By Ashley Perham Baptist and Reflector ENVILLE — From police officer to church trumpet player to volunteer fire department chaplain to mother of six children, Danielle Cook, a member of Enville Baptist Church, does it all. Cook, who is originally from Iowa, moved to Tennessee with her family in 2011. She worked in childcare until her youngest child began … [Read More...]
Tennessee
TBMB DIRECTORS APPROVE BUDGET, PARTNERSHIP RECOMMENDATIONS
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org NASHVILLE — The directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board approved a $35 … [Read More...]
Columnists
PRACTICING THE POWER OF PRESENCE
By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board We were at a deacons retreat on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when we got … [Read More...]
SBC
HELEN JEAN PARKS, WIFE OF FORMER IMB PRESIDENT, DIES
By Mary Jane Welch Writer, International Mission Board Helen Jean Parks, former missionary and wife of R. Keith Parks, former president of the Foreign … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
SEPT. 19: JOY THROUGH HUMILITY
By Mike Dawson Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Philippians 2:1-15 We’re studying Philippians, a wonderful ‘joy-book’ of … [Read More...]
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SBC ENTITY HEADS RESPOND TO BIDEN VACCINE MANDATE
By Brandon Parker Baptist Press NASHVILLE — A number of Southern Baptist leaders are taking a cautious approach to President Joe Biden’s announcement that businesses with 100 or more employees will soon be required to have all employees be vaccinated … [Read More...]
2021 GOTM GIFTS EXCEED $1.7 MILLION
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptists gave $1,721,190 through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions in 2020-21. Though the total was the lowest total since 2014-15, it was still “an amazing amount given by Tennessee Baptists during a … [Read More...]
LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD: 2021 SUMMIT PREVIEW
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — “Forward Together with One Heart” is the theme of the 2021 Summit to be held Nov. 14-17 at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood. “I believe our theme for Summit reminds us … [Read More...]