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GEORGIA PASTOR, FORMER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN STONE TO BE NOMINATED FOR SBC PRESIDENT

January 19, 2021

By Scott Barkley Baptist Press BLACKSHEAR, Ga. — Mike Stone, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear, Ga., and immediate past chairman of the SBC Executive Committee, will be nominated for SBC president at the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting, per an announcement today (Jan. 13) by fellow Georgia pastor Kevin Williams. “At this critical moment in our history, Southern Baptists need to be led by a trusted local church pastor

GIVING FLIGHT TO THE GOSPEL

January 19, 2021

Slip Disc Ministries using frisbees to spread Good News worldwide By David Dawson [email protected] JACKSON — Over the past year, Mark and Dottie McSwain have literally been putting a new spin on the concept of spreading the gospel. The McSwains own and operate a ministry called “Slip Disc Ministries.” The company produces and distributes flying discs (aka frisbees) that feature a gospel message. The ministry — which is operated out

B&R ‘AMBASSADOR’ HUGH X. LEWIS DIES

January 15, 2021

Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — Hugh X. Lewis, who wrote poems under the headings “Ain’t It the Truth” and “A Way with Words” for the Baptist and Reflector since 2006, died Dec. 29 at the age of 90. In 2006, the Tennessee Senate and House of Representatives passed a resolution designating Lewis as the state’s poet laureate of Christian country music. He was the first person to hold that designation.

NEW YEAR, SAME QUESTIONS

January 14, 2021

Church leaders continue to grapple with tough decisions regarding worship, other ministries By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — A new year has begun, but church leaders must continue to address a question that has been present since the onset of COVID-19 nearly a year ago: Do we have live-person or virtual services? As COVID-19 cases continued to rise dramatically in Tennessee last month, Governor Bill Lee

‘BIGGEST MOVEMENT OF GOD I’VE SEEN’

January 13, 2021

Tragedies lead to salvations, baptisms in Hendersonville By Scott Barkley National Correspondent, Baptist Press HENDERSONVILLE — Noah Iacob lived for only a week two years ago. But his story is interwoven with other stories as part of a revival taking place at Long Hollow Baptist Church. Noah’s underdeveloped lungs became too much for his body to overcome. But after his death, his mother Jessie realized she needed the healing power

TENNESCENE: JAN. 13

January 12, 2021

LEADERS Jimmy Tucker is the new manager of Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center in Linden. Tucker grew up in Lakeland, Fla., and recently worked at Camp Whispering Pines in Citronelle, Ala., as director and prior to that served as director at Pu’u Kahea Conference Center/Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention. He and his wife, Ashley, have two children. Scott Manns Sr. began serving Jan. 3 as senior pastor of Dotsonville Baptist Church,Woodlawn,

PASTORS MORE HESITANT TO PREACH ON RACE

January 12, 2021

By Aaron Earls Writer, LifeWay Christian Resources. NASHVILLE — Pastors seem more reluctant to address issues of race in their congregations today than four years ago. According to a LifeWay Research study, 74 percent of pastors agree their congregation would welcome a sermon on racial reconciliation, with 32 percent strongly agreeing. In 2016, however, 90 percent of pastors believed their congregation would be open to a sermon on the topic,

TBC CP GIFTS AHEAD FOR YEAR

January 12, 2021

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches ended 2020 by giving $2,977,864 through the Cooperative Program in December. After two months of the 2020-21 fiscal year, Tennessee Baptists have given $5,523,036. The amount is $106,938 or 2.0 percent above the amount given at the same time last year. The amount, however, is $310,298 or 5.32 percent below budget needs.

SBC LEADER WOLFE DIES AT 83

January 12, 2021

Baptist Press MOBILE, Ala. — Longtime pastor and Southern Baptist Convention leader Fred Wolfe died Jan. 3 due to complications caused by COVID-19. He was 83. At 70 years old in 2007, Wolfe heard God’s call for him to do something new. So, he planted a church. Wolfe’s ministry up to that time had included serving as pastor in North Carolina, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. In addition to

MINISTERING AMID THE ASHES

January 11, 2021

Church assists recovery efforts after Christmas Day bombing By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Security cameras at Nashville’s First Baptist Church captured the moment a bomb exploded four blocks away on Christmas morning, damaging 40 buildings downtown and injuring at least three people. The church’s proximity afforded a unique outreach opportunity. The FBI National Citizens Academy Alumni Association eyed Nashville First’s kitchen facilities for volunteers with special security clearance

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GEORGIA PASTOR, FORMER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN STONE TO BE NOMINATED FOR SBC PRESIDENT

GIVING FLIGHT TO THE GOSPEL

B&R ‘AMBASSADOR’ HUGH X. LEWIS DIES

NEW YEAR, SAME QUESTIONS

‘BIGGEST MOVEMENT OF GOD I’VE SEEN’

TENNESCENE: JAN. 13

PASTORS MORE HESITANT TO PREACH ON RACE

TBC CP GIFTS AHEAD FOR YEAR

SBC LEADER WOLFE DIES AT 83

MINISTERING AMID THE ASHES

GEORGIA PASTOR, FORMER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN STONE TO BE NOMINATED FOR SBC PRESIDENT

GIVING FLIGHT TO THE GOSPEL

B&R ‘AMBASSADOR’ HUGH X. LEWIS DIES

NEW YEAR, SAME QUESTIONS

‘BIGGEST MOVEMENT OF GOD I’VE SEEN’

TENNESCENE: JAN. 13

PASTORS MORE HESITANT TO PREACH ON RACE

TBC CP GIFTS AHEAD FOR YEAR

SBC LEADER WOLFE DIES AT 83

MINISTERING AMID THE ASHES

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