The Baptist Courier

06/08/2026

Dave Kiehn, author of Pulling The Thread: A Pastoral Philosophy on Church Revitalization, offers warning and encouragement to fellow brothers.

06/08/2026

Is your heart faint today? Who or what will you run to?

06/03/2026

The IMB has released “Blueprint: Recognizing God’s Design for His Glory Among the Nations,” a course and companion book for students, young adults and ministry leaders to understand Scripture as one unified story and recognize their role in God’s global mission. This resource connects biblical theology with practical application, equipping believers to respond faithfully in their everyday lives.

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https://baptistcourier.com/2026/05/imb-releases-blueprint-for-nextgen-seeking-to-reach-the-nations/

06/03/2026

Stephen Watson’s story is a testimony of God’s sovereignty and faithfulness over many different seasons of life. Check out this article to see how managing Chick-fil-a can lead to planting a church.

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https://baptistcourier.com/2026/05/chicken-and-church-planting-how-a-40-year-old-country-boy-planted-a-church-in-anderson/

06/03/2026

Allen Mayberry says that our senses are meant to interact with God and ultimately to bring glory to Him. Check out his article to learn how moments in scripture show us that God is not only concerned with spiritual realities but also physical ones.

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Let’s start with a statement I think every Christian will agree with: God intends for us to use our five senses (sight, taste, touch, smell, hearing) to engage with him. I hope this is not controversial. Yet there are some pockets of Christianity (at least in America) that seem to have concerns wh...

06/01/2026

Praise God that He’s a very present help IN trouble. You don’t have to wait till you’re out of difficulty to rely on God for help.

05/29/2026

Who is W***y Rice and what are his convictions? Read here:

(Editors’ note: This is an extended version of an interview that was published in the June 2026 edition of The Baptist Courier magazine.) William (W***y) Rice is from Tampa, Fla., and has been a pastor for 42 years. He’s a fourth generation Florida Baptist on his mother’s side. Rice became a C...

05/29/2026

Read this inspiring story here:

It was never just about chicken or church planting; it was about God’s sovereignty. Stephen Watson grew up in Camden, S.C., riding four-wheelers and exploring the woods. He trusted in Jesus as His Savior at a revival service when he was 7 years old. He doesn’t remember anything about the service...

05/29/2026

Who is Josh Powell and what are his convictions? Read part one of an extensive interview we had with him here:

(Editors’ note: This is the extended version of an interview that was published in the June 2026 edition of The Baptist Courier magazine.) Josh Powell grew up at Red Bank Baptist Church in Lexington where his dad pastored. In fact, Powell is a third-generation Baptist pastor, because his granddad ...