BAPTIST COURIERCHURCHESSTATEU.S./WORLDOPINIONCLASSIFIEDSE-EDITION Karyn is the wife of Don Wilton, the longtime pastor of Spartanburg First Baptist Church. “When God called us to full-time Christian ministry, it was Karyn who offered the selling of all our possessions, including all her wedding gifts, so that we could buy plane tickets to the USA. Her entire life has placed the highest premium on serving HOW MANY CHURCHES WILL CLOSE? Speculation runs rampant these days as prognosticators and researchers attempt to predict how many churches will be closing within the next 12 to 24 months. Recently, Barna president David Kinnaman indicated that as many as 20 percent of churches could close within the next 18 months. Speaking to the NPR’s “Here and Now” gathering, he

CLASSIFIEDS ARCHIVE

Part-Time Children’s Minister. Return Baptist Church in Seneca, SC, is seeking a part-time Children’s Minister for our growing children’s program. Please mail résumé to: Return Baptist Church, 733 Return Church Road, Seneca, SC 29678 or call: Rev. Bobby Holcombe

at 864-972-3616.

BETH MOORE ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE FROM SBC, LIFEWAY Beth Moore announces departure from SBC, LifeWay. Longtime Bible study leader Beth Moore has publicly announced that she is ending her affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention and LifeWay Christian Resources, relationships stretching back more than three decades. Moore made the announcement through an interview with Religion News KARYN WILTON: GOD'S LOVE WITH A SPOT OF TEA A cup of tea often served as a connecting point for Karyn Wilton while raising her three children. Her son Rob, a church planter with the North American Mission Board, said, “She makes the best tea, and my life has been filled with thousands of hours THE CHOICE: BURIAL OR CREMATION? It leaves in its wake a sense of loss, pain and sorrow. When a loved one dies, we grieve, but when a Christian brother or sister dies, we who remain have grief with hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). The question of cremation or burial is a highly personal decision that a number of theologians say is outside the moral law. It is a personal

choice.

SBC RESOLUTION 9: STATEMENT ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY The most controversial resolution at the 2019 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention was Resolution 9, “On Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality.” While resolutions are not binding, they are important because they send a message to the larger culture, especially the secular media. One of the issues many had with the

resolution was that

WORLDVIEW: WHY CHRISTIANS NO LONGER FOLLOW CERTAIN OLD Non-Christians sometimes accuse Christians of being inconsistent because they don’t obey certain Old Testament commandments. For example, the Old Testament commands believers to circumcise all male children (Genesis 17:9-14), to offer animal sacrifices (Leviticus 7:1-6) and to refrain from eating various kinds of animals (Leviticus 11). However, few Christians today worry about STUDY CONFIRMS: MAJORITY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS DROP OUT OF Church pews may be full of teenagers, but a new study says college students might be a much rarer sight on Sunday mornings. Two-thirds (66 percent) of American young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly for at least a year as a teenager say they also dropped out for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22, according to a new study from LifeWay Research. GAITHER PIANIST ANTHONY BURGER DIES DURING 'HOMECOMING Anthony Burger, 44, known to gospel music fans as the energetic pianist on Bill Gaither’s popular Homecoming television broadcasts, died suddenly Feb. 22 while performing aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean. He had just finished playing a song with the Gaither “homecoming friends” when he collapsed onstage. BAPTIST COURIERCHURCHESSTATEU.S./WORLDOPINIONCLASSIFIEDSE-EDITION Karyn is the wife of Don Wilton, the longtime pastor of Spartanburg First Baptist Church. “When God called us to full-time Christian ministry, it was Karyn who offered the selling of all our possessions, including all her wedding gifts, so that we could buy plane tickets to the USA. Her entire life has placed the highest premium on serving HOW MANY CHURCHES WILL CLOSE? Speculation runs rampant these days as prognosticators and researchers attempt to predict how many churches will be closing within the next 12 to 24 months. Recently, Barna president David Kinnaman indicated that as many as 20 percent of churches could close within the next 18 months. Speaking to the NPR’s “Here and Now” gathering, he

CLASSIFIEDS ARCHIVE

Part-Time Children’s Minister. Return Baptist Church in Seneca, SC, is seeking a part-time Children’s Minister for our growing children’s program. Please mail résumé to: Return Baptist Church, 733 Return Church Road, Seneca, SC 29678 or call: Rev. Bobby Holcombe

at 864-972-3616.

BETH MOORE ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE FROM SBC, LIFEWAY Beth Moore announces departure from SBC, LifeWay. Longtime Bible study leader Beth Moore has publicly announced that she is ending her affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention and LifeWay Christian Resources, relationships stretching back more than three decades. Moore made the announcement through an interview with Religion News KARYN WILTON: GOD'S LOVE WITH A SPOT OF TEA A cup of tea often served as a connecting point for Karyn Wilton while raising her three children. Her son Rob, a church planter with the North American Mission Board, said, “She makes the best tea, and my life has been filled with thousands of hours THE CHOICE: BURIAL OR CREMATION? It leaves in its wake a sense of loss, pain and sorrow. When a loved one dies, we grieve, but when a Christian brother or sister dies, we who remain have grief with hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). The question of cremation or burial is a highly personal decision that a number of theologians say is outside the moral law. It is a personal

choice.

SBC RESOLUTION 9: STATEMENT ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY The most controversial resolution at the 2019 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention was Resolution 9, “On Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality.” While resolutions are not binding, they are important because they send a message to the larger culture, especially the secular media. One of the issues many had with the

resolution was that

WORLDVIEW: WHY CHRISTIANS NO LONGER FOLLOW CERTAIN OLD Non-Christians sometimes accuse Christians of being inconsistent because they don’t obey certain Old Testament commandments. For example, the Old Testament commands believers to circumcise all male children (Genesis 17:9-14), to offer animal sacrifices (Leviticus 7:1-6) and to refrain from eating various kinds of animals (Leviticus 11). However, few Christians today worry about STUDY CONFIRMS: MAJORITY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS DROP OUT OF Church pews may be full of teenagers, but a new study says college students might be a much rarer sight on Sunday mornings. Two-thirds (66 percent) of American young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly for at least a year as a teenager say they also dropped out for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22, according to a new study from LifeWay Research. GAITHER PIANIST ANTHONY BURGER DIES DURING 'HOMECOMING Anthony Burger, 44, known to gospel music fans as the energetic pianist on Bill Gaither’s popular Homecoming television broadcasts, died suddenly Feb. 22 while performing aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean. He had just finished playing a song with the Gaither “homecoming friends” when he collapsed onstage. DR VOLS HELP DURING COVID-19 When help was needed with COVID-19 vaccination clinics and food distribution in the Grand Strand, South Carolina Baptist Convention Disaster Relief volunteers answered the call. Before the vaccine became widely available in drugstores and other places, the McLeod Health System conducted mass vaccine clinics throughout Horry County. Local SCBC DR volunteers aided with traffic flow, PERSECUTION PERSISTS AS THE GOSPEL SPREADS Kingdom growth is always met with deep spiritual warfare for Aquila*. For him this includes active and imminent threats to his life. “Please pray for us!” Aquila asked a prayer team in a September 2020 message. He had heard that an extremist group was 'PONDERING PROVERBS' IS 2-VOLUME STUDY OF BIBLICAL WISDOM Tom Hinkle, pastor of St. John’s Bethel Baptist Church in Moncks Corner, has written a two-volume study guide, “Pondering Proverbs: A Devotional Look at God’s Wisdom” (Courier Publishing, $17.95 per volume). The twin volumes total 752 pages; Vol. 1 covers the first 16 chapters of Proverbs, Vol. 2 chapters 17-31. “Pondering Proverbs”

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BIBLE STUDY FOR SMALL GROUPS: THE DISTURBING FOUNDATION OF The Anglican bishop N.T. Wright is reputed to have said, “Wherever St. Paul went, there was a riot. Wherever I go, they serve tea.” Over the next several months, we are going to look at two books by one of the most important writers in the Bible: the Apostle Paul. The Jew

named Saul had

BCM DIRECTOR SMITH RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE FOR SERVICE When Scott Smith received an honorary doctorate May 11 from the university where he has ministered for 36 years, the Baptist Collegiate Ministry director joined some pretty elite company. For starters, Smith became the first BCM minister to have such an honor put upon him at a public university. It’s also only the second time OUTSIDE THE WALLS: SMALL TOWN, BIG DEAL Outside the Walls: Small Town, Big Deal. By Lee Clamp. Lee Clamp is chief strategic officer for the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Find him on Facebook (Lee Clamp) and Twitter (@leeclamp). Published on March 8, 2021. I remember the day that our world changed in the small town where I grew up. Everyone was talking about it.

MOORE LEAVING ERLC

Russell Moore is leaving the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, ending an occasionally controversial eight-year tenure, to take a role with Christianity Today. He will begin a role this summer as public theologian for what the magazine described as “a new public theology project.” In a message posted to his personal blog, MINISTRY POSITIONS ARCHIVES Return Baptist Church in Seneca, SC, is seeking a part-time Children’s Minister for our growing children’s program. Please mail résumé to: Return Baptist Church, 733 Return Church Road, Seneca, SC 29678 or call: Rev. Bobby Holcombe at 864-972-3616. COMIC BELIEF: THE ANGELS ARE LAUGHING I travel around the country telling people that their attitude is either their best friend or worst enemy. It isn’t the position in life; it’s the disposition. Now I’m not one of those positive blab-it-and-grab-it guys. I do tell everyone that it’s a fallen world, that Murphy was an optimist, and that there will be SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION COMES TO NASHVILLE'S MUSIC This year’s annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention will convene June 15 and 16 at the Nashville Music City Center. Generating the most comments has been the election of president. Four candidates will be nominated for president: R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.; Mike Stone,

pastor of Emmanuel

BAPTIST COURIERCHURCHESSTATEU.S./WORLDOPINIONCLASSIFIEDSE-EDITION Karyn is the wife of Don Wilton, the longtime pastor of Spartanburg First Baptist Church. “When God called us to full-time Christian ministry, it was Karyn who offered the selling of all our possessions, including all her wedding gifts, so that we could buy plane tickets to the USA. Her entire life has placed the highest premium on serving

CLASSIFIEDS ARCHIVE

Part-Time Children’s Minister. Return Baptist Church in Seneca, SC, is seeking a part-time Children’s Minister for our growing children’s program. Please mail résumé to: Return Baptist Church, 733 Return Church Road, Seneca, SC 29678 or call: Rev. Bobby Holcombe

at 864-972-3616.

HOW MANY CHURCHES WILL CLOSE? Speculation runs rampant these days as prognosticators and researchers attempt to predict how many churches will be closing within the next 12 to 24 months. Recently, Barna president David Kinnaman indicated that as many as 20 percent of churches could close within the next 18 months. Speaking to the NPR’s “Here and Now” gathering, he THE CHOICE: BURIAL OR CREMATION? It leaves in its wake a sense of loss, pain and sorrow. When a loved one dies, we grieve, but when a Christian brother or sister dies, we who remain have grief with hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). The question of cremation or burial is a highly personal decision that a number of theologians say is outside the moral law. It is a personal

choice.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SUNDAY SCHOOL? From the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s, Southern Baptists lived on the cutting edge of church growth, primarily by growing strong and evangelistic Sunday schools. Today we are viewed as a denomination in decline, with decreases in baptisms, worship attendance, church membership and Sunday school attendance spanning at least eight years. If Sunday school was the STUDY CONFIRMS: MAJORITY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS DROP OUT OF Church pews may be full of teenagers, but a new study says college students might be a much rarer sight on Sunday mornings. Two-thirds (66 percent) of American young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly for at least a year as a teenager say they also dropped out for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22, according to a new study from LifeWay Research. AFTER DEATH, WHAT IS THE ‘INTERMEDIATE STATE’? The intermediate state is a person’s condition between physical death and the resurrection. For the believer, it is a time of conscious bliss in the presence of the Lord; but for the unbeliever, it is a time of conscious torment. According to the New Testament, SCBC PRESIDENT BRYANT SIMS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Bryant Sims, pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Greenwood and the 2019 president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, is only the second person in the history of the SCBC to have a dad who also served as president.. His father, the late Horace Sims, who was pastor of Abney Memorial Baptist Church in Greenwood, was elected SCBC president in 1981 and presided over the 1982 annual SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS: AUGUST 26, 2012, BIBLE STUDIES FOR In Jeremiah 37:11-17, Jeremiah was beaten and imprisoned after being falsely accused of deserting to the Chaldeans. When he was released, he continued proclaiming God’s message. Today, we face many dangers because we obey God, but we must persevere even in the face of persecution. Jeremiah never wavered, even when he faced death. BILLY GRAHAM'S 'BIG SURPRISE': JOINS SPARTANBURG FIRST Published on December 31, 2008. When Don Wilton and his oldest son Rob visited Billy Graham at his home in Montreat, N.C., on Christmas Eve, the 90-year-old evangelist mentioned to the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Spartanburg that he had a “big surprise” for him. Don Wilton and his wife, Karyn, with Billy Graham at his 90th BAPTIST COURIERCHURCHESSTATEU.S./WORLDOPINIONCLASSIFIEDSE-EDITION Karyn is the wife of Don Wilton, the longtime pastor of Spartanburg First Baptist Church. “When God called us to full-time Christian ministry, it was Karyn who offered the selling of all our possessions, including all her wedding gifts, so that we could buy plane tickets to the USA. Her entire life has placed the highest premium on serving

CLASSIFIEDS ARCHIVE

Part-Time Children’s Minister. Return Baptist Church in Seneca, SC, is seeking a part-time Children’s Minister for our growing children’s program. Please mail résumé to: Return Baptist Church, 733 Return Church Road, Seneca, SC 29678 or call: Rev. Bobby Holcombe

at 864-972-3616.

HOW MANY CHURCHES WILL CLOSE? Speculation runs rampant these days as prognosticators and researchers attempt to predict how many churches will be closing within the next 12 to 24 months. Recently, Barna president David Kinnaman indicated that as many as 20 percent of churches could close within the next 18 months. Speaking to the NPR’s “Here and Now” gathering, he THE CHOICE: BURIAL OR CREMATION? It leaves in its wake a sense of loss, pain and sorrow. When a loved one dies, we grieve, but when a Christian brother or sister dies, we who remain have grief with hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). The question of cremation or burial is a highly personal decision that a number of theologians say is outside the moral law. It is a personal

choice.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SUNDAY SCHOOL? From the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s, Southern Baptists lived on the cutting edge of church growth, primarily by growing strong and evangelistic Sunday schools. Today we are viewed as a denomination in decline, with decreases in baptisms, worship attendance, church membership and Sunday school attendance spanning at least eight years. If Sunday school was the STUDY CONFIRMS: MAJORITY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS DROP OUT OF Church pews may be full of teenagers, but a new study says college students might be a much rarer sight on Sunday mornings. Two-thirds (66 percent) of American young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly for at least a year as a teenager say they also dropped out for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22, according to a new study from LifeWay Research. AFTER DEATH, WHAT IS THE ‘INTERMEDIATE STATE’? The intermediate state is a person’s condition between physical death and the resurrection. For the believer, it is a time of conscious bliss in the presence of the Lord; but for the unbeliever, it is a time of conscious torment. According to the New Testament, SCBC PRESIDENT BRYANT SIMS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Bryant Sims, pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Greenwood and the 2019 president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, is only the second person in the history of the SCBC to have a dad who also served as president.. His father, the late Horace Sims, who was pastor of Abney Memorial Baptist Church in Greenwood, was elected SCBC president in 1981 and presided over the 1982 annual SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS: AUGUST 26, 2012, BIBLE STUDIES FOR In Jeremiah 37:11-17, Jeremiah was beaten and imprisoned after being falsely accused of deserting to the Chaldeans. When he was released, he continued proclaiming God’s message. Today, we face many dangers because we obey God, but we must persevere even in the face of persecution. Jeremiah never wavered, even when he faced death. BILLY GRAHAM'S 'BIG SURPRISE': JOINS SPARTANBURG FIRST Published on December 31, 2008. When Don Wilton and his oldest son Rob visited Billy Graham at his home in Montreat, N.C., on Christmas Eve, the 90-year-old evangelist mentioned to the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Spartanburg that he had a “big surprise” for him. Don Wilton and his wife, Karyn, with Billy Graham at his 90th DR VOLS HELP DURING COVID-19 When help was needed with COVID-19 vaccination clinics and food distribution in the Grand Strand, South Carolina Baptist Convention Disaster Relief volunteers answered the call. Before the vaccine became widely available in drugstores and other places, the McLeod Health System conducted mass vaccine clinics throughout Horry County. Local SCBC DR volunteers aided with traffic flow, BIBLE STUDY FOR SMALL GROUPS: THE DISTURBING FOUNDATION OF The Anglican bishop N.T. Wright is reputed to have said, “Wherever St. Paul went, there was a riot. Wherever I go, they serve tea.” Over the next several months, we are going to look at two books by one of the most important writers in the Bible: the Apostle Paul. The Jew

named Saul had

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pastor of Emmanuel

WILTON PENS BOOK ON SPENDING SATURDAYS WITH BILLY GRAHAM Billy Graham’s longtime pastor and friend, Don Wilton, shares personal insights and wisdom gained from his personal times over more than 15 years with America’s pastor in the new book “Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham” (Thomas Nelson, 193 pages). The senior pastor of nearly 30 years at First Baptist Church

in Spartanburg,

WHOLLY HEALTHY: LOVE HEALS Many years ago, I was reading “In His Image,” a book by Dr. Paul Brand. Brand, some will recall, was a pioneering plastic surgeon doing incredible mission work in India, operating on those afflicted with Hansen’s disease, or leprosy. Prior to that, he had experience operating on pilots who survived crashes during the Battle of * Courier Publishing

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WE'RE GOING TO THE ARK AGAIN! The Ark Experience is back by popular demand! We scheduled it in July this time, so families with school-aged children can go with us. Don’t miss out on it this time. Based on our last trip, seats will fill up fast. Reserve your seat today! Yes, you can board in Columbia. Call 864-232-8736. ...Continue Reading FOLLOWING IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS My family has been compared to the Tribe of Levi. As a child, I can remember family cookouts feeling like an auxiliary meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. My father, Horace Sims, was a pastor; my maternal grandfather, Grady Bridwell, was a pastor; and uncles on both sides of the family were pastors. The last thing I wanted to do was to follow in their footsteps. But God had other plans. It was my daddy who led me to faith in Jesus. We were grilling hamburgers in the backyard of the parsonage at Abney Memorial Baptist Church in Greenwood. Our town had experienced several bad electrical storms and tornadoes that spring. As my dad placed those burgers on that old Weber kettle grill, thunder clapped and a light rain began to... Continue reading » CHARLES AND RICH WILSON: PARTNERS IN MINISTRY It is unusual for a father and son to be pastors, but not that rare. It is rare for a son to follow his dad and serve as pastor of the same church his father pastored at two different churches. Charles and Rich Wilson are partners in ministry.... Continue reading » THE SWEET FAMILY ‘TRIFECTA’ Greg Sweet and his two sons, Neal and Nathan, together form what one fellow pastor termed a “trifecta” in ministry. Collectively, they’ve served eight South Carolina churches and a North Carolina congregation. Greg is two years shy of... Continue reading »

BAPTIST PRESS

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Jonathan Howe

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* SBC DIGEST: New prayer guides from IMB; Judson faithful say goodbye; Kentucky, Sunrise talks ongoing

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Edwin Leap, Published June 6, 2021 * Outside The Walls: Developing Disciples By Lee Clamp, Published June 5, 2021 * Legislative Update: 2021 SC Legislative Session By Tony Beam, Published June 3, 2021 * President’s Perspective: A Queen And God’s Faithfulness By Alex Sands, Published June 2, 2021 * Editor’s Word: We Need Godly Fathers By Rudy Gray, Published June 1, 2021

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PSALM 119: HOW TO KNOW GOD

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PSALM 90: THE BREVITY OF LIFE AND AN ETERNAL GOD

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