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PASTOR ‘ZIP-LINES’ TO PULPIT; VIDEO GOES VIRAL

December 11, 2018

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Southern Baptist megachurch pastor Bartholomew Orr’s object lesson, flying to the pulpit on a zip line to signify Jesus’ return, caused a viral sensation on social media and major network talk shows. Despite both negative and comical comments from an estimated 200 million hits a week after […]

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‘HOUSE OF HOPE’ MEETS NEEDS IN BLEDSOE COUNTY

December 10, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org PIKEVILLE — A small rural Tennessee Baptist church is doing its best to show the love of Christ in one of the most impoverished areas of the state. According to statistical data, Bledsoe County is one of the poorest counties in Tennessee. In 2010, Bledsoe County was ranked 94th among 95 […]

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ANSWERING THE CALL IN ASIA

December 7, 2018

Jackson pastor leads Hispanic mission team to other side of globe Editor’s Note: The Week of Prayer for International Missions is underway through Dec. 9. Every December since 1888, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering has empowered Southern Baptists’ international missions work. The goal for this year’s Lottie Moon offering is $160 million. By Grace Thornton […]

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FORMER TENNESSEE PASTOR, SBC LEADER CHARLES SULLIVAN DIES AT 88

December 5, 2018

By Art Toalston Baptist Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Charles W. Sullivan, who became the Indiana Baptist convention’s executive director after 42 years in the pastorate, died Nov. 27 at his home in Knoxville, Tenn. He was 88. Sullivan led the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana for 12 years, retiring in 2003. “All my life […]

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CARSON SPRINGS EVENT SETS TONE FOR CHRISTMAS SEASON

December 5, 2018

By Carla Harper Contributing Writer, B&R NEWPORT  — “All is Calm. All is Bright” was the theme for the annual Christmas in November Women’s Luncheon held Nov. 10 at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center in Newport. Kevin Perrigan, manager of Carson Springs, and his wife, Debra, have sponsored the event since they first came to […]

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NEAR-TRAGIC INCIDENT BECOMES WITNESSING TOOL

December 5, 2018

Ripley pastor Rocky Gilliam uses nail gun accident to generate gospel conversations By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org RIPLEY  — Rocky Gilliam might have the most unique evangelism method in history. Not many people, after all, can use a personal story about being shot in the head with a nail gun as a segway […]

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GREEN: KEEP DOING WHAT WE DO WELL

December 4, 2018

TBC’s new president plans to continue focus on statewide evangelism By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — As David Green begins his tenure as president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, his primary plan is to encourage Tennessee Baptists to keep their focus on what past TBC presidents have emphasized in recent years […]

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MINISTERS URGED TO PROTECT THEIR MINISTRIES

November 27, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey lwilkey@tnbaptist.org JACKSON — With so many alleged and actual cases of sexual misconduct rampant in today’s society, ministers must be intentional in protecting their ministries, said Tony Rankin. “The increasing number of ministers who have their lives affected by inappropriate relationships has probably already hit somebody you know,” observed Rankin, a clinical […]

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TENNESSEE DR RECEIVES $200K GRANT

November 26, 2018

By Chris Turner cturner@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board recently received a significant financial grant to support Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief (TBDR) work related to the recent hurricane that primarily blasted North Carolina and parts of South Carolina, causing widespread flooding and decimating communities along the coast.  TBMB was officially notified Oct. 17 […]

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WAYS TO WIN

November 26, 2018

With creative methods of evangelism, Tennessee Baptists are finding new ways to win… As Tennessee Baptists, we have Five Objectives, but the First Objective — “To see 50,000 people a year saved, baptized and set on the road to discipleship by 2024” — is the key one. We want to see people come to Christ […]

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BRUNSON: HOLY SPIRIT IS ‘A DIRECT PIPELINE TO GOD’

November 21, 2018

By David Dawson ddawson@tnbaptist.org JACKSON  — Most believers have spent considerable amounts of time studying Paul’s writings.  But what about Paul’s prayers? Mac Brunson, pastor of Valleydale Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., told attendees at the Tennessee Baptist Convention that Paul’s prayer life was perhaps even mightier than his pen. 

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PANEL BRINGS EVANGELISM TO FOREFRONT

November 21, 2018

During the 2018 Summit, Roc Collins, TBMB director of strategic initiatives, hosted a panel discussion on evangelism and discipleship. Below are some excerpts from the discussion. A full length transcript and an unedited audio version of this discussion is available here. — Compiled by Chris Turner THOMAS BESTER Founding Pastor, Forerunner Baptist Church, Ripley Evangelism […]

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