Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
By Matt Tullos
Stewardship Development Specialist, TBMB
In the Go Fund Me era, it’s easy to minimize the Cooperative Program. We get so caught up in the daily grind of ministry and we forget all the things that make the Cooperative Program shine so brightly in a dark world. It begs the question, “What would your church, Tennessee, and the world look like without CP?” Here are a few uncomfortable realities.
Without the Cooperative Program, we would be saying: [Read more…]
By Josie Rabbitt
Baptist Press
Bellevue Baptist Church
NASHVILLE — Twenty Southern Baptist congregations are among the 2016 top 100 fastest growing and largest participating churches in the U.S., with NewSpring Church in Anderson, S.C., ranking highest in both categories among Southern Baptists.
In the lists compiled annually in collaboration between Outreach Magazine and LifeWay Christian Resources, NewSpring Church ranks third on the largest participating churches list and eighth among the fastest growing churches named in Outreach’s October issue.
NewSpring, under the leadership of interim senior pastor Clayton King, reported an average attendance of 33,761 and a 21 percent growth of 5,925, according to the list. [Read more…]
