Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
September 23, 2014
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Executive Board adopted a budget of $34,250,000 for the 2014-15 budget year. The action was one of several that took place during the Executive Board’s Sept. 9 meeting at Brentwood Baptist Church here. Board members were informed that the new budget is a reduction of […]
September 10, 2014
Editor’s Note: Scott Harris, missions minister at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood, served on the search committee of the International Mission Board that called David Platt as president. Here is his perspective on the new IMB leader. By Baptist and Reflector “Our ultimate goal in the process was to find the right leader for the ultimate […]
September 10, 2014
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Michael Ellis, pastor of Impact Baptist Church in Memphis, will be nominated as president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention during The Summit, to be held Nov. 10-12, at Brentwood Baptist Church here. Former TBC president Fred Shackelford informed the Baptist and Reflector last week that he would nominate Ellis, […]
September 10, 2014
Editor’s Note: David Platt was elected as president of the International Mission Board on Aug. 27. The Baptist and Reflector posted a story on the Tennessee Baptist Convention website that day. This article is a shortened version with added comments from Tennessee Baptists who are serving as IMB trustees. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and […]
September 3, 2014
But not spirit at Cumberland By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector LEBANON – An early morning fire on Sept. 3 destroyed the Baptist Collegiate Ministries building at Cumberland University here, but it did not destroy the spirit of those involved with the BCM. “There are no accidents with God,” observed Dave Shelley, director of […]
August 30, 2014
By Baptist and Reflector Mark Roberts, pastor, McPheeters Bend Baptist Church, Church Hill, has been called as director of missions, Holton Valley Baptist Association, based in Rogersville, effective Sept. 15. Roberts has been pastor of McPheeters Bend Baptist for 16 years. He has led his church to do missions work and has been active in […]
August 29, 2014
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DEFIANCE, Ohio — Is Defiance the best place to have a ministry to former inmates? Yes, says Pastor John, as he is known here. He’s heard the joke about his home town and ministry before. But the reality here is much more serious, he added, and […]
August 28, 2014
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — Reaching out to its neighborhood has brought internationals to this south Nashville church — in a big way. Tusculum Hills Baptist Church here recently hosted the largest gathering of Arabic speakers in Nashville ever to be held. During the meeting the gospel was presented, about […]
August 27, 2014
By Transition Team Tennessee Baptists met in Bartlett for our annual convention meeting Nov. 12-14, 2012 and approved the call for a new vision for the people, churches, and entities of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. The approved proposal was known as Vision 2021, and it offers a vision for how we can collectively push back […]
August 26, 2014
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Messengers to the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention during The Summit Nov. 10-12 will vote on the recommendations of the Vision 2021 Transition Team. The report was to have been acted on at last year’s meeting in Chattanooga but was delayed for a year […]
August 14, 2014
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — When Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver learned that Union University here was looking for a new president he had no interest in the position. Oliver was perfectly content as the president of East Texas Baptist University in Marshall. Besides, he said, “Who would be dumb enough to […]
August 13, 2014
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector TOLEDO, Ohio — One day in 2012 Dan Stevenson called the metro Toledo school system office. He got through to an official who listened to his proposal. As a result, a Baptist congregation here which needed a facility was given a school building. Toledo is located […]
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