Welcome to Nashville and the great state of Tennessee. Tennessee is a great place to live, work and worship and we are so happy that you are here for the 2021 meeting of Southern Baptists.
The Tennessee Baptist Convention is filled with churches that are, in turn, filled with wonderful people. As I have traveled to visit with churches, associations and convention entities for the past 20 months, I have become keenly aware of the depth and commitment of these people. Tennessee is known as “The Volunteer State” and that mantra is certainly true in our Tennessee Baptist churches.
Tennessee is divided into three grand regions known as West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee and East Tennessee. Our state flag displays three stars that represent those three divisions. But I am thrilled to tell you that there is no division among Tennessee Baptists. [Read more…]