By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB I was recently talking with a pastor and the conversation migrated to social media. It didn’t take long to understand his perspective. “Facebook is straight from the pit of hell,” he said. “All it does is cause problems.” He’s not the only person who feels that way, and it isn’t a new conversation. I remember years ago being told the same thing about
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s Note: You can listen to Joe Sorah discuss compassion ministry during Episode 2 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. BRENTWOOD — Compassion ministries involve much more than just caring about people, says Joe Sorah, compassion ministries specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “All kinds of secular organizations care about people,” Sorah observed. What differentiates
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s note: You can hear William Burton discuss ethnic ministries during Episode 4 of Radio B&R,the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. MURFREESBORO — Muslims do become Christians, said Maged Boles, pastor of the Arabic Baptist Church here. He should know. He lived in Egypt all of his life until four years ago when he immigrated to the United States. Egypt
Learn about, consider fervent evangelism of ethnics: William Burton By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s note: You can hear William Burton discuss ethnic ministries during Episode 4 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. BRENTWOOD — Ethnic Baptist churches associated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention have nearly doubled in number — to about 200 — in the last 18
By Jeff Brumley Baptist News Global Conservative evangelicals have lost their cultural and political clout as their numbers and vitality wane, author Robert Jones argues in his book The End of White Christian America. The book was published in the summer of 2016 — just a few months before Donald Trump rode the support of fearful Caucasian Christians all the way to the White House. As a result, Jones said he
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector The Boy Scouts of America announced Jan. 30 that the organization would begin accepting transgender members. In other words, what’s on the birth certificate doesn’t matter anymore. The BSA stated: “Starting today, we will accept and register youth in the Cub and Boy Scout programs based on the gender identity indicated on the application.” While sad to hear, is anyone really surprised?
Pastor leads church members to lose 1,200 lbs. in 2016 By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector RIPLEY — “I’m not half the man I used to be,” sang the Beatles, in the song, “Yesterday.” Pastor Ryan Culpepper can claim the statement literally and with joy. Culpepper lost nearly half of his body weight, or 222 lbs., in two years! In addition, about half way through his odyssey
Forerunner Baptist to open Covington campus at Rialto Baptist By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector COVINGTON — The handwriting has been on the wall for years at Rialto Baptist Church in Covington. The almost 100-year-old church once was a vibrant congregation with more than 200 members. But as the community transitioned, many members moved away. Many of those who stayed have since died. As of Jan. 15, Rialto Baptist
New TBMB evangelism director has passion to see lost souls saved Editor’s note: You can listen to Roc Collins discuss evangelism during Episode 3 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. That podcast can be found here. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — “It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.” That phrase, uttered during his president’s address at
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MORRISTOWN — A Tennessee Baptist pastor has resigned as a trustee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board in response to an action taken by IMB leadership last summer. He had another year to serve on his present term. Dean Haun, pastor of First Baptist Church, Morristown, told the Baptist and Reflector his resignation was in response to the IMB’s May 2016
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB I was recently talking with a pastor and the conversation migrated to social media. It didn’t take long
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s Note: You can listen to Joe Sorah discuss compassion ministry during Episode 2 of Radio B&R, the
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s note: You can hear William Burton discuss ethnic ministries during Episode 4 of Radio B&R,the official news podcast
Learn about, consider fervent evangelism of ethnics: William Burton By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s note: You can hear William Burton
By Jeff Brumley Baptist News Global Conservative evangelicals have lost their cultural and political clout as their numbers and vitality wane, author Robert Jones argues
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector The Boy Scouts of America announced Jan. 30 that the organization would begin accepting transgender members. In other
Pastor leads church members to lose 1,200 lbs. in 2016 By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector RIPLEY — “I’m not half the
Forerunner Baptist to open Covington campus at Rialto Baptist By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector COVINGTON — The handwriting has been on the wall
New TBMB evangelism director has passion to see lost souls saved Editor’s note: You can listen to Roc Collins discuss evangelism during Episode 3 of
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MORRISTOWN — A Tennessee Baptist pastor has resigned as a trustee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission
