Baptist and Reflector Gibson County recreational lake  was the site of 48 baptisms, including a large number of inmates from the Gibson County correctional facility, on the night of April 19.     Roughly two weeks earlier, the correctional facility had hosted a “one-night revival” — organized by Sheriff Paul Thomas — that featured 11 separate services held simultaneously in the living pods on the campus. 

By Lonnie Wilkey and Chris Turner Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) in Tennessee will not be impacted by a possible Southern Baptist Convention vote to transfer the collegiate ministry assignment from LifeWay Christian Resources to the North American Mission Board. “It is important to remember that Tennessee Baptists have provided Baptist Collegiate Ministry on Tennessee campuses for approximately 100 years,” said Bill Choate, collegiate ministry director

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Roc Collins has preached thousands of sermons all over the world and is a sought after speaker for evangelistic events. Collins, director of strategic objectives for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, perhaps is best known in Tennessee for a phrase he said — “It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late” — during his President’s Address delivered to

Western District volunteers show God’s love during ‘World’s Largest Fish Fry’ By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] PARIS — Check the list of unreached people groups from any missions-sending organization, including the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, and you probably won’t find “carnival workers” on the list. But as far as Jim Twilbeck and the churches of Western District Baptist Association, where he serves as director of missions,

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] TRENTON — Thanks to gifts through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions, Tennessee Baptists have given their first ultrasound machine to a crisis pregnancy center in the state. “I am so proud of how a few years ago, Tennessee Baptists stood up for life against abortion, but being pro-life is a lot more than being anti-abortion,” observed Randy C. Davis, president and

By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — Greg McCoy, president and treasurer of Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes, has dealt with some difficult days during the past 15 months, and he knows there are likely more hardships still to come.  But McCoy has not let circumstances and situations — even those as daunting as a pandemic — deflate his enthusiasm or affect his outlook about the day-to-day ministry of Tennessee Baptist Children’s