By Willie McLaurin Special assistant to the executive director, TBMB Decades ago, Martin Luther King Jr. called the 11 a.m. hour on Sunday morning “the most segregated hour in America.” Statistics show that it still is. A vast majority of American churches have congregations that are primarily made up of one racial group, rather than the diverse ethnicity of the general … [Read More...]
Tennessee
STATE CONVENTIONS RALLY BEHIND SBC’S STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES ON ABUSE
By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — Baptist state conventions across the country have unanimously embraced a Statement of Principles on Abuse … [Read More...]
Columnists
FOUR SIMPLE WAYS TO BRING DIVERSITY TO YOUR CHURCH
By Willie McLaurin Special assistant to the executive director, TBMB Decades ago, Martin Luther King Jr. called the 11 a.m. hour on Sunday morning “the most … [Read More...]
SBC
10-YEAR-OLD ADVANCES SBC MINISTRY DAY
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Zak McCullar was 9 years old when he knocked on a stranger's door in Black Mountain, N.C., eager to tell her … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
FEC. 24: REUNITED
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Genesis 45:1-15 On more than one occasion I’ve experienced a fractured friendship or … [Read More...]
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A CHURCH FAMILY MAKES A DIFFERENCE
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org A church family can make the difference in someone’s life. If you don’t believe it, just read the story of Paul Chitwood, new president of the International Mission Board, Southern … [Read More...]
PRACTICAL STEPS CAN LEAD TO IMPROVED PROTECTION
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the latest Radio B&R podcast, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board administrative director William Maxwell and childhood ministry specialist Vicki Hulsey addressed the crucial steps that churches need to take in order to ensure the safety and … [Read More...]
TENNESCENE: FEB. 20-MAR. 5
CHURCHES Etter Baptist Church, Byrdstown, will host its 4th annual Golden 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, March 16, at 9 a.m. The event begins at Sunset Marina in Monroe and runs along the shores of Dale Hollow Lake. Early registration is $25 and includes a … [Read More...]