By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] GORDONSVILLE — New Middleton Baptist Church in Gordonsville began a Kids on Mission program in 2017 in an effort to involve people of all ages in the church in missions. In order to kick off the program, the church turned to a former pastor, Kim North and his wife, Kathy, who were serving as missionaries in the Philippines, said Glenda Baker who
Campaign in Milan designed to reverse troubling stats By David Dawson [email protected] MILAN — Dale Denning was determined to be different. Or to at least find a way for his church to be different. Having continuously seen troubling statistics regarding church attendance amid the pandemic, Denning — pastor of Elevate Church in Milan — felt led to start a campaign that he called “Not Part of the 30.” The name
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and Tennessee Baptist Foundation have launched “Operation Legacy” to assist pastors in developing their wills and in estate planning. TBMB and TBF have partnered with PhilanthroCorp, a national will and estate planning firm based in Colorado Springs, Colo., to provide Tennessee Baptist pastors with confidential estate planning services. There is no charge to the pastor for the services of PhilanthroCorp,
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, TBMB It’s Thursday while I’m writing this and I’m thinking about what Friday represents for the world on this week we recognize as Holy Week. By the time you read this column, we will have had our first in-person Easter gathering in two years. I’m certain I will be hearing reports about how the day was an honoring celebration to a resurrected
By Aaron Earls LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, churches responded to serve churchgoers in a variety of ways, and churchgoers are overwhelmingly proud of how their church handled the crisis. According to Nashville-based LifeWay Research, almost nine in 10 Protestant churchgoers (86 percent) say they are proud of how their church has responded during the coronavirus pandemic, with 58 percent strongly agreeing. Few (9 percent) disagree.
WMU hosts event online; groups gather to watch By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — This year’s WMU Get-Together & Connection featured a significant change in venue. Instead of gathering in Gatlinburg, as attendees have traditionally done since the 1990s, this year’s event was held in homes, churches and various other meeting places across the state. For safety reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Get-Together & Connection — which is normally
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] One of the aggravating parts of being a biweekly publication is that holidays don’t always fall prior to a print issue. As a result, I did not publish a pre-Easter column. But, here’s the good news. Easter did not end on Sunday, April 4, at 11:59 p.m. That is why I can write a column in the first issue after Easter (and
By Norman Ridenhour Baptist Layman & Retired Journalist Perhaps every Baptist knows about missionaries and the International Mission Board. These are men and women called to serve somewhere in the world to share the love of Jesus and to invest in lives through their sacrifice of leaving home to serve. Their tasks are many, with some setting up schools and teaching English, but most of all, investing in others by
By Aaron Earls LifeWay Christian Resources writer NASHVILLE — Working through a time of grief. Exhausted from what they’ve been through. Excited about what’s to come. As pastors prepare for Easter this year, they may have more insight on how Jesus’ followers felt leading up to the first Resurrection Sunday. And much like those early gatherings of believers, Easter celebrations at church services may not be full of people but will
By Todd E. Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson Sometimes what we think are the worst things happening to us can end up being the best things for us. What has been a global pandemic has turned out to be a divine “plandemic” for us at Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Milan. During the time we were hearing words like “unprecedented,” “shutter,” and “social-distancing,” we found the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] GORDONSVILLE — New Middleton Baptist Church in Gordonsville began a Kids on Mission program in 2017 in
Campaign in Milan designed to reverse troubling stats By David Dawson [email protected] MILAN — Dale Denning was determined to be different. Or to at least
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and Tennessee Baptist Foundation have launched “Operation Legacy” to assist pastors in developing their wills
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, TBMB It’s Thursday while I’m writing this and I’m thinking about what Friday represents for the world
By Aaron Earls LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, churches responded to serve churchgoers in a variety of ways, and churchgoers are
WMU hosts event online; groups gather to watch By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — This year’s WMU Get-Together & Connection featured a significant change in
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] One of the aggravating parts of being a biweekly publication is that holidays don’t always fall prior
By Norman Ridenhour Baptist Layman & Retired Journalist Perhaps every Baptist knows about missionaries and the International Mission Board. These are men and women called
By Aaron Earls LifeWay Christian Resources writer NASHVILLE — Working through a time of grief. Exhausted from what they’ve been through. Excited about what’s to come.
By Todd E. Brady Vice President For University Ministries, Union University, Jackson Sometimes what we think are the worst things happening to us can end