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Lander BCM celebrates 29 years of partnerships in local community

For the past 29 years, the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Lander University in Greenwood has consistently partnered with local churches in ministry. The most longstanding partnership has been with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, the school’s closest neighbor, but the... Continue Reading »

Ruth Graham speaks at Charleston Southern University

Ruth Graham, author, speaker and daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, spoke in chapel at Charleston Southern University on March 18. She used the example of the Apostle Paul to illustrate an effective life. Paul had many experiences and was... Continue Reading »

RLI: A Blueprint for Discipleship and Multiplying Leaders

The South Carolina Baptist Convention is partnering with The Church at Cherrydale in Greenville in support of an original discipleship model that is designed to develop and multiply church leadership. The Renewal Leadership Institute process begins with identifying existing... Continue Reading »

Five Forks Church commissions ‘Stephen ministers’

Five Forks Baptist Church of Simpsonville recently commissioned 12 “Stephen ministers” into the service of assisting the staff in providing consistent, quality, one-to-one care for hurting people. The new lay ministers received more than 50 hours of training since... Continue Reading »

State Evangelism Conference zeroes in on ‘ministry evangelism’

Speakers at the 2015 State Evangelism Conference, held Feb. 18-19 at Beach Church in Myrtle Beach, challenged participants to serve others and, in doing so, share the gospel. “Ministry evangelism is about serving first [and] being action-oriented and vocal... Continue Reading »

‘Whatever It Takes’

Gabriel Revilla recalls a “Nike moment” when his college pastor in Miami approached him with a question. “What do you think about recruiting an actual team of students and allowing them to come to Miami to reach lostness here?”... Continue Reading »

CSU’s Rick Brewer to lead Louisiana College

Rick Brewer, who has served in several administrative capacities at Charleston Southern University over the past 28 years, has been elected president of Louisiana College in Pineville, La. Louisiana College trustees unanimously elected Brewer as the school’s 11th president... Continue Reading »

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 »

Christian media’s reach surveyed by LifeWay Research

Christian broadcasters have a devoted following, with about two-thirds of weekly churchgoers and evangelicals saying they tune in to Christian radio and television on a regular basis. Christian books have a reach among churchgoers and evangelicals, and Christian movies... 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 »

A Reason for Faith, and a Faith for Reason

When the Pharisees challenged Jesus on the meaning of the Law, Jesus answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37). Jesus drew these... Continue Reading »

Spinner Allen new leader at McCall Royal Ambassador Camp

A former camper and staff member at Camp McCall in Pickens County is returning home. Matt “Spinner” Allen has been named the associate director of camps and conference centers at the 300-acre camp for boys and men owned by... Continue Reading »