By Lonnie Wilkey I’ve been a Southern Baptist all my life. I have always taken great pride in being a Southern Baptist. We’re not perfect, by any means, but for the most part, true Southern Baptists believe that the Bible is the infallible, inspired Word of God, that the only way to heaven is through confession of sins, repentance, and faith in Jesus Christ and that Jesus … [Read More...]
Tennessee
WORKING HARD IN THE HARVEST FIELD
Inglewood Baptist Church reaches community with Saturation Saturdays By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org NASHVILLE — In the … [Read More...]
Columnists
FOUR REASONS WHY COUNTING IS IMPORTANT
By Roc Collins Director of Strategic Objectives, TBMB I recently overheard someone cynically remark, “It seems like everybody is way too focused on numbers … [Read More...]
SBC
‘THE NATIONS ARE WAITING,’ CHITWOOD TELLS SBC
By Julie McGowan Public relations director, International Mission Board BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Massive cyclones in sub-Saharan Africa. Political and … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
JUN. 16: SETTING THE EXAMPLE
Mickey D. Brackin Senior Pastor, Mars Hill Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg Focal Passage: I Timothy 3:1-13 Sitting in a classroom at Southwestern Baptist … [Read More...]
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TENNESSEE RANKS THIRD IN NUMBER OF SBC MESSENGERS
By Brian Koonce Baptist Press BIRMINGHAM. Ala. — The Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting drew 8,183 messengers to Birmingham, Ala., June 11-12, outgoing SBC registration secretary Don Currence said in releasing the unofficial … [Read More...]
RUMMAGE PROCLAIMS VICTORY ‘BECAUSE OF THE CROSS’
By Brian Hobbs & Chris Doyle Baptist Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Oklahoma pastor Stephen Rummage proclaimed the power and promises Christians have in Jesus Christ "because of the cross" in the annual sermon at the Southern Baptist Convention today … [Read More...]
REASONS FOR OPTIMISM ABOUT THE SBC’S FUTURE
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director President George W. Bush once stood in front of a group of people trying to make sense of the world that seemed to be coming undone around them. “One thing is for certain,” he said. “We did not ask … [Read More...]