Baptist and Reflector

10/10/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: CP GIVING 2.19% BELOW BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR https://bit.ly/46Kgg0P

Baptist Press staffNASHVILLE (BP) – Total Cooperative Program giving for the 2024-2025 fiscal year was $186,091,048.26, which is just over 2% below the budget goal of $190,250,000. “The Cooperative Program continues to provide the primary financial support for state conventions and national enti...

10/09/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: MARKING MAJOR MILESTONES https://bit.ly/3VSVuG5

By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — The annual gathering of Tennessee Baptists is about one month away and, like last year, will celebrate significant historical milestones. The Summit, titled “All Aboard: Advancing Together,” will take place Nov. 9-11 at West Jackson Baptis...

10/03/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: DOOLEY NOTED: PREACHING THE HARD VERSES https://bit.ly/46Az2rs

By Adam DooleyPastor • Englewood Baptist Church • JacksonI have preached a lot of sermons over the years. From the very beginning, I settled on an expository method with the goal of preaching through every book, chapter, and verse of the Bible. In my view, doing so keeps a pastor accountable to ...

10/02/2025

"UNION OFFERING FREE ACCESS TO WELLNESS CENTER TO TN BAPTIST PASTORS AND WIVES"; Union University is extending a new benefit to TN Baptist pastors, offering them free membership at the university’s Wellness Center, with discounted rates for their wives. Read more here: https://bit.ly/42kyMu1

Baptist and ReflectorJACKSON — Union University is extending a new benefit to Tennessee Baptist pastors, offering them free membership at the university’s Wellness Center, with discounted rates for their wives. Ray Van Neste, Union’s vice president for university ministries and dean for the Sc...

10/01/2025

"SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECLINES TO COUNTERSUE FORMER PRESIDENT HUNT"; EC members discussed the potential merits & risks of filing countersuits in cases with fraudulent claims of EC responsibility at their fall meeting on Sept. 23. Read full article here: https://bit.ly/42UUKnu

By Scott BarkleyBaptist PressNASHVILLE (BP) – Executive Committee members discussed the potential merits and risks of filing countersuits in cases with fraudulent claims of EC responsibility at their fall meeting on Sept. 23. The conversation came from a motion at June’s Southern Baptist Convent...

09/24/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: HEROES SOMETIMES WEAR YELLOW HATS.

For more Helene one year later stories and videos, visit baptistandreflector.org and click the Hurricane Helene tab at the top of the page.

By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and ReflectorIt was shaping up to be a bad one. The National Weather Service tracked a developing storm that eventually became Hurricane Helene. It marched across the Caribbean, gaining momentum, and crashed into Florida as a Category 4 with 140 mph winds. Earlier that...

09/22/2025

"OFF THE GRID: TRADING IN PEWS FOR PEAKS"; When ministry wives traded their familiar routines for hiking boots and backpacks, they discovered more than mountain vistas along the Appalachian Trail. Read the full story online here: https://bit.ly/4pAzcWW

Baptist and ReflectorHOT SPRINGS, N.C. — When ministry wives traded their familiar routines for hiking boots and backpacks, they discovered more than mountain vistas along the Appalachian Trail. Off the Grid, a ministry within the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, is designed to push ministers and ...

09/18/2025

"‘I QUIT’: WHY SOME PASTORS THROW IN THE TOWEL"; Few pastors step away from the pulpit, but what compels those who quit? Lifeway Research found only 1.1% of all U.S. Protestant pastors leave ministry before retirement age each year. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3I2Z11i

By Aaron EarlsLifeway Christian ResourcesBRENTWOOD — Few pastors step away from the pulpit, but what compels those who quit? Lifeway Research found only 1.1 percent of all U.S. Protestant pastors leave pastoral ministry before retirement age each year. Analysis comparing Lifeway Research’s studi...

09/15/2025

Zoë's back with another news round-up from our September 10th edition of the Baptist and Reflector! When the news seems so heavy and the world is hurting, we hope the B&R can be a light for our readers!
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09/12/2025

"LEE: FAITH, COMMUNITY KEYS TO HEALTHY SOCIETY"; Gov. Bill Lee called on faith communities, nonprofits, philanthropists alike to help address Tennessee’s most pressing social challenges during a Faith and Community Summit on Aug. 26 at Nashville First Baptist Church. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3JTLARM

By Zoë WatkinsCommunications specialist, TBMBNASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Lee called on faith communities, nonprofits, philanthropists alike to help address Tennessee’s most pressing social challenges during a Faith and Community Summit on Aug. 26 at Nashville First Baptist Church. The event, part of ...

09/11/2025

From the Office of Dr. Randy C. Davis, hear his thoughts on a vision for TN: "What I want to share with you today is not a motion or a recommendation. It’s a vision...." Read the article online here:

By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director • Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardEditor’s Note: Below are the comments of Randy C. Davis, delivered Sept. 9, 2025, during his executive director’s report to the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s Board of Directors. Comments have been edited f...

09/10/2025

"TBMB BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES BUDGET, CELEBRATES MILESTONES"; At a time when Tennessee Baptist Mission Board leadership is emphasizing prayer and collaboration, the organization’s board of directors displayed both of those elements at their fall meeting. Read about the meeting here: https://baptistandreflector.org/tbmb-board-unanimously-approves-budget-celebrates-milestones/