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As SBC convenes in Ohio, Upstate minister recalls planting churches in Buckeye State

Decades after serving for 20 years as a church planter in Columbus, Ohio, Delano McMinn is returning there June 16-17 when the Southern Baptist Convention holds is annual meeting in the city. Southern Baptists have been planting churches in... Continue Reading »

From childhood to retirement, Connie Maxwell has always been home for retiring married couple

An unbroken thread weaves its way through the lives of John and Sue Sheriff. It appears first in their childhood, then young adulthood, and is stitched intricately into the fabric of their faith, marriage, family and work. That thread,... Continue Reading »

Waccamaw Association calls Tommy Richardson as DOM

Tommy Richardson has been called as the new director of missions for Waccamaw Baptist Association. He previously served as senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Montmorenci. Richardson has served as a mission outpost strategist with the South Carolina... Continue Reading »

July 1 healthcare deadline looms for some churches

Churches and ministries that reimburse their employees for individual health coverage may soon find themselves facing stiff penalties of up to $36,500 per employee, per year, under the federal healthcare law commonly known as Obamacare, as a grace period... Continue Reading »

Tommy Kelly

President’s Perspective: Pass Along the Encouragement

I can remember the excitement I felt when I took my first pastorate almost a quarter-century ago. After serving as an associate minister of a large downtown church, I accepted a call to a rural church. When I started... Continue Reading »

Heroes of the Eternal Kingdom

Leadership expert Peter Drucker once offered his opinion on the four toughest jobs in America, in no particular order. The first was not a surprise (president of the United States) and neither were the second or third (hospital administrator... Continue Reading »

Laurens pastor wins award at Ridgecrest writers conference

Rhett Wilson (center), pastor of The Spring Church in Laurens, recently received the second place award for children’s literature for his children’s picture book idea “Praying with Daddy” at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Pictured with Wilson... Continue Reading »

NASA chief challenges, inspires commencement crowd at Anderson University

Before a crowd in excess of 6,000 on a picture-perfect morning, NASA administrator, South Carolina native, and veteran astronaut Major Gen. Charles Bolden challenged a record number of Anderson University graduates at May 2 commencement exercises to dream bold.... Continue Reading »

Statewide day of prayer planned in S.C.

Evangelicals from across the state of South Carolina plan to gather at the North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center for a day of prayer and fasting called by Gov. Nikki Haley. The June 13 event, “The Response South... Continue Reading »

Bryan Cribb

Viewpoint: Forgotten Former Seminarians

“Don’t be a ‘dropout.’” As a young aspiring minister-in-training, I remember hearing this caution frequently — and annoyingly — as I packed my belongings and headed to seminary. “Many seminarians are not even in full-time ministry anymore after 10... Continue Reading »

Ten students with ties to South Carolina graduate from Southern Seminary

Ten students with ties to South Carolina graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in the spring commencement ceremony. Southern Seminary conferred degrees to 297 Southern students on May 14, and 107 Boyce College students on May 8. In his... Continue Reading »

Class of 2015 prepared for life after CSU

Charleston Southern University’s Class of 2015 graduated May 9 at the North Charleston Coliseum, the culminating event in the university’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration. Approximately 500 undergraduate and graduate students received degrees at the ceremony. Student Government Association president... Continue Reading »