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Actor Kevin Sorbo to keynote CLC

Television and movie actor Kevin Sorbo will be keynote speaker for the Christian Learning Centers of Greenville County’s annual Friends & Fundraising Banquet on Tuesday, April 23. Sorbo starred in “God’s Not Dead” and was director of “Let There... Continue Reading »

Baptist leaders praise housing allowance ruling

Southern Baptist entity leaders applauded a federal appeals court decision March 15 upholding the constitutionality of the ministerial housing allowance. A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled unanimously the long-standing clergy allowance does... Continue Reading »

NGU College of Christian Studies to hold third lectureship on theology and culture

North Greenville University’s College of Christian Studies will hold its third lectureship on theology and culture on Tuesday, March 26, at 7:00 p.m. in Hamlin Recital Hall. The guest speaker, Matthew Hall, will discuss how Christians should think biblically... Continue Reading »

Veteran SCBC staffer tapped to head missions mobilization effort

Ken Owens has been named missions mobilization team leader for the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Owens previously served as director of the SCBC’s Collegiate Ministry Group and is a 25-year employee of the convention. In addition to his work... Continue Reading »

SBTS professor to lecture on the church and sexuality

Matthew Hall will be the featured speaker March 26 at a North Greenville University lecture series on theology and culture. Hall, dean of Boyce College at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will speak on the topic: “Faithful Witness: The Church... Continue Reading »

Confronting Child Abuse: Loving the Children as Jesus Did

Christians have a moral responsibility to aid victims, report perpetrators Child abuse is rampant in America. No race, class or religion is exempt. Even the church has been infected with child abusers. The latest statistics regarding child abuse are... Continue Reading »

2018 state CP giving misses mark, but receipts climb overall

South Carolina Baptist churches gave nearly $27.3 million in Cooperative Program gifts through the state convention in 2018, more than the previous year but still shy of the $28 million budgeted for ministry and missions. Nevertheless, giving through all... Continue Reading »

The Horror of Child Trafficking

Each day in South Carolina, approximately 670 people are offered up for commercial sex. One in 10 of those victims is a minor. Greenville, situated between two of the largest cities in America for human trafficking — Atlanta and... Continue Reading »

SCBC ‘President’s Retreat’ to focus on preparing young leaders

Bryant Sims, president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, has scheduled a retreat for about 20 young leaders who he believes are “gifted and positioned to play an important role in the future of our state convention.” The “President’s... Continue Reading »

Book inspires son of WWII vet to find dad’s ‘battle buddy’

When Mark Davis wrote “Mount of Congregation,” a book about his grandfather’s World War II experiences, he spent a lot of time trying to track down any soldiers who served with his grandfather and who might still be alive.... Continue Reading »

State convention to hold sexual misconduct summit

The South Carolina Baptist Convention will sponsor a Sexual Misconduct Summit March 12 at Lexington Baptist Church. The event is a daylong conference focused on addressing the risk of sexual misconduct and child sexual abuse in ministry environments. Topics... Continue Reading »

In ‘My Own Backyard,’ Connie Maxwell president Danny Nicholson revisits a ‘thread of holy moments’

Most people who know Danny Nicholson are aware that he is president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. Some may even know that he was adopted and raised by a loving Christian couple. People may not know, however, that Nicholson... Continue Reading »