Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
October 7, 2014
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — In January, Cooperative Program giving from Tennessee Baptist Convention churches was nearly 16 percent below what was given in 2013 at the same time. After September receipts were counted, however, giving has rebounded. Tennessee churches gave $2,934,212 through the Cooperative Program in September.
October 7, 2014
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Randy Harness started helping around the Briceville Friendship Center in Briceville after June Strunk, then director, met him one day as he walked past. They visited and she learned he was unemployed. Strunk invited Harness to come back to obtain food and, if he […]
October 1, 2014
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC MEMPHIS — Lindy May stood on a busy street in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and felt utterly alone. Horns blared as thousands of people shuttled by on bicycles and motor scooters and others hurried by on sidewalks and past storefronts. The rhythmic chaos resembled the movements within an ant […]
September 30, 2014
Editor’s Note: October is recognized as Cooperative Program month on the calendar of the Southern Baptist Convention. Selected articles from this issue demonstrate how the Cooperative Program is at work in Tennessee. By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC MEMPHIS — The countenance on Abrahim’s* face betrayed the secret he was hiding inside, and he […]
September 25, 2014
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention recognized churches that led the state convention in baptisms and gifts in 2013. Representatives of the churches were recognized during a banquet held prior to the Sept. 9 meeting of the TBC Executive Board held at Brentwood Baptist Church here. “We are […]
September 25, 2014
Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON — David Leavell, pastor of First Baptist Church, Millington, will be nominated as vice president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention in November. Leavell will be nominated by friend and fellow Millington pastor Mark Tuso of Crosspointe Baptist Church. “David is a brother filled with integrity and is a strong leader,” Tuso […]
September 23, 2014
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — To hear the other side tell it, abortion will be illegal in Tennessee if voters approve Amendment 1 of the state ballot on Nov. 4. There is also a rampant myth that churches can’t legally encourage people to vote for or against public policy issues. Nothing […]
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 […]
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