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TENNESCENE FEB. 7-20

February 8, 2018

LEADERS Bob Brown, executive director of Lakeway Christian Schools, Morristown, is serving as interim pastor of First Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge. He formerly served on the staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Scott Patty, founding pastor of Grace Community Church, Nashville, has written Words of Grace: A 100 Day Devotional. The book is a pastor’s encouragement, written with the congregation in mind, to build a life centered on God’s

TENNESSEE PASTORS ‘PAID A BIG PRICE’

February 7, 2018

By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Striving for racial reconciliation was costly for some Southern Baptist pastors, (including two who served in Tennessee) in the 1950s through the 1970s. It cost Jack Kwok his property and Paul Turner a beating by angry segregationists. But Kwok, who has served as executive director of the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio since 1996, says the price pastors and other ministers paid

SENIOR ADULT CONVERSIONS ON THE RISE?

February 7, 2018

By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — When evangelist Phil Waldrep agreed to preach a revival at a nursing home, he didn’t expect a huge response. After all, he reasoned, aren’t most older people already Christians? But of the 40-60 nursing home residents who attended the services, 21 made a profession of faith in Christ as their Lord and Savior, and about 10 were later baptized at a local church.

AFTER ’08 TORNADO, UNION WAS ‘UNITED AS NEVER BEFORE’

February 6, 2018

Nathan Handley & Tim Ellsworth Baptist Press JACKSON, Tenn. — At the 10-year point since a tornado devastated the campus, Union University marked the anniversary with a day of activities Feb. 2 featuring former administrators, students and others closely involved with the event. Former Union President David S. Dockery, in a Founders’ Day chapel address, spoke on providence, hope and unity the university experienced from the Feb. 5, 2008, tornado.

KEN HEMPHILL TO BE SBC PRESIDENT NOMINEE

February 2, 2018

By David Roach Baptist Press DALLAS — Ken Hemphill, an administrator at North Greenville University and a former Southern Baptist Convention seminary president, will be nominated for SBC president, a coalition of Southern Baptists announced today (Feb. 1) via a Baptist state paper.

TWIN CITIES CHURCHES MOBILIZE AROUND SUPER BOWL

February 2, 2018

by Tim Ellsworth Baptist Press MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (BP) — The hometown Vikings may have fallen just short of playing in this year’s Super Bowl, but that hasn’t diminished the enthusiasm of Twin Cities churches and Christians in their evangelism efforts surrounding the event.

J.D. GREEAR TO BE SBC PRESIDENT NOMINEE AGAIN

January 30, 2018

By David Roach Baptist Press DALLAS — Two years after withdrawing from a closely contested election for Southern Baptist Convention president, North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear once again will be nominated for SBC president, Florida pastor Ken Whitten announced today (Jan. 29).

MUSLIMS ON PACE TO OUTNUMBER JEWS IN THE U.S.

January 29, 2018

Baptist Press WASHINGTON — Muslims will likely surpass Jews as the second largest religious group behind Christians in the U.S. by 2040, elevated by a high birth rate and immigration, the Pew Research Center said in its latest analysis. The 3.45 million Muslims here will more than double to 8.1 million by 2050, surpassing the number of Jews along the way, Pew estimated Jan. 3. But the research center did

JACKSON PASTOR PASSIONATE ABOUT CP

January 26, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist & Reflector JACKSON — Jordan Easley is passionate about the Cooperative Program. And, he’s eager to share that passion with younger pastors throughout Tennessee and the Southern Baptist Convention.

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ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE COMMON IN CHURCHES, STUDY SAYS

January 25, 2018

By Bob Smietana Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The Bible has a lot to say about caring for orphans. Protestant churches in the United States appear to be listening. About 4 in 10 Protestant churchgoers say their congregation has been involved with adoption or foster care in the past year, according to a study released today (Jan. 24) by LifeWay Research, which conducted the survey Aug. 22–30.

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TENNESCENE FEB. 7-20

TENNESSEE PASTORS ‘PAID A BIG PRICE’

SENIOR ADULT CONVERSIONS ON THE RISE?

AFTER ’08 TORNADO, UNION WAS ‘UNITED AS NEVER BEFORE’

KEN HEMPHILL TO BE SBC PRESIDENT NOMINEE

TWIN CITIES CHURCHES MOBILIZE AROUND SUPER BOWL

J.D. GREEAR TO BE SBC PRESIDENT NOMINEE AGAIN

MUSLIMS ON PACE TO OUTNUMBER JEWS IN THE U.S.

JACKSON PASTOR PASSIONATE ABOUT CP

ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE COMMON IN CHURCHES, STUDY SAYS

TENNESCENE FEB. 7-20

TENNESSEE PASTORS ‘PAID A BIG PRICE’

SENIOR ADULT CONVERSIONS ON THE RISE?

AFTER ’08 TORNADO, UNION WAS ‘UNITED AS NEVER BEFORE’

KEN HEMPHILL TO BE SBC PRESIDENT NOMINEE

TWIN CITIES CHURCHES MOBILIZE AROUND SUPER BOWL

J.D. GREEAR TO BE SBC PRESIDENT NOMINEE AGAIN

MUSLIMS ON PACE TO OUTNUMBER JEWS IN THE U.S.

JACKSON PASTOR PASSIONATE ABOUT CP

ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE COMMON IN CHURCHES, STUDY SAYS

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