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SPECIFIC WAYS TO PRAY FOR MISSIONARIES

December 10, 2019

IMB Communications Staff

The 2019 goal for the Lottie Moon Christmas offering is $165M. For information on how to give, visit IMB.org.

RICHMOND — IMB president Paul Chitwood came home from a recent trip to East Africa with a plenty of memories — and 1,000 snapshots.

He knew missionaries faced challenges in taking the Gospel to the unreached. He knew the logistical and spiritual struggles could be intense for those on the front lines of pushing back the darkness.

But while he was in Africa visiting with IMB missionaries, every ride down a dusty road and every walk down a city street was a reminder that each missionary faces unique challenges.

And every single prayer for missionaries matters — he says it’s so important that missionaries know they are loved, remembered, and prayed for. [Read more…]

MOON’S LIGHT STILL SHINING

December 10, 2019

Lottie Moon offering still impacting lives

By David Dawson
Baptist and Reflector
ddawson@tnbaptist.org

The Stormer family, members of Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville, are serving as missionaries in Brazil. In the photo above, Aaron Stormer (back row, third from left), his wife, Melissa (second from left) and their children Aiden (far left), Gavin (front row, left) and Astrid (front row, right), share a smile with some ministry partners in Brazil. — Submitted photo

CLARKSVILLE — There are trends that come and go in the Baptist culture, but the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions has remained a vital part of the Baptist fabric for more than 130 years.

The ministry has remained unchanged throughout its existence, holding steadfast to its exclusive purpose of supporting missionaries who serve abroad.

The continued significance of the LMCO, which started in 1888, can be seen in the faces of the Stormers — a five-member family from Clarksville who have been serving as missionaries in Brazil for the past two and a half years.

The Stormers, who are members of Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville, are stationed in São Paulo, a mega city of over 20 million people. [Read more…]

STAYING FOCUSED ON OUR PASSIONATE PRIORITY

December 10, 2019

By Randy C. Davis
TBMB President & Executive Director

Randy C. Davis

There are two distinctives that bind Southern Baptists together. The first is our shared biblical belief system. Unfortunately, the Bible can be mishandled in many ways and our Southern Baptist forefathers recognized that, so in 1925, they took the providential step to clearly define what Southern Baptists believe about the Bible.

That document is known as the Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) and became our “statement of the historic Baptist conception of the nature and foundation of confessions of faith in our religious and denominational life.” The BF&M was updated in 2000 and reaffirms what we believe theologically and why we believe it.

The second distinctive that binds Southern Baptists together is our Great Commission calling to missions, and specifically our historic commitment to rally around international missions. We have always been, and we must always be, a “going” people. [Read more…]

HELPING HANDS

November 18, 2019

Baptist associations all across Tennessee held their annual meetings, primarily in September and October. Among them was Salem Baptist Association, based in Liberty, which held its 197th annual meeting on Oct. 29. Grayson and Lydia Metcalf (pictured) were present and handed out prayer cards for their parents — Phil and Laura Metcalf, who are missionaries with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, serving in Mexico. Metcalf delivered the annual message at the association and included a slide presentation of their work in Mexico.

— Photo by Donna Nichols

IMB WORKER ANDY LEININGER DIES AT 56

October 21, 2019

By Leslie Peacock Caldwell
Baptist Press

Andy Leininger in Moscow. IMB photo

RICHMOND — Andrew (Andy) N. Leininger, who served as a Christian worker in the former Soviet Union for 22 years, died in his home state of Missouri on October 13, 2019. He was 56.

In November 2016, Leininger was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive cancer that caused a brain tumor. In the months that followed, he had multiple surgeries and treatments. On October 12, 2019, his wife Elizabeth shared an update on Facebook that Leininger had moved to Hospice care. On October 13, she wrote, “Andy is in Glory with our precious Savior.” [Read more…]

IMB APPOINTS MISSIONARIES

October 14, 2019

Baptist Press

Sam Greer

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 of a balanced budget for 2019-20; and orientation for 23 new trustees, including Sam Greer, pastor of Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga.

The 24 new missionaries were appointed during a special Sending Celebration, which recognized both the new personnel and the churches sending them to take the gospel to the nations. [Read more…]

STATE CONVENTION HELPS CHURCHES REACH STATE, WORLD FOR CHRIST

September 3, 2019

By Dr. Paul Chitwood
President, International Mission Board

My first international mission trip took place on a farm in central Kentucky.

As a new pastor in the community, I found myself interacting often with migrant workers from Central and South America. And I soon realized that most were spiritually lost. From conversations with farmers, I learned many of them were as concerned as I was about the eternal state of the souls of these (mostly) men who were so far away from their homes and families. As we began to pull together churches in our association and piece together a plan to begin a migrant ministry, we found an organization ready and eager to help us: our Baptist state convention. With the assistance of our state convention staff, we were soon seeing people from all over Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua come to Christ — though we never left Kentucky. [Read more…]

UNION HONORS IMB PRESIDENT

July 11, 2019

From Union University

JACKSON — Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board, was the recipient of Union University’s M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award this year.

Union president Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver presented the award to Chitwood, a Tennessean who was reared in Jellico, earlier this month at Union’s alumni and friends dinner during the SBC annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. [Read more…]

IMB APPROVES MISSIONARIES

June 17, 2019

Baptist Press

IMB President Paul Chitwood (right) tucks away his passport in its new passport cover, which features the logo of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The cover, symbolizing the seminary’s focus on international missions, was a gift from Dr. Adam Greenway (left), the new president of the Fort Worth seminary.
-Photo by Chris Carter/IMB

RICHMOND — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 26 new missionaries to take the gospel to the nations during their May 22-23 meeting near Richmond.

Trustees also considered pivotal changes in ministry advancement and prayer strategies; heard recommendations related to IMB’s handling of past allegations of child abuse and sexual harassment; and elected 2019-2020 officers.

The new missionaries were to be commissioned for service at a Sending Celebration on June 11 during the afternoon session of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. [Read more…]

PRAYER SUPERSEDES POLITICS

June 5, 2019

I was skimming over some Twitter feeds on Tuesday (June 4) and one caught my attention. I clicked on it and was taken to an article in The Washington Times entitled “Pastor says he ‘hurt’ congregation by praying for Trump on unscheduled visit”.

I re-read the headline and then read the article to make sure I understood what was being said. [Read more…]

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