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09/11/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: TBMB DIRECTORS RECOMMEND SAME CP BUDGET; CHANGE HOW FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED TO SBC -

By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorNASHVILLE — Tennessee Baptist Mission Board directors will recommend a Cooperative Program Allocation budget goal of $35 million for the sixth consecutive year. During their meeting Sept. 10 at Forest Hills Baptist Church, Nashville, TBMB directors also a...

09/11/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: ACTS 2:17 INITIATIVE REPORT APPROVED BY BOARD

By David DawsonCommunications specialist, TBMBNASHVILLE — The Acts 2:17 Initiative is back where it started: In the hands of Tennessee Baptists. The overarching structure of the Initiative — including its order of priorities and early-stage implementation plan — was approved by directors of th...

09/11/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: A PLAN COMING TOGETHER: CP AND THE ACTS 2:17 INITIATIVE https://bit.ly/3AYrotD

By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardGeorge Peppard’s character Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith on the television show, The A-Team, exclaimed after each miraculous mission success: “I love it when a plan comes together.” His sentiment encapsulates...

09/10/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: GOTM GIFTS TOP $3.1 MILLION; ANOTHER RECORD SET https://bit.ly/3zop3aF

By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — For the sixth time in eight years, Tennessee Baptists have set a new record for giving through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions with total gifts of $3,128,219.03. The 2023-24 GOTM fiscal year ended Aug. 31. The total includes $2,451,737.21 in gifts from...

09/09/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: TENNESSEE BAPTIST DR UNITS PLACED ON ALERT https://bit.ly/3ZBoQvN

By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, has announced that “all (DR) units are being placed on alert for possible deployment” to the Gulf Coast Region. In an email sent on on Monday, Sept. 9, Jones wrote, “With tropica...

09/09/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: SEPT. 15: THE TRUTH https://bit.ly/4gfBwyb

By Darrell NimmoRetired Tennessee pastorFocal Passage: Acts 14:11-23 Sometimes we may find ourselves in a position of miscommunication. This is especially true when we have different languages, cultures and social practices. Years ago, we ministered at a church that was close to a large university.....

09/09/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: SUMMER INTERNSHIP SPARKS SPIRITUAL GROWTH FOR UNION JUNIOR https://bit.ly/4giZWXn

By Tim EllsworthUnion University news officeJACKSON — Union University junior Henry Piercey completed a summer internship with YoungLife and Dollywood Splash Country in Pigeon Forge that he says was life changing. “This summer really taught me to actually hand things over to the Lord,” Piercey...

09/07/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: TENNESSEE PASTOR, WIFE DIE AFTER CAR CRASH https://bit.ly/4e5pRjK

By Grace ThorntonThe Baptist PaperPIPERTON — Over the past few days, Kirk Baptist Church in Piperton, Tennessee, has had to post words they never wanted to post — that their pastor, Bobby Mullins, was killed in a car accident Sept. 4, and his wife, Wanda, died in the hospital the following day f...

09/06/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: SHOCK, ANGER AS CHINA ENDS ADOPTIONS IMPACTING HUNDREDS OF U.S. FAMILIES https://bit.ly/4eaUEeO

By Diana ChandlerBaptist PressBEIJING — The Chinese government has officially ended its international adoption program, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced Sept. 5, ending hopes for hundreds of U.S. families who were matched with children before the COVID-19 pandemic but had adoptions...

09/06/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: BROWNSVILLE BAPTIST COUNTS ON SENIOR ADULTS https://bit.ly/3APxaO6

By Carolyn TomlinB&R contributing writerBROWNSVILLE — When Brownsville Baptist needs something done, pastor emeritus Bob Connerley knows he can count on senior adults to see it accomplished. “One of the reasons is they have a lifetime of being part of Brownsville Baptist — beginning in the Cra...

09/05/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: WHY BCM IS IMPORTANT TO YOUR CHURCH https://bit.ly/3TfGwJf

By Rodney NorvellCollegiate Ministry Specialist • University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleBaptist college and university work has been a mission of Southern Baptists for over 100 years. Whether you know it as the Baptist Young People’s Union, Baptist Student Union (BSU) or Baptist Collegiate Ministry ...

09/04/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: LONGTIME BAPTIST COMMUNICATOR FLOYD CRAIG DIES https://bit.ly/3Tgb5i3

By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Longtime Baptist communicator Floyd Craig died Aug. 30 at the age of 91. A native of Oklahoma, Craig and his wife, Anne, formed Craig Communications in 1981. Clients included a number of Southern Baptist organizations. Prior to establishing their firm, Craig serv...

09/04/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: TENN. DEAF CHURCH REACHES STATE — AND BEYOND https://bit.ly/4e8R05b

By Scott BarkleyBaptist PressBRENTWOOD — All are welcome to attend Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church. Be warned, though. You’re going to be able to hear the worship well before you enter the sanctuary. “Everything we do is voice-interpreted, which is for who we call the ‘signing-impaired,’” ...

09/03/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: STATE EXECS: MORE PASTORS, CHURCH LEADERS NEEDED https://bit.ly/4gdsPED

By Timothy CockesNOTBS news officeNEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College faculty heard from a group of state convention executive directors during their fall workshop on Aug. 2. The executive directors shared about ministry needs they see throughout their partic...

09/02/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: SISTERS HAVE BEEN ‘PLAYING FOR THE LORD’ FOR 41 YEARS https://bit.ly/3X8elgl

By Ralph VaughnWard’s Grove Baptist ChurchMILTON — Sisters Juanita Scott and Kathy Ward have shared their love for each other and their love for the Lord through their fingers making music via the organ and piano at Ward’s Grove Baptist Church in Milton, near Murfreesboro, for 41 years. Ward, ...

09/02/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: SEPT. 8: PURPOSE ABANDONED https://bit.ly/479mSEy

By Joshua MoorePastor, First Baptist Church, SharonFocal Passage: Psalm 8:1-6, 14:1-7 God’s creative purpose for this world and humanity is greater than any fulfillment we can find ourselves. Because of the Fall, however, mankind has rejected God’s ideal and sought selfish ways to find meaning i...

08/30/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: C-N LAUNCHES PUBLIC PHASE OF ‘LEGACY’ INITIATIVE https://bit.ly/3TbIbPX

By Carson-Newman news officeJEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University announced Aug. 19 the launch of the public phase of the largest comprehensive campaign in its history. Entitled “Legacy,” the $73 million phase of this initiative includes new academic programs, campus buildings and student ...

08/30/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: THE BIBLE HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT ‘WORK’ https://bit.ly/3MxbhFz

Many Americans will enjoy an extra day off next week on Sept. 2. Even before Labor Day became a federal holiday, approximately 27 states passed legislation recognizing it as a holiday. New York was the first state to introduce a bill, but Oregon was the first to pass a law recognizing Labor Day, on....

08/29/2024

New from the Baptist & Reflector: BCM STUDENT LEARNS VALUABLE LESSON ABOUT WITNESSING https://bit.ly/4g2GYnW

By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorJOHNSON CITY — College senior Mia Crawford learned a very valuable lesson about evangelism after spending a week in Paris sharing Christ during the 2024 Summer Olympics. “It taught me how to evangelize in a different culture,” said Crawford, a student...

12/09/2023

Tennessee Baptist DR teams are responding to Saturday's violent storms across the state.

By Baptist and Reflector Editor’s note: This story will be updated continually on the website at baptistandreflector.org. MOUNT JULIET, 5:15 p.m, CST — Tornadoes were reported moving across Tennessee in the late afternoon and early evening hours on Saturday, Dec. 9. Wes Jones, disaster relief sp...

12/07/2023

Tennessee Baptists -- please continue to pray for Steve Gaines following this recent news.

By Shawn HendricksThe Baptist PaperCORDOVA — Following his recent diagnosis of kidney cancer, Steve Gaines shared in a video update Dec. 7 that his doctors said the cancer has spread to his lungs. Gaines, former Southern Baptist Convention president and a Tennessee Baptist pastor, appeared in the ...

11/19/2023

Please join us in praying for pastor Steve Gaines and his family.

By Baptist and ReflectorCORDOVA — Former Southern Baptist Convention president and Tennessee Baptist pastor Steve Gaines announced to his congregation at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova Nov. 20 that he has been diagnosed with kidney cancer. Gaines has served as pastor of the Memphis-area church...

11/07/2023

Needing something to make you smile? Check out this story about Jim and Jay McCluskey, who have a combined 74 years of ministry -- at one church each!

By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorKNOXVILLE — When Jay McCluskey celebrated his 37th anniversary as pastor of North Cleveland Baptist Church, Cleveland, in September, it was a major achievement for him personally. Though he acknowledged that crossing the “37th year milestone does not me...

10/23/2023

After logging hours of diligent work, the Acts 2:17 Initiative Task Force is set to unveil data and recommendations from the project at the upcoming Summit in Chattanooga.

By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorFRANKLIN — “Every” is the key word in the recommendation the Acts 2:17 Initiative Task Force will present to messengers during the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention at The Summit on Nov. 12-15 at the Chattanooga Convention Center. The...

10/02/2023

Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist and Reflector, was a recent guest on a "Camp Radio" podcast hosted by Kevin Perrigan, the camp manager at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center. Be sure it to give it a listen!

Sense 1835 the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has provided a source of News about the TN Baptist through the "Baptist & Reflector". Lonnie Wilkey the editor of the B&R shares some of his favorite sto

09/13/2023

This is a PTL moment!

By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,262,288 through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Baptists in 2022-23. “We did not meet the goal of $2.4 million, but it is the highest offering total in the offering’s history,” reported Vickie Anderson, execut...

08/30/2023

Big things -- GOD things -- are taking place at Grove Hill Church in Chapel Hill.

By David DawsonCommunications specialist, TBMBCHAPEL HILL — God has been stirring in the hearts of the members of Grove Hill Church in Chapel Hill. Subsequently, the water in the swimming pool at pastor Ridley Barron’s house has been stirring, too. Throughout the summer, a series of unique bapti...

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