Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
May 24, 2024
By Adam Dooley Pastor, Englewood Baptist Church, JacksonI will never forget the day God visited my college campus. None of the songs we sang that day readily come to mind. The subject of the visiting preacher’s message is less familiar to me than what I had for dinner on this same date last year. What […]
May 23, 2024
By Jeff Iorg President and CEO of the SBC Executive CommitteeThe Southern Baptist Convention will soon consider final action on an amendment to the SBC Constitution stating that a cooperating Southern Baptist church “affirms, appoints, or employs only men as any kind of pastor or elder as qualified by Scripture.” This is a significant decision […]
May 16, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist and ReflectorFor more than 35 years, I have attended countless events at Tennessee Baptists’ two camps/conference centers at Carson Springs in Newport and Linden Valley in Linden. But it wasn’t until the last two-plus years that I have truly come to understand the treasure Tennessee Baptists have at Carson Springs Baptist […]
May 16, 2024
By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardI love good advice. Proverbs 11:14 has been a benchmark verse for me: “Where there is no counsel people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety (success).” You can never have enough wise counsel. Conversation from competent and proven practitioners in any […]
May 13, 2024
By Adam DooleyPastor, Englewood Baptist Church, JacksonIt was an honest question from an unbeliever I’d known for years. Our recent discussion about following Christ turned to more pragmatic matters born out of his general observations about Christianity in general. “Why would I give up my one day off in order to gather with bunch of […]
May 10, 2024
By Carolyn TomlinBaptist and Reflector contributing writerIn honor of mothers, or other women who serve as guardians, plan a special time to say “Thank You” the second Sunday in May. Help children in your church Sunday school class make preparation for this important event. The following ideas can be used for children: • Schedule on […]
May 9, 2024
By Mark DanceDirector Of Pastoral Wellness • Guidestone Financial ResourcesAre you ready to abandon the illusion that you are indestructible and indispensable? Ready to obey the command, receive the gift, work the plan and love the Person who is calling you to rest in Him? My interest in the Sabbath came from a painful experience. […]
May 2, 2024
By Lonnie WilkeyEditor, Baptist & ReflectorLast week the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board honored the unsung heroes of our staff — the ministry assistants. They are the ones who work quietly behind the scenes to help the TBMB in our goal of serving churches. For most of my nearly 36 years with the Baptist and Reflector, […]
May 1, 2024
By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardMessengers attending this June’s Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis will cast votes on items of significant importance. The deciding second-year vote on the “Law Amendment” is at the top of that list. The Law Amendment, proposed initially by Virginia pastor Mike Law, passed on […]
April 25, 2024
By Nick WilsonPastor, Lakeview Baptist Church, TiptonvilleHaving Phillip and Ellen Wright come and join Lakeview Baptist Church has been one of the most encouraging and humbling experiences of my life. When Phillip and I first met, I had no idea what was on his heart, and he didn’t know that I had been fervently praying […]
April 25, 2024
By Phillip WrightMember, Lakeview Baptist Church, TiptonvilleCasting Crowns, one of my favorite singing groups, has a song with this title, “Crazy People.” The song mentions several people in Scripture that did some crazy things for Jesus. First, there was Noah who built an ark when there was not a cloud in the sky. Then there […]
April 24, 2024
By Jay HardwickPresident, Tennessee Baptist ConventionI remember hearing the late Michael Catt, long-time pastor of Sherwood Baptist in Albany, Ga., say many times, “Whoever wants the next generation the most will get them.” That quote has resonated with me for years and especially now. Who comes to mind when you hear or think, “next generation?” […]