FRANKLIN — Joshua MacLeod had to travel all the way to an AIDS orphanage in Malawi to learn a very valuable lesson — music offers hope in the midst of hopelessness. MacLeod, founder of Instruments of Joy, shared his story during a recent webinar with Scott Shepherd, worship and music specialist and also partnership missions specialist with the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. MacLeod visited the orphanage in Malawi in
JONESBOROUGH — In Biblical times, the Lord often used an unlikely setting — prison — to do powerful things. The same is true today. Over the past several weeks, the Holy Spirit has been at work at the Washington County Detention Center, where 19 inmates have made professions of faith while participating in a ministry hosted by Strong Tower Baptist Church, Johnson City. Ancel G. Presnell, Jr., pastor of
I was looking over a copy of Telling the Truth in Love: A Brief History of the Baptist and Reflector from 1835, written by former editor Wm. Fletcher Allen (now deceased) in 2005. The Baptist and Reflector has a long and distinguished history. It remains one of the oldest, continuously published newspapers (religious or secular) in the United States. The paper was originally titled The Baptist and was begun with
KNOXVILLE — Church revitalization can take all shapes and forms, a Knoxville Baptist pastor and director of missions affirmed. “Church revitalization is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach,” said Phil Young, director of missions for Knox County Association of Baptists. “Much depends upon the culture and context of that local church,” the DOM noted. For some churches, an ‘adoption-style’ partnership is the best approach. For others, a more ‘organic’ approach is the
KNOXVILLE — Washington Pike Church in north Knoxville celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021, quite an accomplishment for a church that was on the verge of closing just two years earlier. But the story actually began in the mid- 2000s when First Baptist Church, Powell, acquired the property of First Baptist Church, Fountain City, and began a revitalization effort that eventually led to them giving the property to the new
Children live in a different world than those known to adults today. Instead of purchasing name-brand shoes, buying school clothes like their peers and getting the latest haircut to start school, they have more serious concerns. Today, many schools require mesh or see-through backpacks, metal detectors, security cameras throughout the building, locked doors, uniformed policemen roaming the campus and safety drills. Is it any wonder students have trouble focusing
MURFREESBORO — As a kid, Asleigh Wilson certainly had no plans to work in missions, but through Calvary Baptist Church and the BCM at Middle Tennessee State University, God captured this first-generation college student’s heart for Him. Now graduated, she plans to spend her life telling others about Him. Wilson was born and raised in Murfreesboro, but her family didn’t have a belief system. In 4th grade, she and her
By Katy James Contributing writer, Baptist and Reflector LINDEN — Marilyn Means spent her adult life traveling and presenting in West Tennessee schools. To talk with Means about her beloved electric company from which she recently retired, is to be inspired about the necessity of farmer established electric co-ops in the 1930’s. She speaks with such authenticity and inspiration about her former job, her faith and her journey with Christ
By Laura Erlanson Managing editor, Baptist Press During June, I did what many said could not be done. I pulled off the exhaustion hat trick, the triathlon of tired, the white whale of weariness — the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, Vacation Bible School and Centri-Kid in back-to-back weeks. It was the Baptist Ironman of sleep deprivation. The first week of the month, I flew to Anaheim, where I worked
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has been on site in Goshen Township, Ohio, assisting victims of an EF2 tornado which struck the area on July 6. While only three people were injured in the tornado, more than 150 buildings were destroyed or damaged in some way, according to WCPO in Cincinnati. An incident management team, led by John and Kaye
FRANKLIN — Joshua MacLeod had to travel all the way to an AIDS orphanage in Malawi to learn a very valuable lesson — music
JONESBOROUGH — In Biblical times, the Lord often used an unlikely setting — prison — to do powerful things. The same is true today.
I was looking over a copy of Telling the Truth in Love: A Brief History of the Baptist and Reflector from 1835, written by former
KNOXVILLE — Church revitalization can take all shapes and forms, a Knoxville Baptist pastor and director of missions affirmed. “Church revitalization is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’
KNOXVILLE — Washington Pike Church in north Knoxville celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021, quite an accomplishment for a church that was on the verge
Children live in a different world than those known to adults today. Instead of purchasing name-brand shoes, buying school clothes like their peers and getting
MURFREESBORO — As a kid, Asleigh Wilson certainly had no plans to work in missions, but through Calvary Baptist Church and the BCM at Middle
By Katy James Contributing writer, Baptist and Reflector LINDEN — Marilyn Means spent her adult life traveling and presenting in West Tennessee schools. To talk
By Laura Erlanson Managing editor, Baptist Press During June, I did what many said could not be done. I pulled off the exhaustion hat trick,
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has been on site in Goshen Township, Ohio, assisting victims