By Roc Collins
Director of Strategic Objectives, TBMB

Before the inception of the digital age, before the first plane lifted from the sandy straights of Kitty Hawk, before the technologies of steam, coal, and fossil fuel, an ancient crowd heard an astounding challenge, “Go into all the world. … Teach all nations. …  Go to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the world!”

In a world where jets soar over the seas in less than a day, it’s easy to forget how mindboggling that call must have been. The ends of the earth? How? Emboldened by the glimpse of their resurrected Savior, they dared to dream it was possible. [Read more…]

By Matt Tullos
Stewardship development specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board

It’s that time again when the sun bids us to flee from the status quo and frolic with the family in favorite locations. Whether you are a one-week mountain man or a four-day beach bum, we all need a week to unwind, recalibrate and reconnect with family. 

If you’re like me, you begin to wonder who’s minding the store in your absence. We go on vacation, but the work continues on in our absence thanks to faithful coworkers who keep pushing the ball down the field. And chances are pretty good that when we get back, we’ll do the same for somebody else.  [Read more…]

By Matt Tullos
Stewardship Development Specialist, TBMB

Three farmers in Tennessee went out to farm. All three farmers made the most of their field and their fields produced a great harvest. But the first farmer was a bit shortsighted. He kept all his harvest as well as the seeds for the coming years at home. So, while he kept the farm going, the impact he had was limited. Very limited.

The second farmer looked beyond his own farm to three other farms. One in a village in Africa, the second a neighboring state and another in Canada. He’d go visit them every now and then to see their progress. But that’s about all he had time to give and go by all alone.

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