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A BUSY MARCH — DAVIS REFLECTS ON YEC, DR, BCMs

April 3, 2019

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Evangelism and missions were once again at the forefront of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board in March. In his podcast reflecting on the month before, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board President and Executive Director Randy C. Davis observed that 780 decisions for Christ during the annual Youth Evangelism Conference was one of the highlights in March. In addition, more than 60

TENNESSEANS AFFIRM RONNIE FLOYD’S ELECTION

April 3, 2019

Compiled by B&R staff DALLAS — Ronnie Floyd was elected as the new president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee by ballot vote in a called meeting on Tuesday (April 2) in Dallas. Floyd received 68 of 69 votes cast, the EC said, electing Floyd in an executive session of nearly four hours. A former SBC president, Floyd will resign April 7 from the longtime pastorate of

TENNESCENE: WEEKS OF APR. 3-16

April 3, 2019

LEADERS Cairo Baptist Church, Alamo, recently called as pastor. Bedford, who has been preaching for 53 years, recently retired as pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Bolivar. Webb Baptist Church, Newport, recently called Daniel M. Bell as pastor. He succeeds his father, D. Frank Bell, who has retired.

MISSION WORK STILL MATTERS TO WILSON

April 2, 2019

By Grace Thornton Writer, WMU Foundation BRENTWOOD — Creely Wilson has been packing recently to move to her next home — a small place in a senior living community. She’s had to downsize a little bit. But in all of the cleaning out, Wilson was certain one thing wasn’t getting left behind — a small Lottie Moon doll that’s been on her mantle for years. She has other things she

GAINES: USE EASTER TO EVANGELIZE

April 2, 2019

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JACKSON — Easter is the perfect time to invite people to church to hear about Jesus and the resurrection story, said Grant Gaines, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Jackson. Gaines, who led a breakout session during a recent evangelism conference at Union University, was featured recently on a Radio B&R podcast (Listen to episode 26 here). “Easter is a natural time to

FORMER TBC PRESIDENT JACK MAY DIES AT AGE 89

April 2, 2019

Baptist and Reflector MEMPHIS — Longtime Tennessee Baptist pastor John F. “Jack” May died March 25 at the age of 89. May served as president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 1985 and was a past president of the TBC Executive Board (now Tennessee Baptist Mission Board). A U.S. Army veteran, May served as pastor of numerous churches, mostly in Tennessee. May also served numerous churches in the Memphis area

REACHING THE NATIONS

April 2, 2019

(This headline, written in Korean, reads: Reaching the Nations)By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Approximately 15 Korean Baptist pastors from across Tennessee gathered March 25 at the Church Support Center in Franklin to fellowship, share ministry ideas and to pray for leaders of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. The Korean Baptist Association, comprised of 15 churches, meets twice a year, according to John Kwak, pastor of Bridge

RONNIE FLOYD NAMED AS EC PRESIDENT NOMINEE

April 1, 2019

By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Arkansas pastor and former Southern Baptist Convention president Ronnie Floyd will be recommended for the presidency of the SBC Executive Committee, the EC’s presidential search committee announced today (March 31). The full EC will consider Floyd’s nomination Tuesday, April 2, at a special called meeting in Dallas to begin at 11 a.m. Central at the Grand Hyatt at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. A press

CARSON-NEWMAN STUDENTS BUILD EASTER BASKETS FOR AREA CHILDREN

March 29, 2019

From Carson-Newman communications JEFFERSON CITY — More than 70 Carson-Newman University student-volunteers recently came together to assemble Easter baskets for area children in need. The baskets were then donated to Morristown-based Food on Foot. They included toys, snacks and activity books for young children. Students lined up to assemble the gifts Tuesday during a festive, on-campus Easter event known simply as “The Hunt.” The University’s offices of Community Connections and

SERVING IN THE SAND

March 25, 2019

Roughly 300 BCM students travel to Fla. for Beach Reach By Ashley Perham Baptist and Reflector contributing writer PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — Around 300 college students, including some from seven Tennessee Baptist Collegiate Ministries, spent a week in Panama City Beach spreading the gospel to college students visiting the area on spring break. Through the Beach Reach program, college students and church groups share the good news of

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A BUSY MARCH — DAVIS REFLECTS ON YEC, DR, BCMs