By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON — For years Millington First Baptist Church has been holding a rally on the evening following See You At the Pole. See You At the Pole draws students in schools across the United States to their school’s flag poles to pray before school starts. The church holds the See You At the Pole Rally — which is called The Rally
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DONELSON — “The United States of America needs to use its moral leadership to end modern slavery around the world,” said U.S. Sen. Bob Corker at First Baptist Church here. His statement elicited applause from the about 300 in attendance. Twenty-seven million people around the world are living in slavery because of human trafficking, “more than at any time in our
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector UNION CITY — On a recent Tuesday Peggy Robinson was interviewed by someone from NBC Nightly News in New York City. Robinson, a long-time member of Second Baptist Church here, is becoming used to the media attention which has extended to media in other countries. It probably started around Sept. 9 when a video of her and her fellow “Bag Ladies”
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — On a recent Saturday some folks viewing the giraffes at the Nashville Zoo could hold their smart phone up to the area sign and view via video Brent Porter, associate pastor of students, Springfield Baptist Church, Springfield, say, “God created the giraffe on day six and created it as the tallest animal in all of the world. … “The
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BATON ROUGE, La. — Nearly 70 Baptist Collegiate Ministries students from three Tennessee campuses (University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Belmont University, Nashville; and Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville) used their fall break to help flood victims in Louisiana. In addition, a team from Walters State Community College in Morristown did disaster relief work in West Virginia. The Tennessee college students did mudout in homes in the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Former Tennessee Baptist pastor Kenyn Cureton has heard numerous concerns expressed about not having a viable option to vote for in the upcoming presidential election on Nov. 8. In his current role as vice president for church ministries with the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., Cureton has been asked his opinion of the upcoming presidential election multiple times. Often, he
Mike Ebert Executive Dir. of Public Relations, NAMB DENVER (BP) — Set against a backdrop of freshly snow-capped mountains on the front range of Colorado’s Rockies, North American Mission Board trustees saw firsthand how Southern Baptist church planters are countering spiritual darkness in the midst of a recreational paradise. On the Monday before their Oct. 4-5 meeting, trustees loaded onto buses to visit church planters at their places of ministry.
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The Executive Committee has voted to update its media policy, prompted by the proliferation and ease of use of social media. In addition to news media, the policy now encompasses any individuals in attendance at EC meetings, including Executive Committee members themselves. The new policy received a unanimous vote Sept. 20 during the EC’s two-day meeting in Nashville.
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptists have been asked to respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti on Oct. 4, causing massive destruction before hitting Cuba later that night. The damage in Cuba was not as extensive as first expected but some areas were hard hit. In Haiti, at least 478 deaths have been attributed to the massive storm and the number is expected to
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The average compensation (salary and housing) and pay packages for senior pastors and staff ministers in Tennessee Baptist Convention churches exceeds the national average in most categories. The 2016 SBC Church Compensation Study, a joint project of state Baptist conventions, GuideStone Financial Resources, and LifeWay Christian Resources, was released in early September. The biannual study collects compensation and congregational data anonymously from ministers and office/custodial
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON — For years Millington First Baptist Church has been holding a rally on the evening
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DONELSON — “The United States of America needs to use its moral leadership to end modern
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector UNION CITY — On a recent Tuesday Peggy Robinson was interviewed by someone from NBC Nightly
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — On a recent Saturday some folks viewing the giraffes at the Nashville Zoo could
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BATON ROUGE, La. — Nearly 70 Baptist Collegiate Ministries students from three Tennessee campuses (University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Belmont
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Former Tennessee Baptist pastor Kenyn Cureton has heard numerous concerns expressed about not having a viable
Mike Ebert Executive Dir. of Public Relations, NAMB DENVER (BP) — Set against a backdrop of freshly snow-capped mountains on the front range of Colorado’s
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The Executive Committee has voted to update its media policy, prompted by the proliferation and ease of use of social media.
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptists have been asked to respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti on Oct. 4,
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The average compensation (salary and housing) and pay packages for senior pastors and staff ministers in Tennessee Baptist Convention churches