Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
September 26, 2015
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector HERMITAGE — Larry Kelly, a member of Hobson Pike Baptist Church here, preached at the church Sept. 13 because the pastor had to be away. He often preaches at the church though he just turned 100 years old. Kelly was recognized by the church on Sept. […]
September 25, 2015
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector HERMITAGE — If a person attends or serves a church in Tennessee, chances are that church is either plateaued or declining because 90 percent of churches are, said Joe Sorah, compassion ministry specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, at the Church Revitalization Conference: Giving Hope for […]
September 25, 2015
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector HERMITAGE — “Just as it says in Ecclesiastes, there’s a time and a season for everything and that’s true for churches,” said Lewis McMullen, church planting specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Convention. “That means replanting or restoring a dying congregation is needed some of the time.”
September 25, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector CUNNINGHAM — Yellow Creek Baptist Church members saw 102 people make salvation decisions during a nine-day period from Aug. 22-30 as a result of their various ministries. It began on Aug. 22 as Yellow Creek hosted its Third Annual Cruisin‘ The Creek Car, Truck, Tractor, and Motorcycle Show. There were 327 vehicles […]
September 24, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector CLARKSVILLE — In her own words, Alli McCarty was just “going through life” when she realized something “was missing.” Through the Baptist Campus Ministry program on the campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, McCarty soon discovered the missing element in her life was Jesus Christ.
September 23, 2015
By Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — A new era in the 180-year-old Baptist and Reflector will officially launch Oct. 7. The newsjournal of the Tennessee Baptist Convention will have a dedicated website — www.baptistandreflector.org. B&R stories have been posted on the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s website.
September 23, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Elects new officers, approves Church Support Center design BRENTWOOD — Members of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention approved for recommendation to the messengers of the TBC annual meeting a budget of $34,250,000 for 2015-16.
September 11, 2015
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector HERMITAGE — “This is a story of coming from dying to being healthy again,” said Bill Blair at the Church Revitalization Conference: Giving Hope for Change of his journey. Blair was referring to his experience with revitalization as pastor of Mill Creek Baptist Church, Nashville. The […]
September 10, 2015
BRENTWOOD — While Montana Baptists maintain they have been blessed by the partnership between the Tennessee Baptist Convention and the Montana Southern Baptist Convention, it has not been a one-way street. Tennessee Baptists agree that they, too, have been blessed by the relationships they have made in Montana since the partnership began in 2006. It […]
September 10, 2015
C-N news office JEFFERSON CITY – Carson-Newman University announced Sept. 8 that it has recorded its second consecutive record-breaking enrollment for the fall. The university has a total enrollment of 2,528 students. It posted a record 2,362 students last year.
September 9, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey and Connie Bushey Baptist and Reflector HERMITAGE — Church revitalization requires change. Though it was said in different ways, that was the general theme echoed several times last week during the Church Revitalization Conference: Giving Hope for Change, held at Hermitage Hills Baptist Church. The conference, which included messages and breakout sessions […]
September 8, 2015
BOZEMAN, Mont. — A 10-year partnership between the Tennessee Baptist Convention and the Montana Southern Baptist Convention has mutually benefited both parties, leaders agree. The partnership has been “a shot in the arm” for Montana Baptists, observed Steve Fowler, a church planting missionary who was state missions director for the Montana convention when the partnership […]