Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
September 9, 2015
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC The proverbial elephant in the room is quickly growing, so let’s talk about it. There is a conversational crescendo regarding our historical Cooperative Program giving model in the wake of the International Mission Board’s shocking announcement that it will downsize by 600 to 800 people, this despite giving […]
September 9, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector The choices we make as individuals have consequences. Refer to Adam and Eve in Genesis 1. Life is full of choices. Do I eat the double scoop of chocolate peanut butter ice cream on half price scoop night at Baskin-Robbins or do I skip it? Eat it and […]
September 8, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director When Eric Watkins strides into one of the most dangerous housing projects in Memphis to take the light of Christ, Tennessee Baptists go with him. When Kent Hightower stands in the loose dirt of a rodeo arena in Morristown and preaches the gospel, Tennessee Baptists are with him. […]
August 28, 2015
By Michael Ellis TBC President & Pastor, Impact Baptist Church, Memphis In 1968 Philip Knight, a former track athlete at the University of Oregon, and his college coach, William Bowerman, each invested $500 to form and stock their own shoe company, Blue Ribbon Sports. They later had their logo designed by a college student for […]
August 28, 2015
By Paul Gunn Pastor, Tusculum Hills Baptist Church, Nashville Someday when you come to Nashville, take a drive along Nolensville Road and you’ll see a very interesting situation. Go in one of the international markets. Wow! Nolensville Road is an Epcot® (theme park of Walt Disney World featuring international culture) of sorts, although not a […]
August 27, 2015
By David Evans TBC Staff But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes […]
August 26, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector There appears to be a disturbing trend popping up in society today. Some churches, whether they mean to or not, are giving aging Baby Boomers (another way of saying senior adults) the impression they are not welcome. These churches are putting all of their eggs into the “Millennial […]
August 25, 2015
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director New Hope Baptist Church in Leakesville, Miss., knew they were overpaying their 20-year-old preacher. He knew it too. At $125 a week, neither was real sure of what they were getting into. However, those sweet people were patient, kind, nurturing, and at every turn looked for ways to […]
August 15, 2015
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R After graduating from seminary, I was somewhat like Paul when he cooled his heels in Athens waiting for Timothy and Silas to rejoin him from Berea (Acts 17). We were dead set on finishing up requirements for foreign mission appointment. So Phyllis and I had moved back to my […]
August 14, 2015
By Jimmy Inman Teaching Pastor in Jefferson City Of the many questions we were asked about starting a church in east Tennessee, one of the most common ones was, “Why are you starting a church where there are already so many churches?” It is a legitimate question. My scriptural conviction is that every church is […]
August 13, 2015
By Roc Collins Pastor in Kingsport As followers of Christ we have been called to “Go and Make Disciples.” What a great task is ours! There is no one person who can fulfill that mission alone. God, in His infinite wisdom, has granted us the opportunity to fulfill the Great Commission by working together. Certainly […]
August 12, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Six years ago, Bob Smietana, then religion editor of The Tennessean in Nashville, wrote an article questioning the future of Baptist state papers and interviewed several editors, including myself. Smietana wrote that “Baptist papers face three major challenges: declining denominational loyalty, soaring print and postage costs, and the […]