The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention will meet Feb. 19-20 at the SBC Building in Nashville. A few weeks ago, it appeared that the Executive Committee was poised to rid itself of the elephant in the room — the vacant office of president and chief executive officer. The position has been vacant aside from interim presidents since Oct. 31, 2021 when Ronnie Floyd’s resignation as president and CEO
PIGEON FORGE — As bivocational ministry specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, Roger Britton understands the unique challenge of serving as a pastor and holding down a job. Britton has been a bivocational minister nearly 45 years, including the last 27 as pastor of Whites Creek Baptist Church in Rockwood. He fully understands the need to balance sermon preparation, hospital visits, funerals and weddings, time with spouse and children,
For many churches, dates for Vacation Bible School (VBS) are among the first placed on the church calendar each year. Churches give VBS high priority because pastors recognize VBS as one of the most important evangelistic events for the entire church year. In some churches, a volunteer serves as the VBS director. Other churches may have a children’s ministry staff person who’s responsible for coordinating VBS. For some churches, especially
For many churches, dates for Vacation Bible School (VBS) are among the first placed on the church calendar each year. Churches give VBS high priority because pastors recognize VBS as one of the most important evangelistic events for the entire church year. In some churches, a volunteer serves as the VBS director. Other churches may have a children’s ministry staff person who’s responsible for coordinating VBS. For some churches, especially
HARROGATE — Pump Springs Baptist Church has a mission field that is less than five minutes from the church — Lincoln Memorial University, a four-year, private liberal arts university. While LMU is not a large university (an undergraduate enrollment of 1,560 students in the fall of 2022, according to U.S. News & World Report), on any given semester, the university has students from about 35 countries, said Will Deavours, associate
NASHVILLE — Pre-registration for the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis has opened up for messengers and/or childcare at sbcannualmeeting.net. The meeting is expected to be highly attended, as a new SBC president will be elected and messengers will vote for the second time on a constitutional amendment regarding women pastors. Reports will also include those studying the impact of the Great Commission Resurgence as well as the Cooperation Group, which is currently developing
FRANKLIN — Bill Gruenewald, president-treasurer of the Tennessee Baptist Foundation since 2014, has announced his plans to retire on Oct. 31. Gruenewald informed TBF trustees of his intentions at their December board meeting. If needed, he said he would remain “a few months longer” in order to ease the transition. Gruenewald joined the Foundation in 2011 as executive vice president and served for three years before being elected president after
“Your mission, should you choose to accept it …” These words are the familiar disclaimer of the “Mission Impossible? franchise. In 2014, Tennessee Baptists began a less famous and yet eternally more significant mission. And we chose to accept it together.
Happy New Year, Tennessee Baptists! I am grateful for what God is doing in our state and for the opportunities we have to serve Him and advance the gospel together in 2024! The new year is often a time to think new beginnings, new habits, new goals, and new opportunities. People all around the globe celebrate the flipping of the calendar as a proverbial sign of the old that is
SPRINGFIELD — Her favorite color is purple, she loves animals, is a fourth grader at South Haven Christian School, and some of her favorite books are the Zoe’s Rescue Zoo series. She loves going to church at Hopewell Baptist Church in Springfield, Tennessee, to see her friends and learn about Jesus — and she’s also raised $28,000 selling hot cider on two weekends to help build four churches for the
The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention will meet Feb. 19-20 at the SBC Building in Nashville. A few weeks ago, it appeared that
PIGEON FORGE — As bivocational ministry specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, Roger Britton understands the unique challenge of serving as a pastor and
For many churches, dates for Vacation Bible School (VBS) are among the first placed on the church calendar each year. Churches give VBS high priority
For many churches, dates for Vacation Bible School (VBS) are among the first placed on the church calendar each year. Churches give VBS high priority
HARROGATE — Pump Springs Baptist Church has a mission field that is less than five minutes from the church — Lincoln Memorial University, a four-year,
NASHVILLE — Pre-registration for the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis has opened up for messengers and/or childcare at sbcannualmeeting.net. The meeting is expected to be
FRANKLIN — Bill Gruenewald, president-treasurer of the Tennessee Baptist Foundation since 2014, has announced his plans to retire on Oct. 31. Gruenewald informed TBF trustees
“Your mission, should you choose to accept it …” These words are the familiar disclaimer of the “Mission Impossible? franchise. In 2014, Tennessee Baptists began
Happy New Year, Tennessee Baptists! I am grateful for what God is doing in our state and for the opportunities we have to serve Him
SPRINGFIELD — Her favorite color is purple, she loves animals, is a fourth grader at South Haven Christian School, and some of her favorite books