Members of the Carson-Newman University community were recently recognized during a special chapel service on campus. The service allowed for a time of prayer over the group representing three teams traveling on spring break mission trips to Los Angeles, Cali; Washington, D.C.; and Honolulu, Hawaii. Over 30 volunteers will take part in service projects while sharing the gospel of Christ.
99-YEAR-OLD CELEBRATES 75TH YEAR OF TEACHING SUNDAY SCHOOL
SHARON — First Baptist Church, Sharon, celebrated its Harvest Day in late November in a unique way.
At the age of 99, Aileen Edwards taught a combined Sunday School class in the main sanctuary on Nov. 19, marking 75 years of Sunday School teaching ministry.
In the presence of current and former church members impacted by her ministry, she told the class that she considered it a “joy and a privilege to study and share from God’s Word today.” [Read more…]
ASSOCIATION’S GENEROSITY HELPS MAINTAIN GOSPEL PRESENCE IN KNOXVILLE AREA
KNOXVILLE — An association’s gift to a young church in the Lonsdale community of Knoxville will ensure a gospel presence is alive and well in the area.
Last year, Bethany Missionary Baptist Church in north Knoxville closed its doors after attendance had dwindled to about 10 elderly members, said Jerry Vittatoe, director of missions for both Midland Baptist Association and Northern Baptist Association.
Though not affiliated with Midland Association, the church reached out to Vittatoe because one of their former pastors, now serving in Northern Association, knew him well.
“The church had been without a pastor for two-and-a-half years and was struggling to keep the church up,” the DOM recounted. [Read more…]
EAST MARYVILLE BAPTIST OPENS DOORS FOR OFFICERS AFTER SHOOTING
MARYVILLE — Blount County residents are still reeling from the tragic death of Blount County Sheriff’s Department deputy Greg McCowan who was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Feb. 8.
McCowan was killed when 42-year-old Kenneth Dehart opened fire on him and his partner, Shelby Eggers, according to WATE News. Eggers is recovering from her wounds. She is the daughter of Tennessee Baptist pastor Travis Eggers of West Maryville Baptist Church.
Jim Snyder, director of missions for Chilhowee Baptist Association, said the entire community rallied around the deceased deputy’s family and the sheriff’s department. [Read more…]
KIRBY WOODS BAPTIST RETURNS TO ITS MISSIONS ROOTS, BOOSTS GOTM
FRANKLIN — Kirby Woods Baptist Church in Memphis has a strong heritage and culture of giving to missions causes throughout the state, the nation and the world.
Ten years ago, Kirby Woods gave more than $2.3 million or 41.37 percent of its total receipts to missions, including more than $51,000 through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions.
In recent years the church experienced a dramatic decline in both members and giving . By 2021, total mission expenditures had dropped to $88,210 or 4.65 percent of its total receipts. [Read more…]
‘SUSTAINABLY HEALTHY’ IS THE GOAL OF REVITALIZATION
MOUNT JULIET — Some pastors and church leaders tend to shudder, or perhaps even bristle, when they hear the word “revitalization.”
Phil Young, Larry Murphy and Phil Taylor — along with others on the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s Revitalization Team — are working hard to change that.
“We want people to understand that church revitalization is not about declining or dying churches,” said Young. “It’s about moving toward a sustainable, healthy lifestyle for the future.”
With hopes of helping churches learn more effective ways to do that, the TBMB recently hosted a Revitalization Conference at Victory Baptist Church in Mount Juliet. [Read more…]
JEFF IORG TO BE NOMINATED TO LEAD SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
NASHVILLE — A special-called meeting will take place March 21 for SBC Executive Committee members to consider the nomination of Jeff Iorg as the next EC president and CEO.
The vote will take place in executive session at the Grand Hyatt in the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
Iorg has been president of Gateway Baptist Theological Seminary since 2004, when it was known as Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2016 he oversaw the completion of the seminary’s move from Mill Valley to Ontario, Calif., and the launching of an online campus while continuing to grow the endowment from $16 million to $60 million without incurring debt. [Read more…]
IT AIN’T OVER, ’TIL IT’S OVER
Yes, it is still February and we could have more snow across Tennessee before Spring officially arrives, but it’s the time of year that hundreds of thousands of baseball fans look forward to — the official start of spring training.
There’s something about baseball that mirrors life. If it didn’t exist, we’d never say:
“He’s out in the field.”
“He knocked it out of the park.”
“I just wanted to touch base.”
“I went to bat for her.”
Or
“He really through me a curve.”
The metaphors continue when we think of certain prayers. [Read more…]
REACHING A LOST WORLD MUST BE PERSONAL
Paul Chitwood, president of our International Mission Board, preached at our church (Forest Hills Baptist, Nashville) last year and shared a shocking statistic. The number 157,690 flashed on the screens of our sanctuary representing the number of people around the world who die on an average day having never heard or believed the gospel.
157,690. Every day. Let that sink in.
It’s hard to fathom. Even more difficult to grasp is the 4.6 billion people globally and the estimated 5 million right here in our own state who remain unreached. Those are huge numbers and it’s very easy for us to get lost in huge numbers to the point of wondering if we really can have any impact. We hear stats like these often and move on from them largely unchanged because it’s hard to quantify it personally. [Read more…]
HOU: GOD AT WORK DESPITE CONCERNING TRENDS
JACKSON — Lostness in the world is the greatest problem Christians face, Victor Hou told a Union University audience Feb. 1 as part of the annual W.D. Powell Missions Lecture.
“Despite wars, despite human trafficking, despite homelessness, crime, lots of other things, lostness is the only problem that will stay with us for eternity,” said Hou, who serves as associate vice president for global advance at the International Mission Board.
Named after a Union alumnus and a pioneer Southern Baptist missionary to Mexico in the late 1800s, the W.D. Powell Missions Lecture Series is cosponsored by Union’s School of Theology and Missions and the IMB to honor Union alumni who have served in international missions. [Read more…]
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