By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, B&R GALVESTON, Texas — The next president of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board needs to be someone who is in love and in tune with Jesus and “has a love for the world,” said Steve Gaines, president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
By Mike Ebert Baptist Press ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The North American Mission Board is adding Puerto Rico to its list of special areas that will receive increased attention and resources for church planting, Send Relief ministries and partnership opportunities with Southern Baptist churches that want to minister on the island. NAMB president Kevin Ezell shared the plans with NAMB trustees Tuesday (Feb. 6).
By Julie McGowan IMB public relations RICHMOND — International Mission Board President David Platt has asked the mission agency’s trustees to begin searching for his successor. Platt announced his decision to IMB field personnel and staff on Monday, Feb. 12, in person and via email to those not in Richmond.
By Janice Backer Contributing Writer The word “replant” according to Webster’s dictionary means: to plant again or anew. For Magna View Baptist Church — now Grace Point Baptist — it means a fresh start. Although the building and property will remain in the same location east of Jefferson City (1170 East Highway 11E), the congregation has voted to replant the church — with a new name, a new vision and
By Nathan Handley JACKSON — Union University and the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board partnered to send 25 directors of missions to Israel for the first time in January. Union University President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver led the trip alongside Nathan Finn, dean of Union’s School of Theology and Missions, and Ernest Easley, professor of evangelism at Union. Easley said he decided he wanted to send these directors of missions to
The dates that helped shape Rolling Hills Community Church Fall of 2002: God leads Jeff Simmons and a few others to plant what is now “Rolling Hills Community Church.” It begins with a core team of 15 people gathering in the Alara Farms apartment clubhouse on Thursday nights (photo on right). During this time, the church develops its philosophies and begins its dedication to missions by sending a team of
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector Thriving now, Rolling Hills Community Church started as small church plant FRANKLIN — Jeff Simmons wasn’t so sure he wanted to start a church. He wasn’t convinced that people would come, and he wasn’t certain the church would ever get off the ground. Then God brought something to his heart that completely changed his perspective. “God reminded me that he hasn’t called us to
By Bob Smietana LifeWay NASHVILLE — Church collection plates were a little bit fuller last fall, according to Nashville-based LifeWay Research.
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,416,389 through the Cooperative Program in January. For the year-to-date, Cooperative Program gifts total $9,263,010. After the first quarter of the 2017 fiscal year, gifts are $233,474 or 2.6 percent more than was given at the same time last year. CP gifts also are $638,010 or 7.4 percent above budget needs.
Fire destroys building; congregation stays strong By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector PARSONS — On the night of Jan. 21, Adam Wood, the pastor of Bear Creek Baptist Church in Parsons, was making his normal drive home after a normal Sunday night service and business meeting. Then things took a very abnormal turn. Around the midway mark of his roughly 20-minute commute home, Wood received a phone call from one
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, B&R GALVESTON, Texas — The next president of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board needs to be someone who is in
By Mike Ebert Baptist Press ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The North American Mission Board is adding Puerto Rico to its list of special areas that will
By Julie McGowan IMB public relations RICHMOND — International Mission Board President David Platt has asked the mission agency’s trustees to begin searching for his
By Janice Backer Contributing Writer The word “replant” according to Webster’s dictionary means: to plant again or anew. For Magna View Baptist Church — now
By Nathan Handley JACKSON — Union University and the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board partnered to send 25 directors of missions to Israel for the first
The dates that helped shape Rolling Hills Community Church Fall of 2002: God leads Jeff Simmons and a few others to plant what is now
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector Thriving now, Rolling Hills Community Church started as small church plant FRANKLIN — Jeff Simmons wasn’t so sure he
By Bob Smietana LifeWay NASHVILLE — Church collection plates were a little bit fuller last fall, according to Nashville-based LifeWay Research.
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,416,389 through the Cooperative Program in January. For the year-to-date, Cooperative Program gifts total $9,263,010.
Fire destroys building; congregation stays strong By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector PARSONS — On the night of Jan. 21, Adam Wood, the pastor of