Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
March 12, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,481,982 through the Cooperative Program in February. After the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Tennessee Baptists have given $11,129,645. The amount is $470,188 or 4.1 percent below what was given at the same time last year. It is, however, only $287,022 or […]
March 12, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Churches, ministers share responsibility for preparing for life-changing events BRENTWOOD — Gary Rickman has seen and heard the same story far too many times during his 24-year tenure with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. A pastor (or any staff minister) has faithfully served a small Tennessee Baptist church for […]
March 11, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Some things just can’t be sugarcoated — especially disaster relief work in sub-freezing temperatures. “There’s no glamour in working outside in the cold with snow over your ankles,” acknowledged Mike Overcash, interim Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief director. Cold weather poses an entirely different set of issues […]
March 10, 2015
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC Supporters, detractors opine on Bible as the official book of Tennessee NASHVILLE — The State of Tennessee has 20 categories of state symbols, including official insects, birds, fossils, horses, rocks, songs, and even tartan. Two Tennessee lawmakers would like to add books as a category, and make the […]
February 25, 2015
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Tennessee Baptist Convention is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse, says TBC staff members. But more importantly, about half of the residents of the state — including non-Anglos — need the Lord, said Willie McLaurin and William Burton of the TBC staff. “Especially […]
February 24, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams are responding to damage caused last week by ice storms across the state. Most of the response work took place in East Tennessee and has occurred at the local level, said Mike Overcash, interim Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief director. Teams from First Baptist Church, […]
February 24, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector LEBANON — Cedar Grove Baptist Church here was destroyed by fire early on Feb. 21. According to news reports the church, which was constituted on May 15, 1813, is the fourth oldest church in Wilson County. The Lebanon Democrat reported that a church member passed by on Saturday morning, saw the […]
February 13, 2015
NRB News Release NASHVILLE — Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is urging Tennessee pastors to bring their congregations to a Feb. 25 worship service in Nashville to seek revival in America. In a letter to pastors, Floyd said he will be “sharing a biblical vision for revival, renewal, and spiritual awakening” during […]
February 13, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Gifts from Tennessee Baptist Convention churches through the Cooperative Program exceed $3 million for the second straight month in January. TBC churches gave a total of $3,057,818 last month. The amount is $378,495 or 4.2 percent below what was given at the same time last year. After three months […]
February 13, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Applications are now being received for grants from the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee Medical Missions Fund. The Baptist Healthcare System of East Tennessee was begun by Tennessee Baptists soon after the end of World War II. More than $2 million was contributed by 800 churches in 32 counties […]
February 12, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Whereas there may have been a stigma attached to being a bivocational pastor in the past, that’s no longer the case, says Ray Gilder. Gilder has led bivocational ministries for the Tennessee Baptist Convention since 1995 and also serves as the national coordinator for the Bivocational […]
February 12, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — If actions truly speak louder than words, then Tennessee Baptists are beginning to catch a vision of the importance of the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions to ministry efforts in the state. But there’s still a long way to go. In 2013-14, Tennessee Baptist Convention churches […]
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