By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Tennessee Baptist Convention’s annual Summit: The Gathering of Tennessee Baptists is expanding this year. As always, the Summit (scheduled for Nov. 13-17) will include the Tennessee Baptist Pastors Conference and the annual business meeting, but this year will include the “Tennessee Reunion” on Sunday night, Nov. 13, and a golf tournament on Thursday, Nov. 17.
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — When two fellow classmates approached Rachel Joy Scott on the lawn of Columbine High School and questioned her belief in Jesus, she affirmed her faith and was shot to death at point-blank range. The story of her martyrdom has been told perhaps countless times in books, sermons and interviews in the past 20 years, but Pure Flix Entertainment hopes its upcoming film
By Aaron Earls LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE (BP) — As Louisiana recovers from historic flooding, LifeWay Christian Resources wants to help churches, pastors and other victims. Part of the effort includes restoring Bible study material and pastoral libraries lost in the floodwaters. “LifeWay provides biblical solutions for life,” said Thom Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. “We want to support these pastors and churches during the good times,
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DENHAM SPRINGS, La. — Bert Porch of Woodland Baptist Church, Brownsville, felt for Mary Hillen of Denham Springs. As she stood in her gutted living room, Hillen, a widow, explained that her family and friends had helped her but couldn’t do it all. She still needed help and didn’t have flood insurance to pay for it. The disaster relief team of
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Just looking at Ternae “T.J.” Jordan Jr., one would never suspect that that he once lay in a hospital bed with a bullet in his head, fighting for his life. More than 23 years later, Jordan still has that bullet in his head but he has no visible scars at the bullet’s entry point. He now serves as assistant pastor at
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector AREZZO, Italy — Prayer is the greatest thing people can do in response to the 6.2 magnitude earthquake which devastated several towns and villages in central Italy Aug. 24, said Tennessee native Charlie Worthy. Worthy, who hails from Memphis and is a graduate of Union University, Jackson, and his wife Shannon are Southern Baptist International Mission Board missionaries in Arezzo in the Tuscany
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRISTOL — Robbie Carty is living proof that patience pays off. When he became pastor of Sunset Village Baptist Church, Bristol, seven years ago he readily admits the congregation “was stuck in a rut.” Members of Sunset Village did not want to change, he observed. They were content with maintaining the “status quo,” Carty related. “It took me six years to get them
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BORDEAUX — Bobby Hatfield admits he was the “hold out” in the group of the 14 remaining members of Bordeaux Baptist Church here in metropolitan Nashville. “I’ve been the hold out. I was committed to doing everything we can to keep the church open. …” “This is home church for us. … It was family,” he explained, noting that he and
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Convention’s new Church Support Center is well on its way to becoming reality. Construction on the Church Support Center began soon after ground was broken on April 23 for the new facility, located just south of Franklin off I-65 on a former farm owned by the Berry family of Franklin for about 100 years.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — As Scott Harris enters his eighth and final year as a trustee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board, he has witnessed a lot of change. He became a trustee in 2009 just after the economy had bottomed out. He has served with three different presidents (Jerry Rankin, Tom Elliff, and David Platt) in addition to Clyde Meador who served
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Tennessee Baptist Convention’s annual Summit: The Gathering of Tennessee Baptists is expanding this year. As
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — When two fellow classmates approached Rachel Joy Scott on the lawn of Columbine High School and questioned
By Aaron Earls LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE (BP) — As Louisiana recovers from historic flooding, LifeWay Christian Resources wants to help churches, pastors and other
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DENHAM SPRINGS, La. — Bert Porch of Woodland Baptist Church, Brownsville, felt for Mary Hillen of
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Just looking at Ternae “T.J.” Jordan Jr., one would never suspect that that he once lay
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector AREZZO, Italy — Prayer is the greatest thing people can do in response to the 6.2 magnitude earthquake
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRISTOL — Robbie Carty is living proof that patience pays off. When he became pastor of Sunset Village
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BORDEAUX — Bobby Hatfield admits he was the “hold out” in the group of the 14
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Convention’s new Church Support Center is well on its way to becoming reality. Construction on the Church
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — As Scott Harris enters his eighth and final year as a trustee of the Southern Baptist