MILTON — Sisters Juanita Scott and Kathy Ward have shared their love for each other and their love for the Lord through their fingers making music via the organ and piano at Ward’s Grove Baptist Church in Milton, near Murfreesboro, for 41 years. Ward, the younger of the two, gave her heart to the Lord in 1963 at Calvary Baptist Church. She explains, “My mother said I could not be
JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University announced Aug. 19 the launch of the public phase of the largest comprehensive campaign in its history. Entitled “Legacy,” the $73 million phase of this initiative includes new academic programs, campus buildings and student recreation. The announcement was made before faculty, staff, university leadership, members of the board of trustees and greater Carson-Newman community who gathered for the event. The university has already seen $38,848,815
JOHNSON CITY — College senior Mia Crawford learned a very valuable lesson about evangelism after spending a week in Paris sharing Christ during the 2024 Summer Olympics. “It taught me how to evangelize in a different culture,” said Crawford, a student at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City and an officer (secretary) in Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) on campus. Crawford has participated in Beach Reach for each of the
FRANKLIN — “We can’t control the results, but we can measure our faithfulness,” said Jason Harris, team leader for the International Mission Board’s Paris team, explaining their strategy for gospel outreach during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Part of that strategy includes facilitating and mobilizing more than 300 short-term volunteers to hit the streets of Paris sharing the gospel. The team Harris leads in Paris is young and growing. No
MORRISTOWN — One week as a missions volunteer during the 2024 Summer Olympics has provided Traci Jefferson with a lifetime of memories. Jefferson, a member of First Baptist Church, Morristown, served July 22-29 as a volunteer with the International Mission Board in Paris. Though she had been to France many times, this was her first mission trip to the country. Jefferson, who is an assistant principal at East High School
BRENTWOOD — Highlighting Lifeway’s vision statement, President and CEO Ben Mandrell provided trustees with practical steps the organization is taking to serve 300,000 church leaders by 2030. “While we want to serve as many Christians across the globe as possible, we know our central goal is to listen to the key ministry leaders in the local churches and to build impactful resources to make their jobs easier,” he said. “Ministry
LEADERS In his third book with Courier Publishing, retired pastor Ken Clayton offers a diligent study of the book of Romans in Justified by Faith, similar to his early works on the Gospel of John and the book of Daniel. “In Romans, Paul does not share as much discussion about practical problems as he does in his other letters,” Clayton observes. “Paul used this letter to explain the Christian gospel,
WESTMORELAND — Families of special needs children in Westmoreland and surrounding communities will soon have an interactive playground to enjoy. CrossRoads Church broke ground on the new adaptive playground on Aug. 4 in Westmoreland Mayor David Leath and other city officials attended the community celebration. The church provided free hamburgers, hotdogs and ice cream to those in attendance.
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention president Jay Hardwick will be nominated for a second term as president during The Summit, scheduled for Nov. 10-12 at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro. Hardwick, senior pastor of Forest Hills Baptist Church, Nashville, will be nominated by Cliff Marion, pastor of First Baptist Church, Covington. “I am honored and excited to nominate my friend, pastor Jay Hardwick, for a second term as president of the
FRANKLIN — The next 10 weeks will have a significant impact in the work of Tennessee Baptists for the next 10 years. Next month, TBMB Board of Directors will gather for their semiannual meeting and one of the items on their agenda will be to review a report on the Acts 2:17 Initiative. The Board will also consider a recommendation from the Budget Committee that will reflect the needed investment
MILTON — Sisters Juanita Scott and Kathy Ward have shared their love for each other and their love for the Lord through their fingers making
JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University announced Aug. 19 the launch of the public phase of the largest comprehensive campaign in its history. Entitled “Legacy,” the
JOHNSON CITY — College senior Mia Crawford learned a very valuable lesson about evangelism after spending a week in Paris sharing Christ during the 2024
FRANKLIN — “We can’t control the results, but we can measure our faithfulness,” said Jason Harris, team leader for the International Mission Board’s Paris team,
MORRISTOWN — One week as a missions volunteer during the 2024 Summer Olympics has provided Traci Jefferson with a lifetime of memories. Jefferson, a member
BRENTWOOD — Highlighting Lifeway’s vision statement, President and CEO Ben Mandrell provided trustees with practical steps the organization is taking to serve 300,000 church leaders
LEADERS In his third book with Courier Publishing, retired pastor Ken Clayton offers a diligent study of the book of Romans in Justified by Faith,
WESTMORELAND — Families of special needs children in Westmoreland and surrounding communities will soon have an interactive playground to enjoy. CrossRoads Church broke ground on
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention president Jay Hardwick will be nominated for a second term as president during The Summit, scheduled for Nov. 10-12 at
FRANKLIN — The next 10 weeks will have a significant impact in the work of Tennessee Baptists for the next 10 years. Next month, TBMB
