Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
October 14, 2019
Baptist Press RICHMOND — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 24 new fulltime, fully funded personnel to take the gospel to unreached people and places during their Sept. 25-26 meeting near Richmond. The meeting also included an update on an external report regarding IMB’s prevention and response to abuse and harassment; the approval […]
October 10, 2019
By Tobin Perry Baptist Press CONWAY, Ark. (BP) — Feb. 28, 2019 was one of the worst days of 23-year-old Brenton Winn’s life. But it paved the way for one of the best. Angry at God after he relapsed from an addiction to methamphetamines despite spending time at a faith-based recovery program, Winn knew nothing […]
October 10, 2019
Baptist Press RICHMOND — Southern Baptist church members gave $156.6 million to support international missionaries in 2018-2019, the third-highest Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for international missions ever received. Tennessee Baptists gave $10,389,109 to the 2018-19 offering, according to the TBMB accounting office. “Because you and your church gave through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, you […]
October 9, 2019
NAMB tour helps believers learn to share gospel By Brandon Elrod Baptist Press FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Mark Hoover, pastor of First Baptist Church in Hayti, Mo., is looking for a new “one.” After witnessing long distance to his brother, Dusty, who lives in their home state of Mississippi, Hoover saw him come to Christ. […]
October 2, 2019
By Paul Chitwood International Mission Board President EDITOR’S NOTE FROM BAPTIST PRESS: Paul Chitwood is president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board. October is Cooperative Program Emphasis month in the Southern Baptist Convention. Learn more about CP here. RICHMOND, Va. — As I near the first anniversary of being elected president of the International […]
October 2, 2019
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Online hotel registration opens Tuesday (Oct. 1) for the Southern Baptist Convention 2020 Annual Meeting June 9-10 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Reservations open 8 a.m. Central Time at sbcannualmeeting.net/sbc20, under the housing & travel tab. SBC Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd called […]
September 30, 2019
By Aaron Earls Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Most American evangelicals believe Jesus’ Golden Rule — “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” — applies to politics. Some, however, see the political realm leading up to the 2020 elections as no place for niceness, according to a new study. A LifeWay Research […]
September 30, 2019
By IMB and Baptist Press RICHMOND, Va. — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 24 new fulltime, fully funded personnel to take the Gospel to unreached people and places during their Sept. 25-26 meeting near Richmond, Va. The meeting also included an update on an external report regarding IMB’s prevention and response to […]
September 24, 2019
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Kris and Jill Hopkins so appreciated the gospel call at Christ Community Church in Huntersville, N.C., on Sept. 8 that they hugged pastor Ronnie Parrott and cried after their baptisms moments later. “They were in tears and grateful that we cared enough about them to give them […]
September 19, 2019
By Gary D. Myers Baptist Press TEL HADID, Israel — Nestled between accounts of Israel’s defeat at the hands of the Assyrian army and the rise of Hezekiah’s kingship in Judea, the importance of 2 Kings 17:24-40 can be easy to overlook. The verses speak of the people groups the Assyrians sent to the region […]
September 17, 2019
By Aaron Earls Baptist Press NASHVILLE — What began as midweek prayer meetings in the 18th century have become an accepted part of congregational life in the vast majority of Protestant churches in America, a study released Tuesday (Sept. 10) shows. Nine in 10 Protestant pastors say they have some type of activity on Wednesday […]
September 10, 2019
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Happily wed to his new bride Pennie, Joe Wright didn’t want to travel without her in his role as executive director of the Bivocational and Small Church Leadership Network (BSCLN). “When I interviewed with the BSCLN and they offered me the position, I shared with them, ‘This is […]