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NGU trustees regret ‘confusion and hurt’ in communicating Epting retirement

The North Greenville University Board of Trustees Sept. 16 expressed regret over “any confusion and hurt our past communications may have caused our community” after announcing in January 2015 that former university president Jimmy Epting would retire in May... Continue Reading »

Javis Howard reflects on time in Philippines with Athletes in Action

Writer: Kevin O’Rourke, Assistant Sports Information Director, CSU Charleston Southern sophomore forward Javis Howard is preparing for the 2015-16 season with an added sense of perspective. Howard spent 12 days in the Philippines this summer with Athletes in Action,... Continue Reading »

SCBC seeks ‘explanation of actions taken’ by North Greenville University trustees

*Updated Sept. 9 to provide correct date for Oct. 13 meeting of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. North Greenville University officials have been asked to appear before the South Carolina Baptist Convention Executive Board Oct.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University ‘Ignites’ new academic year

The third annual Ignite Conference on the North Greenville University campus helped launch the first three days of classes, Aug. 19-21. The Ignite experience begins the academic year with a time of collective worship for the NGU community. An... Continue Reading »

A Call to Men to Confront Domestic Violence

You’re the pastor, and you suspect that one of your deacons — a respected family man and a person of some influence in your church — is abusing his wife. You’ve seen some warning signs, but you can’t be... Continue Reading »

Man with passion for helping teens to launch Christ-centered boot camp

Jamie Murphy’s dream is to create a boot camp for troubled teens, teach parenting skills to parents, and develop families that can impact lives and communities for Jesus Christ. Formerly a Southern Baptist pastor, he is now devoting himself... Continue Reading »

Author Brett Aiken: Is your church really ‘Open for Business’?

In “Open for Business: Getting the Church Back on Solid Ground” (Courier Publishing, 2015), Brett Aiken poses a piercing question for anyone who would take up his cross and follow Christ: In our myriad and increasingly complex ways of... Continue Reading »

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North Greenville University issues statement on ‘legal, moral and ethical expectations’ of administration, faculty

The chairperson of North Greenville University’s board of trustees said Aug. 27 that school leaders “are expected to lead Christ-centered lives” and that current administrative staff and faculty members reflect the Baptist university’s “legal, moral and ethical expectations” and... Continue Reading »

Resolutions for SCBC annual meeting due Oct. 11

Resolutions to be considered at the 2015 South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting are due by Oct. 11. Submissions must include the author’s name, address, email address, daytime and cell phone numbers, and church (with address). Resolutions for this... Continue Reading »

Tom Tucker to be nominated for 2016 SCBC president

The Courier has learned that Tom Tucker, pastor of Sisk Memorial Baptist Church in Fort Mill, will be nominated for president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention when messengers gather at Spartanburg First Baptist Church Nov. 10-11 for the... Continue Reading »

SCBC Future Vision Committee: Keep less money in state, send more to international missions

(Updated Aug. 31, 2015 to include the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina among the South Carolina Baptist Convention institutions that currently receive Cooperative Program funding.) A committee charged with developing a master plan for the future cooperative work of... Continue Reading »

Jerry White honored for 50 years of ministry

Jerry C. White, former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, was honored recently for 50 years of service in the preaching ministry. In 1965, White accepted God’s call to ministry at age 13 at Piedmont Baptist Church near... Continue Reading »