By Chris Turner Director of communications, TBMB cturner@tnbaptist.org The growth of a person’s character and gospel witness is like that of an oak. You really don’t see a lot of movement from one year to the next, but over time you see a sapling mature into a majestic tree. And like a majestic oak reduced to ashes by a sweeping wildfire, a person’s character and … [Read More...]
Tennessee
MEMPHIS CHURCH THRIVES DURING COVID-19, EYES 2021 FOR ONSITE WORSHIP
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press MEMPHIS — Impact Baptist Church & Ministries of Memphis has so thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic that Pastor Michael … [Read More...]
Columnists
WILL SOCIAL MEDIA KILL YOUR GOSPEL WITNESS?
By Chris Turner Director of communications, TBMB cturner@tnbaptist.org The growth of a person’s character and gospel witness is like that of an oak. You … [Read More...]
SBC
PASTORS SPLIT OVER MINISTRY RETURN TIME FRAME FOR PASTORS WHO COMMIT ADULTERY
By Aaron Earls LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE — When a pastor commits adultery, most of their fellow pastors believe they should withdraw from public … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
AUG. 16: FINDING HONOR
By Travis Biller Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethton Focal Passage: Proverbs 31:10-16, 23-31 One of the most important decisions a person will … [Read More...]
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WMU ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT PLAN AMID COVID FINANCIAL CRISIS
By Julie Walters National WMU news office BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In response to a decline in sales due to COVID-19, national Woman’s Missionary Union announced Aug. 5 it is offering a voluntary retirement plan to staff. “We have worked incredibly hard over … [Read More...]
AUG. 16: WE ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER
By Randy Keene Pastor, First Baptist Church, Minor Hill Focal Passage: Ephesians 4:17-32 In Ephesians 4, Paul takes an opportunity to spend some time on how important it is for the church to draw strength from encouraging one another. I love … [Read More...]
ASSOCIATIONS’ ‘FUTURE IS BRIGHT,’ SBCAL BOOK SAYS
By David Roach Contributed to B&R McDONOUGH, Ga. — The small-town pastor seemed largely unresponsive as he sat across from his local associational mission strategist (AMS). “What a waste of time,” the AMS thought as he drove away from their consulting … [Read More...]