By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — As the calendar rolled from April into May, TBMB leader Randy C. Davis reflected on the burden he feels for pastors and ministers who suffer from burnout. In his monthly Radio B&R podcast (see Episode 30 here), Davis commented on the TBMB board of directors meeting held April 30 at Thompson Station Church. Actions … [Read More...]
Tennessee
MISSION TEAM SEES MORE THAN 14,000 DECISIONS IN PHILIPPINES
Baptist and Reflector SOMERVILLE — A team of 13 volunteers serving with Cross Partners Ministry recently returned to Tennessee after serving two weeks … [Read More...]
Columnists
FOUR POWER MONEY TIPS FOR CHURCHES
By Matt Tullos Stewardship Development Specialist, TBMB Money powers all kinds of things. It fuels ministries that we are compelled to begin, it provides … [Read More...]
SBC
TX REPS OK BILL FOR CHURCHES TO REPORT SEX PREDATORS
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill shielding from civil liability churches that disclose … [Read More...]
SS Lessons
MAY 26: EXPLOIT YOUR FRIENDS
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Luke 14:25-35 What we see in these verses is a steward or a manager who … [Read More...]
More Stories
GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE LEADS TO TWO WRONGS
By Todd E. Brady Union University vice president for university ministries They say that two wrongs don’t make a right. That saying has certainly proven true this month concerning recent events related to a Christian adoption agency and the government. … [Read More...]
NOT ALL CARTOONS ARE FUNNY
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector When I was a kid, adults very seldom monitored cartoons. Other than the violence of Wile E. Coyote dropping an anvil or boulder that was supposed to fall on the Road Runner (but usually somehow ended … [Read More...]
UNION MOURNS DEATH OF STUDENT HUNYH, 25
From Union University JACKSON — A Union University student was found dead in her campus apartment on May 15. Huyen Thi Thanh Hunyh, 25, of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., was a senior nursing major. Police do not suspect any foul play. … [Read More...]