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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 »
As a young pastor, Trevor Hoffman felt tempted in the back of his mind to follow trends to have ministry success. But the Lord taught him there are some things you must learn the hard way while mirroring humility... Continue Reading »
Want to get a clearer picture of others’ needs? Take a walk. It’s been a consistent ministry among the people of Midtown Fellowship Church/Two Notch in Columbia for many years now. Prayerwalking includes prayer, of course, but the encounters... Continue Reading »
The greatest danger facing today’s church is not persecution, political pressure or cultural hostility. It is something far more subtle — and far more familiar. The greatest danger is apathy. Jesus warned the church in Laodicea about this condition... Continue Reading »
Matt Rogers’ time at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary was about to conclude. But a new season was beginning. His wife, Sarah, was pregnant with their first child, Corrie, and parenting would soon begin. But raising a little girl (and... Continue Reading »
Today, the South Carolinians of the Old South are often depicted as a very provincial, even isolated, people. The classicist Basil Gildersleeve once said, “I was a Charlestonian first, Carolinian next, then a Southerner.” It was of course Sen.... Continue Reading »
Our January issue carried the story of Ken Lewis and Jeremy Chasteen planting Crosspoint Church in Clemson in 2005. Now, the focus turns to Crosspoint Church’s first church planting partnership: Crosspoint Church, Bluffton, led by Carl Martin. Ken Lewis,... Continue Reading »
Caleb Phillips, 21, was born and raised in Minnesota and when he saw the crowds protesting, he thought, There are many unbelievers in the twin cities, and these protests are just a concentrated group of people. I’d love to... Continue Reading »
Recently, I moved into a jungle. Not literally. But when you walk into our home, there’s a plant everywhere you look. They are my roommate’s plants. But she didn’t plant them from seeds; rather, many were given to her... Continue Reading »
The biblical counseling ministry at Church at The Mill in Moore has officially been recognized by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors as an ACBC Certified Training Center. The certification affirms that the church has completed the six-phase certification... Continue Reading »
For 49 years, South Carolina Baptists have provided a Christmas gift to every inmate in the state, bringing hope to nearly 1 million people over the life of the ministry. This initiative is called Prisoner Packets, and it is... Continue Reading »
Members of Centenary Baptist Church in the Marion Baptist Association are celebrating 250 years of church history. A celebration and homecoming service was held Oct. 19. Ken Herrington was guest speaker. A time capsule that had been buried in... Continue Reading »
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