Support needed for new teachers*Between 40 and 50% of early career educators leave the profession within their first 5 years.*Before the pandemic, 25% of new SC teachers left after their first year!*The number of new college graduates with a bachelor’s degree in education has decreased to 4%. (Pew Research Center, September 22)*October and January are …
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Looking For a Powerful Way to Serve a Local School? All public schools (but not charter schools) are required to have a School Improvement Council, and they need community members to be a part of this special group. Many of our South Carolina pastors volunteer on the SIC at their local school. This gives them …
Principals/Assistant Principals Heart4Schools leaders usually first connect with their local school’s principal or assistant principal, if the principal encourages them to make this connection. If you try to connect at the beginning of the school year, know that our principals are very busy. Ask to make an appointment. If you do not get a response, …
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SCBaptist Disaster Relief presented their annual awards recently to recognize outstanding volunteers for their excellence in service. Buck Buckner Award Wayne Dutton of Springdale Baptist Church, Lancaster, received the “Buck” Buckner Memorial Award for distinguished service. Mr. Dutton served as a Unit Leader (“Blue Hat”) with the Moriah Baptist Association Disaster Relief unit for over …
SCBaptists across the state joined for fellowship, encouragement, and equipping in their calling as foster parents at THRIVE. “At any given day, there are over 4,000 children in foster care in South Carolina,” Jay Boyd, Senior Vice President for Ministry Strategy & Engagement at Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries, said. Connie Maxwell partnered with Taylors First …
Dates for 2024 SCBaptist Disaster Relief training events have been set as follows: Spring Training: Saturday, March 9 in the Barnwell area (Region 6) Unit Leader Training: Friday/Saturday, April 12-13 in the Florence area (Region 4) Fall Training: Saturday, Oct. 12 in the Spartanburg area (Region 2) More information will be provided later as details …
Recently, four SCBaptist pastors visited with the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association (MNYBA) to learn about and serve poverty-impacted communities in the heart of NYC. “It’s been years since we’ve planted churches here in Manhattan because it’s incredibly challenging. But over the last year and a half, we’ve seen several churches planted right here on …
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Although our part in the mud-out work has ended, there is still chainsaw work to be done in Florida as clean-up from Hurricane Idalia continues. SC Baptist DR Chainsaw units are needed through October 14 in Live Oak, FL. Units and volunteers for chainsaw should plan to go ASAP, with each unit to include a …
For over three decades, Kareem Goubran has been a pillar of hope and compassion in his community as the pastor of Graffiti Church. The church is on a mission to invite the uninvited, serve the underserved, and love others in New York City. They do this both by sharing the Good News of Jesus at …
