Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
October 27, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org I have worn glasses for more than 50 years. It’s hard to find photos of me when I was a kid when I didn’t wear glasses. It wasn’t easy when I began wearing glasses in the fourth or fifth grade. I was called “four eyes” more times […]
October 25, 2021
By Matt Tullos Special assistant to the executive director Pastors are amazing. They speak every Sunday. They provide leadership to teams and champion the vision of the church. They are there for the most joyous and most despairing moments of life: when babies are born, when brides are married, when people die. Traditionally, October is […]
October 21, 2021
By Bill Gruenewald President, Tennessee Baptist Foundation In March 2021, the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (TBMB) and the Tennessee Baptist Foundation (TBF) launched an initiative to help all Tennessee pastors and ministers get their estate plans in place. We partnered with Philanthrocorp, a faith-based company that works with charitable organizations in the area of estate […]
October 19, 2021
By Jay Barbier Youth specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board One of the wisest things I have ever been taught about preaching is boring people preach boring sermons. At first thought, this can seem crude or completely non-important. But yes, the big understanding in this theory is if you are a person that doesn’t […]
October 14, 2021
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board What will become of the Southern Baptist Convention? That question hangs above our denomination like an ominous cloud. The question is especially germane given the unprecedented decision by SBC Executive Committee Board members to waive attorney-client privilege in the third-party investigation of how […]
October 13, 2021
By Lonnie Wilkey Baptist and Reflector, Editor lwilkey@tnbaptist.org The Twitterverse has been in a “twitter” since messengers adopted a motion from the floor of the 2021 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville to ask newly elected president Ed Litton to appoint a Sexual Abuse Task Force. Unfortunately, a lot of negative “twittering” […]
October 12, 2021
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB You’re probably familiar with the adage, “Do as I say, not as a do.” I am convinced there is a variation rising among too many Christians, including many pastors. “Do as I say, not as I post.” The frequency with which Christians assail others on social media – […]
October 7, 2021
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing columnist, B&R “Pastors need to hear they are appreciated,” says Randy Kellough, pastor of Woodland Baptist Church in Haywood County. Woodland, a small Southern Baptist church, is like 27.4 percent of the churches in the United States. and ranges in size of 51-100 (LifewayResearch.com). During Pastor Appreciation Day last year, the […]
October 6, 2021
By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board What will become of the Southern Baptist Convention? That question hangs above our denomination like an ominous cloud. The question is especially germane given the unprecedented decision by SBC Executive Committee Board members to waive attorney-client privilege in the third-party investigation of how […]
October 6, 2021
By Johnnie C. Godwin Contributing columnist, B&R I tend to introduce myself to most everybody I meet. Of course, I may have to ask their name the next time I meet them, but I usually remember our meeting. Recently, a young fellow in our church got my introduction after I got his name, and he […]
October 5, 2021
By Matt Tullos Assistant to the Executive Director Yes, Southern Baptists are legendary for lots of reasons. We are the largest protestant association of churches. People see our Disaster Relief hats, trucks and chain saws on the news, and traveling down the interstate. Our seminaries train over 23,000 students every year. And some would say […]
October 1, 2021
By Bruce Chesser President of the Tennessee Baptist Convention Pastor of First Baptist Church, Hendersonville When the good Samaritan discovered the man that had been beaten and battered, the Bible says that he bandaged his wounds and took him to an inn. It was there that the innkeeper cared for him and nursed him […]