The following is a letter from Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. This letter was published in the June 13 print edition of the Baptist and Reflector:
It is my joy and honor to welcome you, SBC messengers and guests, to the Volunteer State.
Tennessee is home to Little Debbie, Dolly Parton, the Grand Ole Opry, Rock City (you’ve got to see it), Graceland, rich delta farmland and the beautiful Smoky Mountains.
Tennessee is also one of the fastest growing homes to internationals in North America. As a matter of fact, one national publication titled Nashville “Little Kurdistan” because of the high number of Kurds who now call Tennessee home. More than 145 global people groups are represented in our state’s population, many from among the world’s most unreached with the gospel. [Read more…]