Community hero featured on cereal boxes for tireless tutoring efforts By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] NASHVILLE — Somewhere between exercising, working tirelessly in his yard, rebuilding classic cars, cutting hair and serving multiple roles as a lay leader at his church, 82-year-old renaissance man Neal Buchanan still finds time to volunteer as a reading tutor at the elementary school near his home. Buchanan, a member of Lincoya Hills

By Erin Roach Baptist Press BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The Southern Baptist Conference of the Deaf celebrated its 70th annual meeting with nearly 200 people from 20 states at Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church in Tennessee. The theme was “Let go … Follow God” based on Jeremiah 29:11. Speakers for the meeting July 8-12 on the campus of Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, Tenn., were Kris Courson, Danny Bice, Steve Dye and Dirk Hill,

UT football great tells high schoolers about ‘Team Jesus’ By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CHATTANOOGA — Joshua Dobbs’ career at the University of Tennessee speaks for itself. Perhaps that’s why he’s more comfortable talking about Jesus than himself. Dobbs holds four school records for a quarterback and is high on the list of other significant football records. During his UT career (2013-16), he was 23-12 as a

BCM mobilizes believers, trains leaders, influences campuses By Bill Choate [email protected] I looked across Mark Whitt’s desk at MTSU Baptist Collegiate Ministry office and asked, “What are the blue cards?” Mark, BCM Campus Minister, said all 750 were contact information cards from new students coming to MTSU. They were gathered by Mark and student leaders over a summer of on-campus student orientation events. Of the approximately 4,500 new students on