By Carol Pipes LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist pastors and church staff has lagged behind the growth in the cost-of-living over the past two years. And health insurance coverage remains low, according to the 2018 SBC Church Compensation Study.
Baptist and Reflector HARRIMAN — It appeared that the best laid plans of Pine Ridge Baptist Church were falling apart, but God intervened. Last year Pine Ridge sponsored its first IGNITE basketball camp which was a successful outreach tool, said pastor Michael Koontz. “After what we saw in 2017 we were very excited for 2018,” the pastor said. “And then, just a couple of months before camp, things fell apart,”
By Nathan Handley Union University JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver said in pursuing a virtuous life, the biblical concept of self-control is counter-cultural.
By Caleb Yarbrough Baptist Press ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — The rumble of the on-board generator lent a muffled, but noticeable, undertone as Trennis and Pam Henderson gave a tour of their new home. Outfitted with all the modern comforts and conveniences expected in a 21st century home — if not in somewhat smaller proportions —- the Hendersons’ new home is a 24-foot-long Winnebago RV. Since Aug. 1, the couple has been
Johnson City pastor was on the ship featured in ‘Summer of 67’ film By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JOHNSON CITY — When Pastor Garry Edwards of Pinecrest Baptist Church, Johnson City, read a story in the June 13 issue of the Baptist and Reflector about a faith-related movie (Summer of ’67) based on the true story of the USS Forrestal, a Navy ship that caught fire in
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — In early 2004, life was going great for Ridley Barron, former youth minister at Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville. Four years earlier he moved to Douglas, Ga., to plant a new church in the southeast portion of the state, and the church was taking root. On Good Friday of 2004, Barron’s world was rocked forever. A tragic car accident
CHURCHES Williams Chapel Baptist Church, Springfield, will hold a homecoming celebration on Sept. 23 at 11 am. Former Southern Baptist Convention and Tennessee Baptist pastor Jim Henry of Orlando, Fla., will be the guest speaker. A covered dish lunch will follow the service. First Baptist Church, Atwood, will hold revival services Sept. 9-12 with evangelist Phil Glisson of Memphis. The Parkway Quilters of Parkway Baptist Church, Goodlettsville, recently made 30
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CHAPEL HILL — Chapel Hill Community Baptist Church was a congregation seeking its identity and without a pastor. The Church at College Grove was a new church plant with a pastor looking for a place to meet. The two congregations came together in a way that only God could orchestrate.
Determined church reaches out to share gospel in community By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MEMPHIS — It would have been easy for Barron Martin to take the safe route. He could have moved from the Memphis area, found a comfortable job, and simply “tuned out” the violence and poverty that plagues the neighborhood where he was raised. Instead, he chose the opposite approach. He elected to be on
Baptist Press ATLANTA — Agreements to “assume the best in one another” and that a “gospel-above-all culture needs to prevail” in the Southern Baptist Convention were among the outcomes when SBC President J.D. Greear met Aug. 20 with 15 executive directors of Baptist state conventions, including Randy C. Davis of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “The most basic principle in airline travel is that if you want someone there for
By Carol Pipes LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist pastors and church staff has lagged behind the growth in the
Baptist and Reflector HARRIMAN — It appeared that the best laid plans of Pine Ridge Baptist Church were falling apart, but God intervened. Last year
By Nathan Handley Union University JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver said in pursuing a virtuous life, the biblical concept of
By Caleb Yarbrough Baptist Press ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — The rumble of the on-board generator lent a muffled, but noticeable, undertone as Trennis and Pam Henderson
Johnson City pastor was on the ship featured in ‘Summer of 67’ film By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JOHNSON CITY — When
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — In early 2004, life was going great for Ridley Barron, former youth minister at Forest
CHURCHES Williams Chapel Baptist Church, Springfield, will hold a homecoming celebration on Sept. 23 at 11 am. Former Southern Baptist Convention and Tennessee Baptist pastor
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CHAPEL HILL — Chapel Hill Community Baptist Church was a congregation seeking its identity and without a
Determined church reaches out to share gospel in community By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MEMPHIS — It would have been easy for Barron
Baptist Press ATLANTA — Agreements to “assume the best in one another” and that a “gospel-above-all culture needs to prevail” in the Southern Baptist Convention