Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
January 27, 2016
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press GREENBRIER — Nathan and Jennifer Washburn rank parenting among their greatest joys, but a desire to have children was not their main motivation in adopting. Instead, the couple who married in 2004 point to spiritual value as their main motivation for their 2010 adoption from Kazakhstan of Kara Victoria Washburn, […]
January 26, 2016
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CLARKSVILLE — The prayer service held recently for Tim Muñoz, a pastor of Hilldale Baptist Church here, was unusual in several ways. First, the service was a healing service for Muñoz, preschool/children’s pastor, who is ill though only 49 years old. Healing services are somewhat unusual […]
January 21, 2016
Union University News Office JACKSON — Ernest Easley recently looked through a file folder from 1984 where he came across an old leadership magazine published by Texas Baptists. “On every page there was something about evangelism, outreach, training, and rallies,” said Easley, professor of evangelism at Union University. “I don’t read much emphasis anymore on […]
January 20, 2016
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BYRDSTOWN — When Eric Thoman (pronounced Toh-mahn) came to Etter Baptist Church here about four years ago, he was glad to be called as pastor of a church which was so supportive of Southern Baptist efforts. He was a North American Mission Board missionary in Ohio […]
January 19, 2016
Volunteers provide meals, support until search for Pinson toddler ends By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector PINSON — The halls of Pinson Baptist Church are no longer a flurry of activity. After seven days of hosting law enforcement personnel, emergency management personnel, and volunteers who came from several states to search for […]
January 18, 2016
Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University has instituted a new scholarship designed specifically to benefit students from West Tennessee. The West Tennessee Heritage Scholarship will provide an automatic $1,500 scholarship to any student from West Tennessee who attends Union, with a minimum high school grade point average of 2.0. “This is where we’re […]
January 18, 2016
By Nathan Handley Union University News Office JACKSON — Kevin Chen, associate professor of biblical studies at Union University, has been interested in the study of Scripture for a long time, but he didn’t begin his studies with a career in mind. “My interest in biblical studies started when I was in high school and […]
January 13, 2016
Baptist & Reflector BRENTWOOD — Pictured 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 and make recommendations […]
January 13, 2016
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptists gave a total of $3,871,421 through the Cooperative Program in December. It was the largest dollar amount for the Cooperative Program in a single month since January in the 2012-2013 budget year when Tennessee Baptists gave $3,897,791. After two months of the 2015-16 budget year Tennessee Baptist churches […]
January 12, 2016
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have been asked to respond in the wake of deadly storms and flooding that occurred across the nation during the Christmas holidays. As of Jan. 4, 11 states had Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers serving at ministry sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, […]
January 5, 2016
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector ROGERSVILLE — With a half year under his belt as interim bivocational ministries specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, John Parrott has confirmed what he already knew from his role as a director of missions — bivocational ministers are critical in helping to reach Tennessee Baptists with the […]
January 4, 2016
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — A highlight for Tennessee Baptists in 2015 was the news that baptisms increased in Tennessee Baptist Convention churches for the second year in a row. In 2014, 2,603 TBC churches reported 23,499 baptisms, the largest number of baptisms recorded since 2010. In 2013 churches reported 21,979 […]