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MAIN EVENT EXAMINES WHAT IT MEANS TO ‘BE A MAN’

August 17, 2018

By Aaron Wilson Baptist Press HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — “What does it mean to be a man?” asked James MacDonald to more than 2,900 men at this year’s Main Event conference presented by LifeWay Christian Resources. “There’s a ton of confusion on that point,” said MacDonald, senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago, as he read from 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 where Paul essentially tells brothers in the Lord to “man

TENNESSEANS HELP OHIO CHURCH CONDUCT FIRST VBS

August 14, 2018

Baptist and Reflector COOKEVILLE — A mission team from Cookeville First Baptist traveled to Franklin, Ohio, just north of Cincinnati, to serve alongside church partner Shawn Acrey and Journey Community Church for their VBS Sports Camp July 16-20. It was the first VBS for Journey Community Church which launched on Christmas Eve 2017. During the first half of the week the Cookeville team served alongside a World Changers team comprised

DYER TEAM RESPONDS TO MMC NEED

August 14, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MOUNT JULIET — When an unknown driver ran off the road earlier this year and crashed into the side of the mission house on the property of the Missions Mobilization Center (no one was hurt), Mark LeMay didn’t have to look far to find a repair team. LeMay, properties management specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, called John Coleman, pastor of

UNION LAUNCHES CALL TO MINISTRY NETWORK

August 13, 2018

Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University has joined with three other Southern Baptist schools to launch the Call to Ministry Network. The network seeks to identify and encourage people in Baptist churches who have sensed a call to ministry service. The Call to Ministry Network is a partnership between Union; Anderson (S.C.) University; California Baptist University, Riverside, Calif.; and Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Okla. It was launched during

CARSON-NEWMAN’S FISHING TEAM REELS IN TOP-20 FINISH

August 13, 2018

By Kristen Early Carson-Newman News Office JEFFERSON CITY — Taking on a competitive and grueling environment, Carson-Newman University’s fishing team, the Eagle Anglers, secured a 17th-place finish in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship. Hunter Sales, of Blaine, and Tristan Stalsworth, of Jefferson City, launched onto Lake Tenkiller in Tahlequah, Okla., for a contest against 136 teams. Only the top 12 teams made the cut to compete in the

RED BANK SHARES STORY OF ANOTHER CHAMPION

August 9, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CHATTANOOGA — Former University of Tennessee football legend Joshua Dobbs was not the only champion on center stage during the recent Night of Champions event sponsored by Red Bank Baptist Church. Joining Dobbs in the spotlight was Grayson Ledbetter, a 6-year-old with Alexander Disease, an extremely rare progressive disease that will eventually cause the person to lose the ability to walk, talk

PEACE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DIES

August 9, 2018

Baptist and Reflector ROANOKE, Va. — Charles Fuller, a Virginia pastor who chaired the SBC’s Peace Committee, died July 28 in Roanoke, Va. He was 86. Formed in 1985 in response to a motion at the SBC annual meeting, the Peace Committee was charged to “seek to determine the sources” of controversy amid the convention’s Conservative Resurgence and “make findings and recommendations.”

MORE TO LIFE THAN PLAYING FOOTBALL

August 9, 2018

UT football great tells high schoolers about ‘Team Jesus’ By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CHATTANOOGA — Joshua Dobbs’ career at the University of Tennessee speaks for itself. Perhaps that’s why he’s more comfortable talking about Jesus than himself. Dobbs holds four school records for a quarterback and is high on the list of other significant football records. During his UT career (2013-16), he was 23-12 as a

TENNESCENE: AUG. 8-21

August 8, 2018

DEATHS Longtime Tennessee Baptist pastor George Gilbert died June 16. Gilbert was a minister in the Knoxville area for nearly 60 years. Churches he served as pastor included Ridgeview, Gayland Heights, Central (Alcoa), Hollywood Hills, Galilee, Northwest and Middlebrook Pike. In addition to serving as a pastor, he was a lifelong educator. Gilbert served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict but never saw combat. He was preceded in

BCM IMPACT STRETCHES BEYOND CAMPUS

August 7, 2018

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Bill Choate, the collegiate ministry specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, is a big-picture kind of guy, especially in regard to his view of the Baptist Collegiate Ministries. Choate believes BCM is about so much more than simply being a place for college-aged Christians to socialize. He believes — and has seen — that the ministry is having a major

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MAIN EVENT EXAMINES WHAT IT MEANS TO ‘BE A MAN’