Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
October 22, 2025
By Randy C. DavisPresident & executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardAre you ready to serve if you get the call? Frank Reich was. And he delivered. Reich was the backup quarterback for the 1993 Buffalo Bills. The Bills were a perennial NFL powerhouse in the 1990s and were a favorite to return to the Super […]
October 10, 2025
By Nancy DugginPrayer Catalyst • TBMBEditor’s Note: This column is Part 2 of a three-part series on prayer. Part 1. “Believers Should Answer Call to Intercede for Lost,” appeared in the Sept. 10, 2025, issue and can be found here. Statistically, millions of our Tennessee friends, family and neighbors have no relationships with Jesus Christ. […]
October 9, 2025
By Randy C. DavisPresident & executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardSummit, the gathering of Tennessee Baptists, is just five weeks away! I love this time of gathering with friends from across the state, and I’d love to see you there. Here are five reasons why you should come. Tennessee Homecoming. Unbelievably, we celebrate the 10th […]
October 8, 2025
By Zoë WatkinsCommunications specialistOn a whim, I decided to join a backpacking trip with Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s Off the Grid ministry. I’d backpacked in Tennessee a couple of times before and liked the challenge of tackling an extensive three-day trek on the Appalachian Trail while getting to meet a few ministers’ wives and build […]
October 3, 2025
By Adam DooleyPastor • Englewood Baptist Church • JacksonI have preached a lot of sermons over the years. From the very beginning, I settled on an expository method with the goal of preaching through every book, chapter, and verse of the Bible. In my view, doing so keeps a pastor accountable to say what God […]
September 23, 2025
By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and ReflectorIt was shaping up to be a bad one. The National Weather Service tracked a developing storm that eventually became Hurricane Helene. It marched across the Caribbean, gaining momentum, and crashed into Florida as a Category 4 with 140 mph winds. Earlier that day, Sept. 26, 2024, Wes Jones, disaster […]
September 23, 2025
By Randy C. DavisPresident & executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardEast Tennesseans will remember Sept. 27, 2024, for generations to come. I know I will never forget it. I knew torrential rain from Hurricane Helene was falling in the mountains along the Tennessee-North Carolina border, but I didn’t know how dangerous things had become until […]
September 23, 2025
By Jay HardwickTBC presidentWho can forget the shock and sadness we felt as images, videos and stories began circulating about Hurricane Helene’s devastating destruction? Thousands of lives and dozens of communities in East Tennessee were forever impacted by the storm’s power and volume. Yet on the heels of devastation came stories and scenes of mobilization, […]
September 23, 2025
By Travis TylerPastor, Grace Baptist, ElizabethtonAs Hurricane Helene flooded Carter County, displacing over 1,000 families, I watched the waters rise just one-tenth of a mile from Grace Baptist Church, fearing we would lose everything. By God’s mercy, the waters stopped short. That day, people arrived at our doors. Neighbors’ homes were underwater, families had nowhere […]
September 16, 2025
By Adam DooleyPastor • Englewood Baptist Church • JacksonIf you live outside of Jackson, Tennessee, you are likely unfamiliar with the name Ann Marie Kelley. Those of us who call this community home, however, recognize her as a bit of a local hero. Diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2021, her initial prognosis was […]
September 14, 2025
By Kevin ShrumPastor • Inglewood Baptist Church • Nashville This past week, I’ve been sad, angry, and, dare I say, hopefully glad. Let me explain. I am heartbroken by a recent school shooting, a young Ukrainian refugee stabbed to death on public transit, and the assassination of Charlie Kirk in broad daylight. These tragedies remind […]
September 11, 2025
By Shawn HendricksThe Baptist PaperAfter the twin towers fell 24 years ago, President George W. Bush stood on a pile of rubble at Ground Zero with a megaphone in hand and told a crowd of weary rescue workers “America today is on bended knee in prayer.” The country had suffered the worst terrorist attack on […]