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CHURCHES, COMMUNITY SHOW SUPPORT FOR DEPUTY/PASTOR IN LENOIR CITY

April 22, 2021

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] LENOIR CITY — As a deputy for the Loudon County Sheriff’s department and a bivocational pastor, Kenny Palmer is used to calls for people in distress. But he was not prepared for the call he received from dispatch on April 5 that his house was on fire. Though he was told his wife (Christina) and youngest son (Colten) were out of the

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THE GOD WE PREACH ON EASTER NEVER LEAVES

April 21, 2021

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] I was not there but I can’t help but believe that pastor Kenny Palmer of South Holston Baptist Church in Lenoir City preached the love and saving power of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. I imagine he shared the story of how Jesus took the sins of mankind on His shoulders and died a horrific death on the cross and arose three

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FOR BIVOCATIONAL PASTORS, IT’S A BALANCING ACT

April 20, 2021

Bivocational pastors walk tightrope in order to answer God’s call By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] ROCKWOOD — Roger Britton knows what it is like to balance ministry with a secular job and still find time for wife, children, personal time and numerous other things that whittle away at a person’s time. He has done it for more than 40 years, including the last 25 years as pastor

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LET’S EXAMINE HOW WE ‘WELCOME GUESTS’

April 19, 2021

By Matt Tullos  Special assistant to the executive director I absolutely believe that most churches long to be welcoming to first-time guests and new attendees. But there is a gaping chasm between having a desire to reach people and doing the things that must be done to reach people.  Here is a deacon dare, if you will: Ask yourself these 14 questions. Some of them are hard to answer, especially

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WHAT TO DO WHEN A LOVED ONE DIES?

April 17, 2021

By Johnnie C. Godwin Contributing columnist, B&R Editor’s note: The following column is Part II of a two-part series. The first part was printed in the March 24 issue of the B&R.  In a movie on the apostle Paul, I saw Paul in prison before his martyrdom. Dr. Luke was with Paul but not imprisoned: Luke was free to come and go in making visits to Paul.  Now, Luke wrote

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WHAT TO DO WHEN A LOVED ONE DIES?

April 17, 2021

By Johnnie C. Godwin Contributing columnist, B&R Editor’s note: The following column is Part II of a two-part series. The first part was printed in the March 24 issue of the B&R.  In a movie on the apostle Paul, I saw Paul in prison before his martyrdom. Dr. Luke was with Paul but not imprisoned: Luke was free to come and go in making visits to Paul.  Now, Luke wrote

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TENNESSEE PASTOR MIKE GLENN TO BE ON NCP PROGRAM

April 16, 2021

Baptist and Reflector ANDERSON, S.C. — This year’s National Conference on Preaching (NCP) will convene immediately after the Southern Baptist Convention adjourns June 16 in Nashville, making it convenient for pastors and church leaders to attend both events. The annual preaching conference – offered annually since 1989 – will begin Wednesday, June 16, and run through noon on Friday, June 18. The theme of this year’s NCP is “Preaching in

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CHURCH MEMBERS ARE MINORITY IN U.S. FOR FIRST TIME, GALLUP SAYS

April 15, 2021

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press WASHINGTON — Church members are in the minority for the first time in at least eight decades, with just 47 percent identifying with a congregation, Gallup said in a poll released in late March. The number was 70 percent in 1999. A growth in adults with no religious preference and lower rates of church membership among people who do have a religion are major trends

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2021 SBC ANNUAL MEETING MOVED TO THE NASHVILLE MUSIC CITY CENTER

April 15, 2021

Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee announced Thursday that the 2021 Annual Meeting and Send Conference are being moved to the Nashville Music City Center. The annual meeting was originally scheduled to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. Ronnie Floyd, president of the SBC Executive Committee, announced the change in a press release on Thursday. “I want to thank the city

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TENNESSEE LAUNCHING NEW YOUTH MISSION TEAM

April 14, 2021

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Youth VENTURE Team is now accepting applications from 10th-12th grade students who are actively involved in missions and want to level up their missional lifestyle in the coming year.   Six to eight students from across the state will be selected to serve on the 2021-2022 launch team, and will participate in monthly missions discipleship through a retreat, mentoring, Bible study, serving at Tennessee

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