Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
February 8, 2019
Baptist And Reflector NASHVILLE — As accounts of sexual abuse in churches increase, congregations are more aware than ever that background checks for volunteers and staff are now a necessity and not an option to consider. A 2018 survey, conducted by LifeWay Research in Nashville, revealed that 12 percent of Protestant pastors say someone on […]
February 7, 2019
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org CUNNINGHAM — David Mackens is well aware there are not many openings for former Pentecostal pastors in Southern Baptist life. But nearly 12 years ago, there was an opening at Lone Oak Baptist Church in Cumberland Furnace and Mackens was asked to preach one Sunday. Though he […]
February 6, 2019
Four Mile Baptist, a congregation of 28, had five baptisms in 2018 By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org PIGEON FORGE — At an age when most pastors are stepping away from the ministry or moving into interim or supply work, David Oliver did just the opposite. At the age of 68, Oliver became […]
February 6, 2019
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector ddawson@tnbaptist.org PIGEON FORGE — When he was invited to the Bivocational Ministers and Wives Retreat for the first time, Jim Haggard wasn’t even sure if he wanted to go. Ten years later, he now considers it to be one of the best decisions he’s ever made. Haggard, the pastor […]
February 6, 2019
By Roger Britton Pastor, Whites Creek Baptist Church, Rockwood On Jan. 12, 1997, my wife Kathy, daughter Kacie and son Cody and I began our ministry when I became the pastor of Whites Creek Baptist Church in Rockwood. Kathy and I were married in 1979 and had been in ministry from day one of our […]
February 6, 2019
February 6, 2019
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org PIGEON FORGE — They’re machinists, salesmen, police officers, bankers, teachers, college professors, retirees, electricians, plumbers and the list goes on, but they all have one thing in common — they are dedicated servants of God devoted to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. One hundred and twenty-one […]
February 5, 2019
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,535,940 through the Cooperative Program in January. For the year-to-date, churches have given $9,181,729 through the Cooperative Program. The amount is $81,281 or 0.9 percent below what was given after the first quarter of the last fiscal year. The amount, however, is $556,729 or 6.45 […]
February 4, 2019
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector lwilkey@tnbaptist.org FRANKLIN — In an effort to keep Tennessee Baptists better informed, Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, will do a monthly podcast on Radio B&R. It will be a monthly “retrospective” of what is happening not only in the TBMB […]
January 31, 2019
Local church donates grocery gift cards to airport staff after they work 35 days with no pay Brentwood Baptist communications office BRENTWOOD — After a 35-day shutdown, the government is finally open for business again. Yet, government workers are still struggling with the challenges facing them after receiving no pay since before Christmas. In response […]
January 29, 2019
Baptist Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear has named members of the Committee on Resolutions for the June 11-12 SBC annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. “These committee members hail from state conventions, national entities, seminaries, local churches and local associations,” said Greear, pastor of The Summit Church in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., […]
January 29, 2019
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Youth Project, an event for church youth choirs and youth singers, will be held Feb. 8-9 at West Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson. The event is co-sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board worship and music ministries and Union University in Jackson. The cost is $30 and includes two meals […]