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MINCHEY TO LEAD TBMB’S CHURCH REVITALIZATION

December 11, 2019

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Nashville native Kevin Minchey has been chosen to serve as team leader for church revitalization for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, effective Jan. 1. Minchey, who has been a part-time CR specialist for nearly three years, also is the director of missions for Concord Baptist Association, based in Murfreesboro. He will continue in that role through Dec. 31. Prior to becoming the DOM in Concord

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TENNESCENE: WEEKS OF DEC. 11-24

December 10, 2019

DEATHS Frank Green of Sparta, who served on the staffs of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention (now Tennessee Baptist Mission Board) and the former Southern Baptist Brotherhood Commission, died Nov. 12 at the age of 69. He served as manager for  14 years at Camp Carson (now Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center) in Newport. Green also was very involved in the work of Royal Ambassadors across the

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TBC CP GIVING OFF TO SLOW START

December 10, 2019

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Cooperative Program gifts from Tennessee Baptist Convention churches got off to a slow start in November, the first month of the new 2019-2020 fiscal year. TBC churches gave $2,445,574 through the Cooperative Program in November. The amount is $213,173 or 8 percent below what was given during the first month of the 2018-19 fiscal year. The total also is $471,093 or 16.15 percent below budget.

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SPECIFIC WAYS TO PRAY FOR MISSIONARIES

December 10, 2019

IMB Communications Staff RICHMOND — IMB president Paul Chitwood came home from a recent trip to East Africa with a plenty of memories — and 1,000 snapshots. He knew missionaries faced challenges in taking the Gospel to the unreached. He knew the logistical and spiritual struggles could be intense for those on the front lines of pushing back the darkness. But while he was in Africa visiting with IMB missionaries,

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MOON’S LIGHT STILL SHINING

December 10, 2019

Lottie Moon offering still impacting lives By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CLARKSVILLE —  There are trends that come and go in the Baptist culture, but the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions has remained a vital part of the Baptist fabric for more than 130 years. The ministry has remained unchanged throughout its existence, holding steadfast to its exclusive purpose of supporting missionaries who serve abroad. The

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FAITH INSEPARABLE FROM WORK, GOV. LEE SAYS

December 9, 2019

By Tom Strode Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Bill Lee’s decision to run for governor of Tennessee and his work in that office cannot be explained without understanding the impact of his faith, the state’s highest office-holder told Christian leaders Dec. 3 at a Southern Baptist-sponsored event in Nashville. “[T]he way that faith plays out most in my life is that I believe that we are called to serve people,” said

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NEW REPORT SHOWS ABORTIONS CONTINUE TO DECLINE

December 5, 2019

By Tom Strode Baptist Press WASHINGTON — The latest statistics demonstrate once again reported abortions in the United States have continued to decline. The number of abortions fell in one year by more than 13,000 to 623,471 in 2016, the latest year for which data is available, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a Nov. 29 report. That 2 percent drop matched a 2 percent

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PASTOR HELPS CHURCH CREATE NEW IMAGE

December 5, 2019

By Lonnie Wilkey Baptist and Reflector HARRIMAN — When Taylor Phelps came to the pastorate of Caney Ford Baptist Church in the Midtown community of Roane County in 2014, the church had about 22 members, he recalled. Phelps said it did not take long for him to discover that Caney Ford was known in the Midtown community as the “family chapel or family church.”  And, for some people in the

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CHINESE GOVERNMENT DESIGNATES LOTTIE MOON’S CHURCH AS HISTORICAL SITE

December 3, 2019

By Catherine Finch Baptist Press PENGLAI, China — The name, “Lottie Moon,” is known by Southern Baptists far and wide. From the Woman’s Missionary Union’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering to movies, books and documentaries detailing her life of service, Lottie Moon is often hailed as a “missionary hero.” Lottie Moon’s legacy will now be preserved beyond the Southern Baptist realm. Wulin Shenghui Church of Penglai in Shandong province, where Lottie Moon was

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CHICK-FIL-A ANNOUNCES NEW APPROACH TO CHARITABLE GIVING

December 3, 2019

By Josh Wester Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The popular U.S. fast food chain, Chick-fil-A, Inc., recently announced a new policy concerning its charitable giving. According to an online statement, the policy, which will take effect in 2020, will focus the company’s charitable donations on the areas of hunger, homelessness and education. In 2019, the Chick-fil-A Foundation, the company’s philanthropic arm, donated to upwards of 300 charitable organizations. Under the new

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