Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
April 21, 2017
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector POWELL — At least two models of Baptist church revitalization exist — a sponsoring church can absorb the congregation, developing a campus of the sponsoring church, or the sponsoring church can bring in another congregation to use the facility of the declining congregation. It is rare […]
April 20, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Roc Collins joined the staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board as director of evangelism in January with one purpose in mind — to see more Tennesseans come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Collins, director of evangelism for the TBMB, also had a strong […]
April 19, 2017
By Janice Backer Contributing Writer, B&R GATLINBURG — For more than 10 years, Sharon Y. Smith has made the eight-hour trip from Memphis to Gatlinburg to attend the Missions Get-Together and Connection. This year the conference was held on March 31-April 2 at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. “The worship and the sessions are good,” Smith […]
April 18, 2017
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Mark Moore, executive pastor at Third Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, has coached travel teams in baseball and knows firsthand the challenges of playing sports while maintaining a commitment to God and church. He offers five tips on maintaining a healthy balance.
April 18, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Little Johnny has a travel baseball game on Sunday morning, sister Becky has a soccer game in the early afternoon, and older brother Ben has an AAU basketball game at the same time. And, by the way, church starts at 9 and is over at noon. […]
April 10, 2017
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD – Paul Clark, retired director of worship and music ministries for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, was honored recently by the Southern Baptist Church Music Conference. Clark was presented the W. Hines Sims Award for leadership in church music. Clark served on the TBMB staff from 2000 until his retirement last […]
April 10, 2017
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector LEBANON — David and Mary Demps fell in love with special needs folks about 34 years ago as young Christians. Looking back, they see God’s direction to the ministry though they don’t have any family members who have developmental challenges. The Dempses have recently retired from […]
April 10, 2017
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector LEBANON — Katie McCluskey seems an unlikely candidate for being a houseparent of the Tennessee Baptist Adult Homes White House. She came to the White House at age 15 very reluctantly and after finding someone to stay with for six weeks to delay her move (See […]
April 7, 2017
By Mark Brown Carson-Newman News Office JEFFERSON CITY — A ministerial partnership between Carson-Newman University and Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes goes back for more than a quarter century. And yet, officials of both entities say, the relationship deepens and blossoms each spring. “We couldn’t function without the volunteers, the group that comes from Carson-Newman (and […]
April 6, 2017
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BETHEL SPRINGS — Judy Hollaway knew that her family which included her two wonderful sons and her husband, Mike, a Baptist pastor, was complete. But she still regretted not having a daughter. Then one day God spoke to her and told her that she would have […]
April 5, 2017
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,796,195 through the Cooperative Program in March. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $14,614,829. After five months of the current fiscal year, the total is $97,249 or 0.7 perecent below what was given during the same time frame last year. The amount is $31,496 […]
April 4, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector ELIZABETHTON — Christians and church members are not immune from domestic violence, says long-time Christian counselor Art Webb. One in four women will experience some kind of abuse by the time they reach 18 years old said Webb, a Christian counselor who has served with Watauga Baptist Association, […]