Baptist & Reflector

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TBMB WEBSITE HITS ‘THE BIG 2-0’

Since its launch in 1998, site has seen upgrades, redesigns and expansion

This photo shows the TBMB’s home page in 2008 — 10 years after its initial launch. At this point, the site had already undergone numerous changes and upgrades, and it has continued to evolve as technology improves.

By David Dawson
Baptist and Reflector
ddawson@tnbaptist.org

FRANKLIN — Although there was no cake or balloons to mark the occasion, the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board recently celebrated a birthday for one its most important team members: The TBMB website.

With little fanfare but plenty of significance, the site hit the 20-year mark in June. [Read more…]

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‘TBC’S LARGEST HOMECOMING’

This year’s Summit, being held in Jackson, will focus on evangelism

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

FRANKLIN  — “Win TN” will be the theme of the 2018 Summit, set for Nov. 11-14, at West Jackson Baptist Church in Jackson.

“I would personally like to invite Tennessee Baptists to the 2018 Summit in Jackson,” said Randy C. Davis, executive director-treasurer of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. [Read more…]

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TENNESSEE BAPTISTS INDICATE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM OPTIMISM

By Chris Turner
Director of Communications, TBMB

FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptists indicated their strong support of the Cooperative Program in a recent survey conducted by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, with more than 26 percent of those surveyed saying they anticipated their churches would increase Cooperative Program giving in 2019.

The survey conducted between July 26 and Aug. 9, 2018, was designed to better understand how strongly Tennessee Baptists felt about the Cooperative Program and the future of Cooperative Program giving. More than 1,000 people responded to the survey which was comprised of both quantitative and qualitative questions. [Read more…]

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TBDR PREPARES FOR FLORENCE

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FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has been placed on alert status as Hurricane Florence barrels toward the East Coast.

The category 4 hurricane is expected to hit the Carolinas on Sept. 13, continuing into the next day, according to The Weather Channel. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in North and South Carolina and Virginia, according to other news reports. [Read more…]

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UNION TRUSTEES APPROVE NEW OFFICERS

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Chad Wilson, second from left, visits with Union faculty and staff during a Sept. 7 reception. Wilson, a member of First Baptist Church, Jackson, was elected chairman of Union’s board of trustees on Sept. 7 — Photo by Kristi Woody

JACKSON — Union University trustees celebrated the success of the university’s women’s basketball and debate teams, approved new officers and established tuition and fees for the 2019-2020 academic year during their Sept. 6-7 meeting on the Union campus. [Read more…]

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SBC PASTOR SALARIES NOT KEEPING PACE WITH INFLATION

By Carol Pipes
LifeWay Christian Resources

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist pastors and church staff has lagged behind the growth in the cost-of-living over the past two years. And health insurance coverage remains low, according to the 2018 SBC Church Compensation Study. [Read more…]

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CHURCH PROVIDES CAMP DESPITE OBSTACLES

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Pastor Michael Koontz, left, and youth director, Justin Fritts, right, are joined on the back row by camp speakers Abby Wilson and Tony Ingram at the second annual IGNITE basketball camp sponsored by Pine Ridge Baptist Church in Harriman.

HARRIMAN — It appeared that the best laid plans of Pine Ridge Baptist Church were falling apart, but God intervened.

Last year Pine Ridge sponsored its first IGNITE basketball camp which was a successful outreach tool, said pastor Michael Koontz.

“After what we saw in 2017 we were very excited for 2018,” the pastor said. “And then, just a couple of months before camp, things fell apart,” he said, noting that the venue they used last year  was up for sale and not available. [Read more…]

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FORMER BAPTIST EDITOR, WIFE TAKE TO THE ROAD FOR MISSIONS

By Caleb Yarbrough
Baptist Press

Former Baptist editor and longtime Baptist communicator Trennis Henderson and his wife Pam will be traveling across the nation in their new RV writing missions stories for national Woman’s Missionary Union.
— Photo by Caleb Yarbrough

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — The rumble of the on-board generator lent a muffled, but noticeable, undertone as Trennis and Pam Henderson gave a tour of their new home.

Outfitted with all the modern comforts and conveniences expected in a 21st century home — if not in somewhat smaller proportions —- the Hendersons’ new home is a 24-foot-long Winnebago RV.

Since Aug. 1, the couple has been taking their RV across the country, working together to share the stories of Woman’s Missionary Union’s (WMU) various ministries with a new generation of Southern Baptists. [Read more…]

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