Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
By David Roach
Baptist Press
Ken Hemphill.
(Photo from Baptist Press)
DALLAS — Ken Hemphill, an administrator at North Greenville University and a former Southern Baptist Convention seminary president, will be nominated for SBC president, a coalition of Southern Baptists announced today (Feb. 1) via a Baptist state paper. [Read more…]
by Tim Ellsworth
Baptist Press
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (BP) — The hometown Vikings may have fallen just short of playing in this year’s Super Bowl, but that hasn’t diminished the enthusiasm of Twin Cities churches and Christians in their evangelism efforts surrounding the event. [Read more…]
By David Roach
Baptist Press
DALLAS — Two years after withdrawing from a closely contested election for Southern Baptist Convention president, North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear once again will be nominated for SBC president, Florida pastor Ken Whitten announced today (Jan. 29). [Read more…]
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Muslims will likely surpass Jews as the second largest religious group behind Christians in the U.S. by 2040, the Pew Research Center reported.
–Baptist Press file photo
WASHINGTON — Muslims will likely surpass Jews as the second largest religious group behind Christians in the U.S. by 2040, elevated by a high birth rate and immigration, the Pew Research Center said in its latest analysis.
The 3.45 million Muslims here will more than double to 8.1 million by 2050, surpassing the number of Jews along the way, Pew estimated Jan. 3. But the research center did not give a Muslim nor Jewish numerical population estimate for 2040. [Read more…]
By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist & Reflector
Pastor Jordan Easley of Englewood Baptist Church, Jackson, is passionate about the Cooperative Program. — Photo by David LaMar
JACKSON — Jordan Easley is passionate about the Cooperative Program.
And, he’s eager to share that passion with younger pastors throughout Tennessee and the Southern Baptist Convention. [Read more…]
By Bob Smietana
Baptist Press
NASHVILLE — The Bible has a lot to say about caring for orphans. Protestant churches in the United States appear to be listening.
About 4 in 10 Protestant churchgoers say their congregation has been involved with adoption or foster care in the past year, according to a study released today (Jan. 24) by LifeWay Research, which conducted the survey Aug. 22–30. [Read more…]
From Kentucky Today & Western Recorder
BENTON, Ky. — The school shooting in Kentucky provided Baptist leader Paul Chitwood an extraordinary opportunity for ministry Tuesday (Jan. 23) among families of the two students killed and 18 others injured in a classmate’s melee. [Read more…]
From Baptist Press
NASHVILLE — Going to church for some can be a bit like hanging out at Starbucks. The coffee’s hot, the people are friendly, and the Wi-Fi is almost always free.
Seven in 10 Protestant churches (68 percent) provide Wi-Fi for both guests and staff, according to a survey of Protestant senior pastors that LifeWay Research released Jan. 9. [Read more…]
By Tim Ellsworth
Union News Office
An EF-4 tornado ripped through the campus of Union University in Jackson 10 years ago, leaving in its wake more than $40 million in damages.
JACKSON — Ten years ago, an EF-4 tornado ripped the Union University campus apart.
The campus sustained about $40 million worth of damages. The whirlwind destroyed buildings and dozens of students were injured in the storm. [Read more…]
BCM students spend part of Christmas break repairing homes, sharing love of Jesus
By David Dawson
Baptist & Reflector
Ellie Davenport, left, Taylor Elgouhary, middle, both students at MTSU, work with MTSU associate campus minister Haley Cowley on a project during the BCM’s trip to Orange, Texas, over the Christmas holidays.
ORANGE, Texas — The recent holiday season was more about spiritual gifts than Christmas gifts for a group of roughly 100 Baptist Collegiate Ministry students. [Read more…]
