Baptist and Reflector

Bonnaroo concert-goers line up outside Jesus Tent.
-Photo by Dan Ferrell

MANCHESTER — In the summer of 2001, when the Bonnaroo Music Festival experienced its first significant attendance boom, the city of Manchester was ill-prepared for the influx of visitors.

The result was gridlock in the streets of Manchester, and traffic tie-ups spilled over onto the highways.

Brenton Cox, the lead pastor at First Baptist, Manchester, felt moved to reach out to the stranded drivers, many of whom were trapped on the roads for hours. [Read more…]

Baptist and Reflector

MANCHESTER — David Evans, director of evangelism at the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, said Jesus Tent is just one example of the impact that can be made through servant evangelism — a means of sharing the gospel while also performing acts of service.

“Every local church in Tennessee and across the world can do a servant evangelism project,” said Evans. “And you’ll be amazed by how effective it can be in reaching people for Jesus.” [Read more…]

Inglewood Baptist Church reaches community with Saturation Saturdays

By David Dawson
Baptist and Reflector
ddawson@tnbaptist.org

-Photo: Inglewood Facebook page.

NASHVILLE — In the business world, this method would be referred to as “flooding the market.”

In the spiritual vein, it’s a means of carrying out the Great Commission.

During the past few weeks, the members of Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville, have been involved in  “Saturation Saturdays” — an initiative in which church members fan out in the community to distribute door-hanging bags that contain information about the church, DVDs about Jesus, invitations to VBS and other items. [Read more…]

By Tim Ellsworth
Contributing Writer, B&R

MILAN — When Dinah Hufstedler of Milan heard about the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s “Bless Every Home” initiative, she was quick to sign up.

She began praying for her neighbors. But that was just the start.

“After approximately six or seven months of praying for them, I thought, ‘I want to do something where they know there’s somebody there for them,’ ” said Hufstedler, a member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Milan. [Read more…]