Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
May 29, 2025
By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and Reflector The apartment was emptied and cleaned — an extraordinary accomplishment, given how much three college students crammed into such a small space over the past 18 months. Keys were returned to campus housing, and it was time to part ways. “Is everyone sure they have everything?” Jo asked her […]
May 28, 2025
By Randy C. DavisPresident & executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardIf you’re familiar with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, you know William Maxwell. He’s been the administrative face of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board for more than 30 years. William grew up in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, just east of Athens. For 75 years, his family owned […]
May 21, 2025
By Adam DooleyPastor • Englewood Baptist Church • JacksonLocated just 500 miles northeast of Vancouver, the Fraser River in British Columbia divides into two streams. One flows eastward to the Atlantic Ocean. The other runs westward to the Pacific Ocean. Dubbed as the Great Divide, just six inches after the fork in the river, each […]
May 15, 2025
By Randy C. DavisPresident & executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardNew Coke was a colossal failure. In 1985, after decades as a premier global brand producing the world’s most popular soft drink, the Coca-Cola Company’s leadership misjudged the slight uptick in Pepsi’s popularity, panicked, and spent millions testing, marketing, and releasing “New Coke.” The backlash […]
May 6, 2025
By Carolyn TomlinContributing writer, Baptist and ReflectorYears ago, in a Sunday School class, our teacher, an older woman, gave the class of young mothers this advice: “Don’t ever let anyone rob you of the opportunity to win your child to Christ.” As we celebrate Mother’s Day on May 11, we honor all mothers. As a […]
May 5, 2025
By Jay Barbier Harvest Field Three Team Leader • Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Be kind! Be loving! Be focused! Be passionate! These key four steps can change the culture of your church. Too often, we let ‘busy-ness’ take over and we fall into the routine of so many tasks. But these four simple steps could […]
April 30, 2025
By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and ReflectorJeff Vanlandingham is not the mayor of Lawrenceburg, but I’m pretty sure he could be if he wanted. I recently sat at a table close to the door of Co-Work Coffee Shop with Jeff and he knew every person who entered. There was a greeting, a handshake, a question about […]
April 29, 2025
By Randy C. DavisPresident & executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardYale University was founded because Harvard University was deemed too liberal. How ironic is that, considering both universities are light-years away from their founding principles. My wife, Jeanne, and I were touring Yale last year with a young tour guide who used the word “secular” […]
April 24, 2025
By Danny SinquefieldHarvest Field One Team Leader, TBMBOur beautiful state of Tennessee has more than 3,000 partner churches spreading across the farmlands, metropolitan areas, and small communities from Memphis to Mountain City. In our attempt to get as close to our churches and associations as possible, we have six regional Harvest Field Team Leaders and […]
April 22, 2025
By Nancy DugginTeam Leader: PrayerWhen I received the call to serve as prayer catalyst for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s new “Prayer Matters” initiative, I couldn’t help but feel God’s hand in this new chapter of my life. After 24 years as an educator and decades leading Bible studies and prayer groups in my hometown […]
April 18, 2025
By Jay HardwickPresident • Tennessee Baptist ConventionIt’s Passion Week. Good Friday and Easter offer followers of Jesus Christ a great opportunity for ministry, reflection and celebration. Seasons like this are always tricky for church leaders. We’re excited about the celebration of the cross and the empty tomb, but we also feel the pressure of additional […]
April 17, 2025
By Carolyn TomlinContributing writer, B&RFor Christians, Easter is the most important festival of the church. During this time, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus who died on the cross and rose from the dead. Parents have many opportunities to establish traditions for their children in remembering this important event. Read the story of the crucifixion, […]