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CHURCH CONNECTS WITH COMMUNITY THROUGH BACKPACK MINISTRY

June 4, 2018

By David Dawson
ddawson@tnbaptist.org

These bags, packed by New Salem Baptist Church members, will be given to school children for weekend meals and snacks.

KENTON — The fabric of Tennessee Baptist history is woven by small churches doing big things.

New Salem Baptist Church, in Kenton, is a prime example.  [Read more…]

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BCM A POSSIBILITY ON LIPSCOMB CAMPUS

June 1, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey
lwilkey@tnbaptist.org

Braley Chambers, left, and Thom Thornton are working with Lipscomb officials to establish a Baptist Campus Ministry at Lipscomb.

NASHVILLE — Southern Baptists and Church of Christ members may not agree on every doctrine, but they do agree that college students need a Christian influence in their lives.  [Read more…]

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PATTERSON FIRING MET WITH STRONG REACTION

May 31, 2018

By David Roach
Baptist Press

Paige Patterson. (Photo: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary)

FORT WORTH, Texas — Following Paige Patterson’s termination by a 12-member committee of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees, reactions have ranged from affirmation of the trustees to defense of Patterson.

The seminary has canceled planned on-campus events in conjunction with the June 12-13 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas, and at least two of Patterson’s speaking engagements at ancillary meetings have been canceled. Patterson has not said whether he will deliver the convention sermon in Dallas, a task messengers at the 2017 SBC annual meeting elected him to fulfill. [Read more…]

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TENNESSEE BAPTIST CHURCHES GEAR UP FOR VBS

May 31, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
lwilkey@tnbaptist.org 

FRANKLIN — As May comes to a close and schools are out for the summer, Tennessee Baptist churches are gearing up for Vacation Bible School.

Vacation Bible School provides churches an opportunity to fulfill the Great Commission, said Vicki Hulsey, childhood specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.

While VBS provides fun and Bible study for children, “always remember that the reason we do VBS is to reach lost people for Christ,” she added. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Tennessee Tagged With: evangelism

WOMEN AT THE WELL

May 30, 2018

By David Dawson
Baptist and Reflector
ddawson@tnbaptist.org

The long, wrap-around porch at the Women at the Well residential house provides a terrific view of the nearby mountains.
— Photo by David Dawson

ATHENS — Tucked away amid the Athens countryside, County Road 655 is the long and winding path that leads the way to the Women at the Well facility.

The road is not especially easy to navigate, and drivers have to maintain their focus in order not to miss any of the numerous turns while making the slow climb to the top of the hill.

In many ways, the challenging trek is a fitting metaphor for the journey that many women will experience during their stay at Women at the Well — a residential, Christ-centered program for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction and other life-controlling problems. [Read more…]

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EAST TENN. DR TEAM GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND

May 29, 2018

By David Dawson
ddawson@tnbaptist.org

The members of a DR team from East Tennessee salute the flag at the home of Army veteran Myron Havrilchak. (Contributed photo)

SOUTHBURY, Conn. — Myron Havrilchak, a resident of Southbury, Conn., was among the thousands of homeowners who saw their houses and property substantially damaged by the tornadoes that recently swept through the area. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Tennessee Tagged With: Disaster Relief

DOM TITLE CHANGE AMONG REPORT’S RECOMMENDATIONS

May 29, 2018

By David Roach
Baptist Press

A study team commissioned by the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders discussed its findings at a March 1 meeting in Atlanta.
Photo by Roger S. Oldham / Baptist Press

DALLAS — Your local Baptist association’s DOM (director of missions) soon could be the AMS (associational mission strategist) if the association takes the title-change recommendation of a report to be presented next month at a gathering of associational leaders. [Read more…]

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COLLEGE ATLAS RANKS CARSON-NEWMAN AMONG BEST CHRISTIAN COLLEGES

May 24, 2018

From C-N news office

Student Government Association President Elizabeth Dixon receives a congratulatory hug from Ross Brummett, senior vice president for student affairs following Carson-Newman’s May graduation. (Photo from Carson-Newman)

JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University ranks among the top 50 best Christian colleges in the nation, according to College Atlas. The online site ranks colleges and universities based on information provided by schools, education professionals and students. [Read more…]

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PATTERSON REMOVED AS SWBTS PRESIDENT

May 23, 2018

By David Roach
Baptist Press

BP file photo by Matt Miller

FORT WORTH, Texas — In a meeting that began at 1:30 p.m. May 22 and ended just after 3 a.m. May 23, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s trustees appointed Paige Patterson president emeritus effective immediately. [Read more…]

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SBC ENDS RELATIONSHIP WITH DC CONVENTION

May 22, 2018

By David Roach
Baptist Press

Photo by Jim Veneman / BP

NASHVILLE — After nearly a year and a half of discussions concerning a Washington church with lesbian co-pastors, the Southern Baptist Convention has notified the District of Columbia Baptist Convention that “the formal relationship between the SBC and the DCBC has come to an end,” according to a statement by interim Executive Committee president D. August Boto. [Read more…]

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