FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptists began looking toward the future in 2022 with the launch of the Acts 2:17 Initiative and extensive planning to prepare for the influx of residents who will be drawn to Tennessee because of the Blue Oval City Ford plant in West Tennessee.
The Acts 2:17 Initiative was launched at the 2022 Summit at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova. The initiative will provide the opportunity for Tennessee Baptists to speak into future priorities of the state convention.
The process began during Summit when messengers gathered in small groups. Listening sessions already have been held this month and others are scheduled for the remainder of January and through February (see ad with list of meeting dates and locations on page 8).
Prior to Summit, Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, said the initiative “could become the most consequential process in the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s history and at its heart is us working together in seeking God’s preferable future for our network of churches (see Davis’ Clarity column from Oct. 26). [Read more…]