By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — Roughly 16 months since its launch, the City Reach initiative continues to meet its objectives: Creating gospel conversations and spreading the love of Christ through work projects, community outreach and, most importantly, prayer. City Reach is a five-city missions ministry designed and … [Read More...]
Tennessee
TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,588,361 through the Cooperative Program in March. For the … [Read More...]
Columnists
IF TOMBS COULD TALK
By Michael Julian Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Kenton. Emptiness. We seek to avoid this feeling with every fiber of our being. When you feel … [Read More...]
SBC
PROSPERITY GOSPEL A PROBLEM IN AFRICA, CHITWOOD SAYS
By Shawn Hendricks Baptist Press JINJA, UGANDA — There's a deacon in Uganda who will gladly pray for church members who pay a few shillings; another … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
APR. 28: SERVES
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 10:35-45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to … [Read More...]
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TRANSFORMING LIVES
By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — As a pastor in Tennessee, Mark Proctor knew the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board operated two Baptist conference centers/camps but he did not fully comprehend the impact of those two facilities. “I … [Read More...]
A GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN
I had the privilege this week of attending the third day of Holy Week Services at Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church. For more than two decades, this church has welcomed churches and members of all denominations to its campus to celebrate the death and … [Read More...]
LEBANON CHURCHES RALLY AROUND THE CROSS AND JESUS
By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org LEBANON — Baptists, Methodists, Nazarenes, Lutherans, Church of Christ and Cumberland Presbyterians may differ on doctrines, but they can agree on the cross and Jesus Christ. For at least one week once a year, … [Read More...]