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SCBC begins Great Commission ‘Conversation’
By Butch Blume, Managing Editor
news@baptistcourier.com
Date August 27, 2010

Late into the afternoon of Aug. 24, as the South Carolina “Great Commission Resurgence Conversation” drew to a close, Ed Carney counted to three, and the several hundred people who had remained for the entire day — scattered now in a score of clusters across the expansive floor of Beacham Auditorium at White Oak Conference Center — rose on instruction and shouted: “So what?”

'Younger generation' pastor D.J. Horton to be nominated for SCBC president
Date September 1, 2010

D.J. Horton, 32, pastor of Anderson Mill Road Church, Moore, will be nominated for president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention when messengers gather for the SCBC annual meeting Nov. 16-17 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

Following SCBC employee listening sessions, Executive Board addresses administrative ‘issues’ at Aug. 17 called meeting
Chairman: ‘We have an opportunity … to become a model before our fellow Christians as to how to handle conflict constructively’
By Butch Blume, Managing Editor
news@baptistcourier.com
Date September 2, 2010

At a called executive session Aug. 17 at Riverland Hills Baptist Church, Irmo, members of the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Executive Board heard a report concerning SCBC employee “listening sessions” and assigned the board’s administrative committee the “duty of researching issues, developing a plan of action and reporting back” to the Executive Board.

Anderson University named top ‘up and coming’ institution in South
Date September 2, 2010

Anderson University jumped four spots to number 21 in the top-tier of schools in the southern region for 2011, according to the just-released rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

Nominations open for Christian service awards
Date September 2, 2010

Each year the Christian Life and Pubic Affairs Committee of the South Carolina Baptist Convention recognizes one individual and one church body for Christian involvement in the public arena of politics, government and community affairs.

Resolutions for annual meeting due by Oct. 16
Date September 2, 2010

Resolutions to be considered at the 190th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention must be submitted by Oct. 16.

Weekday educators ‘Start Right’ at White Oak Conference Center
Date September 2, 2010

The 2010 Church Weekday Education Workshop was held July 29-30 at White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro. Under the theme, “Start Right with the Right Start,” more than 570 teachers and directors from South Carolina Baptist church preschools and weekday child care centers received training and tools to build their programs.

Berea First, Greenville, to launch contemporary ‘Discovery’ service
Date September 2, 2010

“Discovery” is the name of a new worship service at Berea First Baptist in Greenville. “Discovery” also describes the experience that led the church to begin a new service, said pastor Ronald D. Vaughan.

Fast Facts for September 2, 2010
Date September 2, 2010

East Asian church wins VBS photo contest
Date September 2, 2010

A church in Taiwan submitted the winning photo in this year’s Facts & Trends Vacation Bible School photo contest.

Wright urges churches to up Lottie goals
Date September 2, 2010

Southern Baptist Convention president Bryant Wright is challenging individual churches around the convention to set record goals for this year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

11,000-plus background checks performed since 2008
By Brooklyn Lowery
Date September 2, 2010

“Churches need to exercise due diligence by running background checks,” said Jennie Taylor, marketing coordinator in LifeWay’s direct marketing department. “There is a $10 base-level background check option that includes a national criminal and sex offender search. It’s a nominal expense to obtain such important information.”

South Carolina Baptist Convention’s Austin hosts listening sessions
Date August 5, 2010

South Carolina Baptists are invited to meet with Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, to discuss statewide Baptist work at regional listening sessions.

Jackson is Carolina Association DOM
Date September 2, 2010

Alvin Jackson is the new director of missions for Carolina Baptist Association, which serves churches primarily in southern Horry County. He began duties in May.

South Carolina student missionaries report on summer spent sharing gospel
Date September 2, 2010

“He’s not just a South Carolina God or just a USA God — he’s a whole-world God, and I saw that this summer in a powerful way.” So says Elizabeth Pruett, a student at Greenville Technical College and a South Carolina Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) summer missionary. This life-changing spiritual lesson was just one of many learned this summer by young men and women from 15 South Carolina colleges and universities as they spread out around the globe in an effort to impact the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.