By David Roach Baptist Press ST. LOUIS — Building relationships with pastors was the emphasis of the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists as it gathered in St. Louis June 12 for a worship service and business meeting preceding the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting there. “I really felt led of the Lord this year to make this the year we mix and mingle with pastors at the convention,” COSBE President
By Harper McKay Baptist Press ST. LOUIS — The lack of evangelism among Southern Baptists is at its heart a discipleship issue according to panelists at the Replicate Ministries breakfast. “I think the challenge we have in our convention and our churches is that we have seen discipleship and evangelism as pitted against each other,” said Robby Gallaty, president of Replicate Ministries, during the June 14 gathering at the Southern
By Julie Waters Baptist Press ST. LOUIS — Mindy Jamison, co-director of Friendship Baptist Center in Des Moines, Iowa, for the past 17 years along with her husband Jon, is this year’s recipient of the Dellanna West O’Brien Award for Women’s Leadership Development. “Mindy pours her life into people living in the inner city of Des Moines, and at the same time invites and encourages others to minister alongside her,”
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CLARKSVILLE — Racial animus in Ferguson, Mo., was long forgotten as African Americans and Anglos enjoyed a block party prior to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in nearby St. Louis, and some Tennessee Baptists were a key part. Medical professionals mainly from First Baptist Church, Clarksville, manned the Send Relief medical/dental mobile clinics of the Southern Baptist North American Mission
By Carol Pipes LifeWay Facts & Trends NASHVILLE – Americans who attend a Protestant worship service the week of July Fourth are likely to get a good dose of God and country. Six in 10 Protestant pastors (61 percent) say it’s important for July Fourth worship services to incorporate patriotic elements to celebrate America, according to a survey by Nashville-based LifeWay Research. And while they plan to celebrate the birth
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DAMASCAS, Va. — Tony Broyles was a little out of his comfort zone. A lot of the folks he was meeting at Damascas Trail Days for “through hikers” of the Appalachian Trail were different from most folks he knows. “Back in the 60s, when folks like these became popular, I was just a kid,” explained Broyles. And he didn’t live around
Tennessee Baptists second in number of Southern Baptist Convention messengers with 824 By David Roach Baptist Press Editor’s Note: Due to the publication schedule of the Baptist and Reflector, this issue contains a condensed wrap-up of the SBC annual meeting held June 14-15 in St. Louis. Extensive stories were posted on the B&R web site last week. ST. LOUIS — The election of Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines as president on
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD – Simply put, neither the Southern Baptist Convention nor the Tennessee Baptist Convention are building mosques. Yet, the false rumor that Southern Baptists are building mosques is running rampant on social media, particularly Facebook. TBC staff have received multiple inquiries regarding the rumor which is based on an article written for The End Times website, a self-described “news satire and parody site.”
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector HERMITAGE — Mike Kinle and Pastor David Taft visit shut-ins for First Baptist Church here every Monday afternoon. Kinle always reads the Scripture he has chosen for the people they are visiting. He also leads the prayer, including for prayer requests learned of during the visit. Kinle may not take the lead in the conversations, but he listens and prepares to
Baptist Press ST. LOUIS (BP) — The Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting drew 7,321 messengers to St. Louis June 14-15 from the nation’s 46,000-plus Southern Baptist churches. The unofficial total is 35 percent above last year’s 5,407 messengers in Columbus, Ohio. When registered guests, exhibitors and others are included, the count of those at the SBC annual meeting rose to 11,581 as of Wednesday morning. SBC registration secretary Jim Wells
By David Roach Baptist Press ST. LOUIS — Building relationships with pastors was the emphasis of the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists as it gathered
By Harper McKay Baptist Press ST. LOUIS — The lack of evangelism among Southern Baptists is at its heart a discipleship issue according to panelists
By Julie Waters Baptist Press ST. LOUIS — Mindy Jamison, co-director of Friendship Baptist Center in Des Moines, Iowa, for the past 17 years along
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CLARKSVILLE — Racial animus in Ferguson, Mo., was long forgotten as African Americans and Anglos enjoyed
By Carol Pipes LifeWay Facts & Trends NASHVILLE – Americans who attend a Protestant worship service the week of July Fourth are likely to get
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DAMASCAS, Va. — Tony Broyles was a little out of his comfort zone. A lot of
Tennessee Baptists second in number of Southern Baptist Convention messengers with 824 By David Roach Baptist Press Editor’s Note: Due to the publication schedule of
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD – Simply put, neither the Southern Baptist Convention nor the Tennessee Baptist Convention are building mosques. Yet,
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector HERMITAGE — Mike Kinle and Pastor David Taft visit shut-ins for First Baptist Church here every
Baptist Press ST. LOUIS (BP) — The Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting drew 7,321 messengers to St. Louis June 14-15 from the nation’s 46,000-plus Southern
