By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing writer, B&R BROWNSVILLE —  It started out like any other hot summer day. Temperatures soared into the high 90s and the heat index climbed to the triple digits on Friday, July 17.  Regardless of the temperature, it’s never too hot to have a fish fry.  Woodland Baptist Church in Brownsville chose that particular day to feed some of Haywood County’s “first responders”at the Criminal Justice Complex. 

By Tess Schoonhoven Baptist Press SPRINGFIELD — The greatest apologetics any Christian can proclaim is the way they live their lives, according to David Evans, pastor of Springfield Baptist Church in Springfield.  “It’s not the argument; it’s not the debate,” Evans said. “… If we shrink back in life, we have no apologetic.”  This from a man who has spent much of the last few years organizing and conducting conferences

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Brentwood Baptist Church digital strategy director Darrel Girardier admits that he has a love-hate relationship with analytics, especially in relation to online worship and other events that are streamed on social media platforms. Can analytics be a useful tool? Without a doubt. But can they be deceiving? Absolutely, Girardier said. The key, he said, is to dig deeper into the numbers

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] LINDEN — Tennessee Baptists from across the state braved the heat and humidity on Saturday, July 25, to help dedicate the Janet Bearden Welcome Center at Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center. The welcome center will house the conference center offices and serve as the focal point as people drive onto the property. “It will be the crown jewel of Linden Valley,” observed