By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — Everyone knows the story told in “The Christmas Carol” about an elderly man named Scrooge who thought Christmas was a waste of time and money. Now, thanks to the creative talents of Matt Tullos, assistant to the executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and Cooperative … [Read More...]
Tennessee
TBMB LEADER CHALLENGES ERLC OVER LANGUAGE IN AMICUS BRIEF
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — A state convention leader has publicly challenged the Southern Baptist … [Read More...]
Columnists
MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUTH IS A GROWING CONCERN
By Shane Pruitt Next Gen Evangelism Director, NAMB According to a recent Barna study, half of 18-year-olds in the U.S. report anxiety and fear of failure, … [Read More...]
SBC
DAVIS: THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SBC HIERARCHY
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Let’s make one thing clear from the outset: There is absolutely no … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
DEC. 6: PLANNED
By Russ Wilkins Dir. of Missions, Shiloh Baptist Assoc., Adamsville Focal Passage: Luke 1:13-25 In the Old Testament God often spoke through prophets to … [Read More...]
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MCDONALD TO RECEIVE INAUGURAL CLARK AWARD
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — Mary McDonald has been chosen as the first recipient of the inaugural Paul B. Clark Church Music Ministry Award. The Paul B. Clark Church Music Ministry Award is … [Read More...]
TAKING THE GOSPEL’S HOPE TO ITALY
Editor’s Note: Charlie and Shannon Worthy are the featured missionaries on Day 6 (Dec. 4) of the Week of Prayer for International Missions (Nov. 29-Dec. 6). The Worthys have strong ties to Tennessee with family in both West and Middle Tennessee. Charlie Worthy … [Read More...]
MISSIONS, LOTTIE MOON AND LEADERSHIP
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director On Sept. 15, 1887, a diminutive woman named Charlotte Digges Moon, known to Southern Baptists as “Lottie,” sat at a rough hewn table in a modest hut in China and penned a letter that would forever … [Read More...]