Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
February 25, 2015
By Scott Patty Pastor, Grace Community Church, Nashville Two obvious reasons to affirm marriage as the union of a man and a woman include loyalty to Jesus and faithfulness to the Bible passages about marriage. But there is another reason: for the clarity of the gospel. The one human relationship given to us to illustrate […]
February 25, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector During last week’s ice storm in Tennessee I took a step and suddenly was looking straight up after falling flat on my back on an ice-packed street. I was unhurt (except for my pride) but it was a not-so-gentle reminder that life does, indeed, have its ups and […]
February 25, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director We all have memorable days and we also witness historic days. It’s a notable milestone when memorable days are historic, and Tennessee Baptists experienced a notable milestone last November when messengers from Tennessee Baptist churches overwhelmingly selected Memphis pastor Michael Ellis to be president of the Tennessee Baptist […]
February 24, 2015
By Michael Ellis TBC President & Pastor of Impact Baptist Church, Memphis Choices are one of the primary reasons I simply love going to a buffet restaurant. I have the freedom to choose chicken, fish, pork chops, ribs, salad, desserts, and all of the trimmings. Even though I have this freedom to choose from all of the […]
February 12, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director It is pretty easy for people associated with the Southern Baptist Convention to rattle off the names of some of our most influential pastors past and present. We’ve had W.A. Criswell, Adrian Rogers, Charles Stanley, and Jim Henry. There are contemporary pastors who are stalwarts of our denomination […]
February 10, 2015
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC The reputations of churches today are just one crisis away from potentially being destroyed, and an overwhelming majority of churches are not prepared to manage even the slightest level of hostility that is becoming more prevalent in today’s American culture. That may come across as a hard statement […]
February 10, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector One of the major stories in Baptist Press last week dealt with an Oregon judge who ruled that two Christian bakers discriminated against a lesbian couple because they would not bake their “wedding” cake. In this issue (page 3) we have a story which deals with churches establishing […]
January 29, 2015
By Chris Kelly Exec. VP/General Counsel, TBF It’s a new year, and maybe you have set some of the “regular” resolutions, i.e. read the Bible more, lose weight, exercise, see the world, etc. Now that we’re deep into January, I won’t ask how many of those resolutions have been abandoned, but I will suggest you […]
January 29, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Are you a mission-minded person? What does it really mean to be mission-minded? Most any Southern Baptist worth his or her salt would answer quickly, “Of course I am mission-minded. I’m a Southern Baptist. Folks, there are thousands upon thousands of self-proclaimed Southern Baptists sitting in our pews […]
January 28, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Okay. Here’s my pitch. I’m asking … please, give 10 percent. Now you’ve heard me encourage your churches to invest 10 percent through Cooperative Program giving for Great Commission work. Moving toward 10 percent giving by 2024 is one of the Five Objectives Tennessee Baptists affirmed at The […]
January 13, 2015
By David Roach Contributing Columnist, B&R The claim of some pro-choice groups that Scripture does not address abortion would have surprised both Jews and Christians living in the first century. That’s because they were virtually unanimous that the Bible implicitly — though clearly — prohibited the killing of unborn children. Abortion advocates today tend either […]
January 13, 2015
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC Tennesseans are a pioneering people, and a hearty people. It took resolve to come over the Appalachian Mountains and settle a wild and rugged territory. It took a greater resolve, bolstered by a deep commitment to Jesus Christ, for Tennessee Baptists to root the gospel in the hearts […]
4017 Rural Plains Circle
Franklin, TN 37064
2025 © The Baptist and Reflector. All Right Reserved.