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‘Double Honor’

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens was the king of paradox. These two lines open one of his most famous works, A Tale of Two Cities (1859). The novel, a work... Continue Reading »

Celebrating Local Associations

What is SCBAPTIST? The SCBaptist website states: “The South Carolina Baptist Convention (SCBaptist) is a family of more than 2,100 churches working together to advance the Great Commission. We mobilize missionaries and develop leaders so that every life will... Continue Reading »

2025 SCBaptist Convention Committee Nominees 

SCBaptist Convention Bylaws Part II, Articles II and III require that the names of those nominated be released to The Baptist Courier for publication in one of the following three ways: in a print edition, in an electronic edition,... Continue Reading »

Well-Known Speaker, Theologian Voddie Baucham Dies at 56 After Medical Emergency

Evangelist, author, theologian and former Southern Baptist pastor Voddie Baucham Jr. died Sept. 25 after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency in Dallas, the Founders Ministries organization he helped lead announced. He was 56. Baucham, who was active in the... Continue Reading »

EMMY Win, CFO Retirement, Evangelism Trends Highlight Executive Board Meeting

The fall meeting of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention was highlighted by reports of an EMMY win by Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries, encouraging evangelism trends and a retirement announcement. The meeting was held at the... Continue Reading »

Understanding the Current State of the Johnson Amendment

Before we dive into the history and current state of the Johnson Amendment, we need a quick review of our founding fathers’ understanding of the separation of church and state. As our 13 original colonies transitioned from a confederation... Continue Reading »

You Are Not Alone

Lynette stepped off a plane on a remote island in South Asia this year where there was limited to no access to the gospel. Proclamation of the gospel could land her in prison or deported, and a native convert... Continue Reading »

The State Convention in the Baptist Ecosystem

This summer, I preached a session at Camp McCall. I was reminded how critical is the culture of ownership in Christian character and leadership that is facilitated and reproduced among generations of boys and men there, especially within our... Continue Reading »

One Beggar Telling Another Where to Find Bread: Believers Share Their Faith at a Flea Market

Karen Kaiser, who worked as a town clerk in Buffalo, N.Y., left the Catholic church and was done with church altogether until she sat down on a plane next to a Baptist believer and talked to him for two... Continue Reading »

Celebrating the SCBC Staff

I enjoy watching people who are good at their craft. I can sit for hours and watch someone carve things from wood or forge things through fire. We occasionally host a talent fellowship at church, and I listen and... Continue Reading »

Caldwell Candidate for SCBC Vice President

Carey Caldwell, senior pastor of Bellview Baptist Church in Woodruff, will be nominated for vice president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention at its annual meeting in November. “For the last three years I have had the joy of... Continue Reading »

Gapway Baptists Mark 250 Years with October Revival

Gapway Baptist Church in Mullins is celebrating 250 years with a revival on Oct. 22–25 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 26 at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch at the Christian Life Center. Derek Brown, Adam Work, Steve Bailey,... Continue Reading »