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August 31, 2017
From Union University News Office JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University president Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver and three other Union faculty members were initial signers of the Nashville Statement released Aug. 29 that affirms biblical teaching on issues pertaining to gender and sexuality. The statement, released by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, counts among […]
August 31, 2017
Story updated at 6:00 p.m., Sept. 4 By Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams have arrived in Sugarland, Texas, and have set up operations at Sugarland Baptist Church, according to Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. The feeding unit is set to begin providing meals […]
August 31, 2017
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector CHATTANOOGA — Thanks to a unique form of outreach, Spring Creek Road Baptist Church in Chattanooga is experiencing new growth — in more ways than one. With hopes of reaching the local area for Christ, the church created the “Community Garden of Life” last year by transforming a vacant […]
August 30, 2017
On Aug. 11-12, 400 worship musicians from across Tennessee gathered at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, for the Music Ministry Leadership Conference. The conference featured keynote speaker Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee. Conference worship was led by Scott Shepherd, worship and music specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board; the Shepherd […]
August 29, 2017
Hurricane Harvey is shaping up to potentially be the greatest natural disaster in our history. Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams are staged and ready, but they need your financial support to sustain what will be a prolonged effort. TBMB Executive Director Randy C. Davis offers a timely perspective on what Tennessee Baptists are doing and […]
August 29, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector LENOIR CITY — Listen to reports of world news and you will hear of the struggles faced by people in Venezuela, a country rocked by political turmoil and chaos. Venezuelans are dying of hunger due to a severe food crisis in the country. Statistics reveal that 80 percent […]
August 28, 2017
Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is monitoring Hurricane Harvey closely. As of Monday, Aug. 28, the Tennessee Baptist DR feeding unit was still on alert status while response/recovery units are on standby, said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Alert status means there’s a good […]
August 28, 2017
Baptist and Reflector SHELBYVILLE — It’s not common for a church to go the extra mile in celebrating a couple’s wedding anniversary. But, then again, not many couples are married for 75 years. New Bethel Baptist Church in Shelbyville helped James and Frances Arnold celebrate 75 years of marriage on Aug. 13. They were married […]
August 28, 2017
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — In certain situations, the role of team chaplain can have perks and privileges, even prestige. Darrin Reynolds isn’t interested in any of that. As chaplain of the Lebanon High School football team, Reynolds prefers to stay behind the scenes, providing support in ways that might not ever […]
August 25, 2017
Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is monitoring Hurricane Harvey closely. The Tennessee Baptist DR feeding unit was placed on alert Aug. 25 while response/recovery units have been put on standby, said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Alert status means there’s a good likelihood the […]
August 25, 2017
Editor’s Note: You can listen to Chris Phillips discuss church planting in Denver during Episode 12 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. That podcast can be found here. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector PHOENIX — After spending his entire life in Tennessee, most of it in […]
August 25, 2017
Editor’s Note: You can listen to Dave Howeth discuss the Tennessee/Send Denver partnership during Episode 11 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. That podcast can be found here. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector DENVER – Dave Howeth is no stranger to Tennessee Baptists who remember him […]