Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
June 30, 2016
By Carol Pipes LifeWay Facts & Trends NASHVILLE – Americans who attend a Protestant worship service the week of July Fourth are likely to get a good dose of God and country. Six in 10 Protestant pastors (61 percent) say it’s important for July Fourth worship services to incorporate patriotic elements to celebrate America, according […]
June 30, 2016
Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — Americans who don’t go to church are happy to talk about religion and often think about the meaning of life, according to a new study released today (June 28). They’re also open to taking part in community service events hosted at a church or going to a church concert, the […]
June 29, 2016
Baptist Press LONDON — Though the United Kingdom’s vote June 23 to leave the European Union took many political observers by surprise, leaders at GuideStone Financial Resources and the Southern Baptist Foundation say they’ve had the referendum in view for months and have taken steps to protect Southern Baptist investors from the resultant market volatility. […]
June 27, 2016
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NEW YORK (BP) — Immediate past Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd and Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress are among a diverse group of evangelicals Donald Trump named June 21 to advise him on religion and politics. Trump’s 25-member Evangelical Executive Advisory Board includes at least eight Southern Baptists. They were […]
June 27, 2016
By Karen L. Willoughby Baptist Press ST. LOUIS (BP) — Entity leaders discussed ways to be more effective in global missions during one of 18 Cooperative Program panel discussions held June 13-15 in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in St. Louis. The videotaped discussion took place at one side of the America […]
June 27, 2016
By David Roach Baptist Press ST. LOUIS (BP) — In 1979, Bill Sumners visited Nashville for a meeting of the Society of American Archivists and paid a visit to Southern Baptists’ denominational archives while he was in town. As he stood in the Baptist Sunday School Board’s Dargan-Carver Library, the precursor to today’s Southern Baptist […]
June 27, 2016
By by Tom Strode Baptist Press ST. LOUIS (BP) — Proclaiming Scripture instead of promoting controversy is their approach when addressing political issues, pastors said during a June 15 panel discussion at the 2016 Southern Baptist Convention. Five Southern Baptist pastors explained to Ronnie Floyd, now former SBC president, during the afternoon session how they […]
June 27, 2016
Baptist Press ST. LOUIS, Missouri (BP) — The 2016 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference continued with exposition of 2 Timothy 4:5-6 during afternoon and evening sessions June 13. Five speakers further explained the words of the apostle Paul, urging pastors to “do the work of an evangelist and fulfill your ministry.” The conference preceded the […]
June 23, 2016
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD – Simply put, neither the Southern Baptist Convention nor the Tennessee Baptist Convention are building mosques. Yet, the false rumor that Southern Baptists are building mosques is running rampant on social media, particularly Facebook. TBC staff have received multiple inquiries regarding the rumor which is based on […]
June 21, 2016
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press BRENTWOOD — Spreading the gospel among the more than 42 million foreign-born refugees, immigrants, and international students in the U.S. is the focus of the Reaching the Nations in North America conference, an upcoming national event spearheaded by North Carolina Baptists in conjunction with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, the International […]
June 20, 2016
By Baptist Press WASHINGTON — Baptists and other Christians should defend religious freedom for non-Christians, including Muslims, because it is morally right, as well as helpful to their own cause, says Southern Baptist religious liberty leader Russell Moore. Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), advocated for religious freedom for people of […]
June 17, 2016
Baptist Press ST. LOUIS (BP) — At times they raised their hands. At times they gathered together in groups of two to three. And at times thousands of messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention knelt at their chairs on Tuesday night (June 14) as they pleaded with God to bring national revival and spiritual awakening […]