the calling of training ministers of the gospel and planting of churches at home and abroad. The specific issue about confessional identity... Continue Reading »

Money: An Instrument for Blessing, Not an Indicator of It

(Editors’ note: This article was originally published at 9Marks)   I was in college. I was a young Christian. And I remember walking past my pastor’s luxury car into the church office one day, and was greeted by a... Continue Reading »

Cooperation Catechism: Why Be a Southern Baptist? 7 Questions & Answers That Succinctly State the Fundamentals of Our Cooperative Identity

(Editors’ note: This article was originally published at Christ Over All)   Like many parents throughout the centuries, we used catechisms to instruct our children in basic Christian doctrine. As a result of catechesis, our children were well-prepared to... Continue Reading »

Why It Might Be Good That Your Church Isn’t Growing

(Editors’ note: This article was originally published at 9Marks)   I hadn’t seen him in years. After small talk, he asked the question many pastors dread: “So, how big is your church?” If you pastor a small church, you... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists See Attendance and Baptism Gains Amid Membership Declines

Southern Baptist churches saw sustained growth in attendance and baptisms, but the two-decade membership decline continued in 2025. Total Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) membership fell by more than 3 percent from 2024 to 2025, dipping to 12,331,954, according to... Continue Reading »