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When the doors opened at 9:30 a.m., the crowd of international teachers hurried in. Madel Patal, who had been waiting since 5:30 a.m., went straight to the painting she had spotted through the glass doors hours before. Volunteers helped... Continue Reading »
As the calendar marched on through August, college students throughout North America are transitioning back to the grind of life on campus. Thanks to GenSend, dozens are going back with an eye toward living “on mission.” Just over 200... Continue Reading »
Health care missions provides access to millions of people who’ve never heard of the Great Physician, and health care professionals play a crucial role in prescribing treatment for both physical and spiritual needs. These were some of the messages... Continue Reading »
Larry G. Daniel was recently named as the director and a professor in the Center for Leadership and Organizations at Anderson University. “I am excited to be part of the premier educational experience at Anderson University. As a doctoral-level... Continue Reading »
Keith Parks, missions leader who played a key role in opening Southern Baptists’ eyes to the millions of unreached peoples worldwide, died Aug. 26, 2025. He was 97. International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood expressed his gratefulness for Parks’... Continue Reading »
Our country continues to enjoy the legal and cultural benefits of the legacy President Trump created with three legitimate conservative-leaning additions to the Supreme Court during his first term. A flurry of 6-3 decisions and one 9-0 decision reached... Continue Reading »
When it comes to morality, Americans don’t see much wrong with using birth control or getting a divorce, but few support extramarital affairs or human cloning. The latest poll results from Gallup spell out what activities U.S. adults view... Continue Reading »
When South Carolina Baptists gather for their annual meeting at First Baptist Church, Taylors, on Nov. 10–11, Cory Horton, pastor of Brushy Creek Baptist Church, will be nominated to serve as president-elect of the state convention. Horton has led... Continue Reading »
“We lived our entire lives in New York and moved to South Carolina for a change. Five years later, it still isn’t quite what we hoped for. Our religious and social differences have made it hard to make friends,”... Continue Reading »
As Charleston Southern University welcomed one of its largest residential populations to campus this Move In Weekend, the university also celebrated record overall enrollment for its traditional undergraduate, graduate, and online headcount — hitting more than 4,000 students for... Continue Reading »
As the rhythmic patterns of fall, family and church life return, I would like to ask you to act on two important legislative items coming in the 2026 session. The session officially begins the first week of January, but... Continue Reading »
Classes for the 2025-2026 academic year started this week as Anderson University, the largest private university in the state of South Carolina, kicked off its 115th year. A record 9,000 students made application for entry into this year’s class,... Continue Reading »
I keep a packed duffle bag on the top shelf of my closet so that I can be ready to go at a moment’s notice when a disaster occurs. In the past two decades, I have been a part... Continue Reading »
Are you worried finding your next meal will be a struggle? Know someone who is? If food insecurity doesn’t affect you, it probably affects someone you know. International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood says the global hunger crisis is... Continue Reading »
(Editor’s note: This piece is the fifth in a five-part series in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Baptist Faith and Message at the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas.) The Baptist Faith and Message, when adopted in... Continue Reading »
$5 million project completed in 100 days, new name revealed Charleston Southern University hosted a soft opening along with its dining services partner, Aramark, on Aug. 18 to celebrate the renovations and the unveiling of a new name for... Continue Reading »
After more than 42 years of distinguished service, Pam Bryant Ross, senior vice president for Enrollment Management at Anderson University, has announced her retirement, effective Sept. 1. Ross, a pivotal figure in the university’s remarkable tripling of enrollment, will... Continue Reading »
The town of Beaufort, where I live, is steeped in history. Specifically Protestant history. Ribaut Road, one of the main thoroughfares in Beaufort, is named after the French Huguenot Jean Ribault, who colonized the area in 1562 on his... Continue Reading »
Longtime pastor, author and teacher John F. MacArthur died July 14 after a short battle with pneumonia. MacArthur, 86, pastored Grace Community Church in the Los Angeles area for 56 years. “At the center of Dr. MacArthur’s ministry was... Continue Reading »
Upstate Church Haywood’s roof collapsed at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, Aug. 17, according to lead pastor Wayne Bray. The cause is still unknown. On Saturday, a church member was loading PowerPoint slides in preparation for the Sunday morning... Continue Reading »
Joseph Hazen’s phone rang, and he answered to hear the voice of his North African friend. Hazen, an International Mission Board missionary, and his friend have served together for almost 20 years in a large European city, sharing the... Continue Reading »
President Gene C. Fant Jr. unveiled the university’s new strategic plan, “NGU2030: Building for the Future,” to faculty and staff on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The plan’s development was guided by a 19-member steering committee representing students, trustees, alumni, academic,... Continue Reading »
As students head back to the classroom, they’re likely to see the impact of local churches in their schools this year. According to a Lifeway Research study, 4 in 5 U.S. Protestant pastors identify at least one way their... Continue Reading »
Brent Leatherwood has resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, ending nearly nine years of service that began in 2017 as director of strategic partnerships. The ERLC Board of Trustees accepted Leatherwood’s resignation in... Continue Reading »
I first learned about the military chaplaincy 65 years ago during a Sunday service at my home church in Rome, Ga. Up to that point, I’d never met a chaplain. The only thing I had heard from others was... Continue Reading »
Each week, headlines tell us pastors are burnt out. They’re leaving the ministry. They’re throwing in the towel. Pastoral ministry is too hard on the family. The demands are too high. The challenges are too difficult. The message we... Continue Reading »
An elementary-aged girl wears a pink bandana. It’s a piece of color hiding obvious signs of chemotherapy. She runs across a metal bridge surrounded by trees on either side. She moves from the wide entrance of the park to... Continue Reading »
On the mission field, missionaries quickly forge close relationships with other missionaries, often becoming like family. When missionaries return to the U.S., isolation may set in as they lose proximity to their missionary family. IMB alumni have not only... Continue Reading »
One searcher after the massive flooding in the Texas Hill Country came across four personal items with the names of children on them. Those items are being returned to those families with a special touch from Texans on Mission... Continue Reading »
When Joseph Hudson was called as minister of music at First Baptist Church, Cleveland, S.C., in 2010, he wanted to get to know the members of his new congregation. “Some of my mentors in ministry had advised me that... Continue Reading »
Words mean things. This simple phrase didn’t originate with Rush Limbaugh, but he made it popular. Our current cultural moment is filled with what the Apostle Paul might call “a noisy gong or clanging symbol” (1 Cor. 13:1). Words... Continue Reading »
Ben Mandrell has been called to be the senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mandrell has served as president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources since summer of 2019. “I cannot tell you how thankful we are for this... Continue Reading »
Individual talent without cooperation will not win championships. The 2004 Los Angeles Lakers may have been the greatest collection of individual All-Stars that failed to win because they did not cooperate with one another. The team was loaded with... Continue Reading »
When I first moved to Columbia from Texas in the spring of 2023, several South Carolinians told me to brace myself for the summer heat. “There’s nothing like it,” they said. “It sticks to you.” They weren’t wrong. I... Continue Reading »
I would imagine that I am not the only SCBaptist who has unfinished projects around my home. This past Memorial Day, I checked one of those projects off when I installed a flagpole at our house that I purchased... Continue Reading »
A year ago, I pulled up to my new apartment, and it became official: My residency as a college missionary in South Carolina has ended, and now I am a college missionary 16 hours away in Burlington, Vermont. Out... Continue Reading »
This isn’t one of those pieces that ties everything up in a neat spiritual bow. It’s not filled with pat answers or hollow clichés. It’s born out of pain, prayer and the unshakable truth that — even in the... Continue Reading »
Editor’s note: This piece is the fourth in a five-part series in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Baptist Faith and Message at the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. The rural South was struggling in 1925. The... Continue Reading »
Colossians 1:9, Ephesians 4:1 and Micah 6:8 were among the Scripture passages touched on in a prayer offered at the opening of the U.S. Senate July 9 by SBC President Clint Pressley. “Fill us with the knowledge of your... Continue Reading »
In the wake of the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River and as the death toll continues to rise, teams from the Southern Baptists of Texas Disaster Relief and the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Texans on Mission) arrived... Continue Reading »
During Send Relief’s presentation to the Southern Baptist Convention last month, Paul Chitwood and Kevin Ezell highlighted Global Hunger Sunday, which will take place on August 24 this year. “We aren’t seeing much in the news about it, but... Continue Reading »
For distributing the Bible and sharing the gospel in the Soviet Union, Aleksei Kharlamov’s great-grandfather was sent to Siberia and never heard from again. His grandfather and father both were persecuted for being Baptist pastors. Growing up in post-Soviet... Continue Reading »
In 2001, South Carolina Baptist layman and veterinarian Roger Troutman stepped out of his comfort zone and traveled to Alaska to serve as a volunteer trail veterinarian for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, commonly referred to as The... Continue Reading »
(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) A month out from the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, there was only one known candidate for most offices of the Southern Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »
(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) The SBC Committee on Nominations has released its 2025 report in advance of the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting to be held June 10-11.... Continue Reading »
How will we remember the 2025 legislative session? On one hand, two significant, hard-fought and much-negotiated pieces of legislation made it to the governor’s desk. On the other hand, just 45 bills were enacted. That is a low number... Continue Reading »
“I like your dog,” I said to the gentleman walking his dog along the streets of Athens. “His name is Hercules. He walks slowly and teaches me patience,” he said. “What’s your name?” I asked. “Christos.” I told Christos... Continue Reading »
(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) On June 9–11, 2025, cooperating Southern Baptists from across the states will gather in Dallas, Texas, in our 180th year of Convention organization,... Continue Reading »
(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving” (Col. 4:2 NKJV). The Southern Baptist Convention will meet June 8-11 in Dallas,... Continue Reading »
The Baptist Courier staff received six awards at the South Carolina Press Association’s April banquet in Columbia: • 1st Place, Faith Reporting: Mary Margaret Flook, for the article: “When Missions is Mundane and Knowing God is More Thrilling.” •... Continue Reading »
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