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January 30, 2017
Pastor leads church members to lose 1,200 lbs. in 2016 By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector RIPLEY — “I’m not half the man I used to be,” sang the Beatles, in the song, “Yesterday.” Pastor Ryan Culpepper can claim the statement literally and with joy. Culpepper lost nearly half of his body […]
January 27, 2017
Forerunner Baptist to open Covington campus at Rialto Baptist By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector COVINGTON — The handwriting has been on the wall for years at Rialto Baptist Church in Covington. The almost 100-year-old church once was a vibrant congregation with more than 200 members. But as the community transitioned, many members moved […]
January 26, 2017
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — Tennessee and Virginia would become the latest states in the U.S. to declare pornography a public health hazard under resolutions introduced in the states’ legislatures. Tennessee Senate Joint Resolution 35, which was filed in the state Senate Tuesday (Jan. 24), urges the state to “recognize pornography as […]
January 25, 2017
Baptist & Reflector BRENTWOOD — Below is a replica of the recommendation form which the Committee on Boards and Committee on Committees have jointly developed for Tennessee Baptists to use in recommending individuals for service on Tennessee Baptist Convention boards or committees. Tennessee Baptists are strongly encouraged to go online at www.tnbaptist.org/boardrec and make recommendations […]
January 25, 2017
Baptist and Reflector MORRISTOWN — Nolachucky Baptist Association disaster relief, based here, with help from Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief, is delivering four tractor trailer loads or about 236 sets of mattresses and box springs to Louisiana flood victims, reported Don Owen, director of disaster relief. Owen learned of the need at the end of November […]
January 25, 2017
New TBMB evangelism director has passion to see lost souls saved Editor’s note: You can listen to Roc Collins discuss evangelism during Episode 3 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 BRENTWOOD — “It’s later than […]
January 24, 2017
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Baptist and Reflector has launched Radio B&R, a new podcast on its website. The podcast is the brainchild of Chris Turner, director of communications for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “Our objective in launching Radio B&R is to offer Tennessee Baptists one more resource that might help them in […]
January 23, 2017
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MORRISTOWN — A Tennessee Baptist pastor has resigned as a trustee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board in response to an action taken by IMB leadership last summer. He had another year to serve on his present term. Dean Haun, pastor of First Baptist Church, Morristown, […]
January 13, 2017
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Tennessee Men’s Chorale and the Tennessee Ladies Chorus will hold a benefit concert for Paul Clark on Friday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Jackson. Clark is the former worship and music specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (formerly Executive Board). He suffered a stroke […]
January 13, 2017
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CLEVELAND — For the seventh year about 10 volunteers of the CrossNet Baptist Network (formerly Bradley Baptist Association) will help about 200 citizens here file their annual income tax with the Internal Revenue Service. The service — the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance — is free which […]
January 12, 2017
Southern Baptist churches will observe Sanctity of Human Life Sunday Jan. 22 By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Baptists and Christians are still uncomfortable talking about sex, sexual issues, and abortion but that should change to protect unborn babies and to be involved in ministry and missions in today’s world, […]
January 11, 2017
By Bill Sorrell Contributing Writer, Baptist and Reflector McKENZIE — A Cuban Christian gave Jeffery Johnson the shirt off his back. While on a missions trip to Cuba last March, Johnson met Eduardo, a married man in his mid-30s with two children. “We had a bond. We got to spend so much time together. At […]