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C-N NURSES RECEIVE ‘BLESSING OF THE HANDS’

October 22, 2019

David Crutchley, dean of the Carson-Newman University School of Religion, prays a blessing for the hands of nursing student Lisa Peters, of Morristown, during the University’s recent “Blessing of the Hands” ceremony. The event — which was born from The Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s “White Coat Ceremony” — serves as a rite of passage to emphasize the importance of compassionate patient care at the very start of training. Students must

TENNESSEE CHURCHES HELP REACH ANNIE ARMSTRONG RECORD

October 22, 2019

Baptist Press SAN FRANCISCO — For the third straight year, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO) for North American missions has hit a record high. The 2019 offering total was announced during an Oct. 7 gathering with North American Mission Board (NAMB) trustees. Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd revealed the $62.2 million total in a video call. “This record-breaking offering that our churches have given this past

STILL JAMMING: GA EVENT TURNS 30

October 22, 2019

By Ashley Perham Baptist & Reflector NASHVILLE — JAM, a one-day mission event for children, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. JAM, which stands for Journey into Adventures in Missions, was started by the Tennessee WMU in 1989. Originally, the event was only for 1st through 6th grade girls in the WMU Girls in Action (GA) program. In 2001, the event became open to all children in 1st-6th grade.

IMB WORKER ANDY LEININGER DIES AT 56

October 21, 2019

By Leslie Peacock Caldwell Baptist Press RICHMOND — Andrew (Andy) N. Leininger, who served as a Christian worker in the former Soviet Union for 22 years, died in his home state of Missouri on October 13, 2019. He was 56. In November 2016, Leininger was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive cancer that caused a brain tumor. In the months that followed, he had multiple surgeries and treatments. On October

TOMLIN SHARES STORIES, SONGS AT UNION SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET

October 21, 2019

Union news office JACKSON, Tenn. — Chris Tomlin was 18 years old and had just finished leading worship at a weeklong youth rally. He’d never done anything like that. He hadn’t written any songs and admits that he had done a poor job. At the end of the week, the speaker for the week’s rally – a man named James – approached him and told him two things. First, James

IMB APPOINTS MISSIONARIES

October 14, 2019

Baptist Press RICHMOND — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 24 new fulltime, fully funded personnel to take the gospel to unreached people and places during their Sept. 25-26 meeting near Richmond. The meeting also included an update on an external report regarding IMB’s prevention and response to abuse and harassment; the approval of a balanced budget for 2019-20; and orientation for 23 new trustees, including Sam Greer,

DOVER PASTOR NOT ‘PRONE TO WANDER’

October 11, 2019

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] DOVER — Melvin Dunaway initially assumed he would only last about seven days at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Dover. Turns out, his estimate was a little off — by about 16,500 days. Dunaway recently announced his retirement after serving as Pleasant Grove’s pastor for 45 years — a tenure that spans nearly half of the church’s 100-year history. “After I preached that

JEFFERSON COUNTY BAPTISTS CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF MINISTRY

October 11, 2019

Baptist and Reflector Jefferson County Baptist Association, based in Jefferson City, celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sept. 20 during a special service held at Dumplin Baptist Church in New Market, the third oldest church in the eastern half of Tennessee with continuous existence at the same place, under the same name. The association was formed in 1919 by churches from Knox County Association of Baptists and Nolachucky Baptist Association. The

MAN BAPTIZED AT CHURCH HE VANDALIZED 6 MONTHS EARLIER

October 10, 2019

By Tobin Perry Baptist Press CONWAY, Ark. (BP) — Feb. 28, 2019 was one of the worst days of 23-year-old Brenton Winn’s life. But it paved the way for one of the best. Angry at God after he relapsed from an addiction to methamphetamines despite spending time at a faith-based recovery program, Winn knew nothing about Central Baptist Church of Conway, Ark., when he broke in that February evening. High

THE ABCs OF GEN Z

October 10, 2019

TBMB leads seminars on how to reach this easily-distracted demographic By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] SHELBYVILLE — “Does anyone know what a slo-fie is?” asked Donna Blaydes as she glanced around the classroom filled with adults. After a few moments of mostly blank stares and silence, Blaydes explained that the term, which is only about three weeks old, refers to slow-motion “selfies” that can be recorded with the

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C-N NURSES RECEIVE ‘BLESSING OF THE HANDS’