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CSU chapel speaker: ‘Gray areas’ reveal your faith

Dave Edwards used the story of David and Saul to illustrate how to live in the “gray areas” of life to the Charleston Southern University audience at chapel on Feb. 25. The areas and seasons of life that we... Continue Reading »

La Vida donates beds to Ohio Partnership church

Bunk beds used by campers at Camp La Vida since 1942 are now helping give rest to volunteer mission teams at a church in Cleveland, Ohio. The donation, transportation and set up of the beds represented a picture of... Continue Reading »

Influences outside North America will shape future worship, scholar says

Influences outside North America will have a large impact on how Christians will worship in the future, a prolific author and seminary president said at the John A. Hamrick Lectureship held Jan. 18-19 at First Baptist Church of Charleston.... Continue Reading »

Baptist Foundation awards grant to NGU Intercultural Studies program

North Greenville University has received a $15,000 grant from the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina in support of its Intercultural Studies degree program. Intercultural Studies majors are required each May and June to participate in a supervised international field... Continue Reading »

Beyond the Issues

New book offers Scripture-based approach to hot-button issues

Ernest Ray Winburn, a Southern Baptist pastor, has written “Beyond the Issues: The Essentiality of Authority, Truth, Values and Spirituality,” a new release from Courier Publishing. Winburn examines the social and political issues that dominate the news headlines and... Continue Reading »

‘Worry’ now available as 8-part video teaching series

Courier Publishing has released an eight-part study on the subject of worry that can be used by small groups or Bible-study classes in churches. Authored by Courier editor Rudy Gray, “Worry: The Silent Killer” offers a scriptural approach to... Continue Reading »

NGU mission teams serve in North America, around the world

North Greenville University sent out two international mission teams and one North America team over Christmas break. The international teams traveled to South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, and the North America team served in Cleveland, Ohio. Pictured are members... Continue Reading »

Skip Owens retires from CSU staff

James W. “Skip” Owens has retired as director of denominational relations at Charleston Southern University. The 1976 CSU graduate had served his alma mater since 2001 and was previously a pastor in South Carolina. He is a former president... Continue Reading »

Generations Group - SCBC

‘Generations Group’ targets new approach to children’s formation

A recently formed staff group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention will help churches implement spiritual-formation concepts for children from preschool age through college. The “Generations Group,” approved at the December meeting of the SCBC Executive Board, will provide... Continue Reading »

S.C. students earn degrees at Southeastern

Twelve South Carolinians were awarded degrees during fall commencement ceremonies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. Receiving a master of divinity degree were Olin Bradley of Greenville, Jason David Elvington of Anderson, Grady Earl Ogburn of... Continue Reading »

CP giving from South Carolina churches improves in 2014

Although the South Carolina Baptist Convention fell short of meeting its 2014 budget, gifts from churches to the Cooperative Program were up for the year. Churches forwarded $27,625,409 toward the state convention’s $28.5 million CP budget in 2014. Although... Continue Reading »

Retired missionary publishes poetry collection

Christian author Jean Phillips has released her sixth book, “Poems from the Heart,” a collection of poetry. She and her late husband, Gene Phillips, served for more than 40 years as Southern Baptist missionaries in Zimbabwe and other southern... Continue Reading »