Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Baptist and Reflector has been telling the stories of Tennessee Baptists since 1835, and the staff is continually looking for new and better ways to disseminate those stories, said B&R editor Lonnie Wilkey. In recent days, we have re-launched our Twitter account — with the new handle @TNBaptistNews — with hopes that it will become a continual source of news and information for our
by Josie Bingham Baptist Press SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (BP) — “It’s a pretty somber place,” Scottie Stice said of the community left behind after Sunday’s horrific mass shooting at a Southern Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Stice, disaster relief director for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC), reported teams of Southern Baptist chaplains and other DR volunteers are ministering however they can among those devastated by the “senseless”
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector OLD HICKORY — Though it occurred more than 30 years ago, Gerald Bontrager vividly remembers the first suicide he encountered as a church planter in Mentor, Ohio. A 15-year-old boy in the church took his own life. “It was baptism by fire,” Bontrager recalled, noting that he was 28 years old and in his first pastorate. “It was really difficult but God gave
By Bob Smietana Lifeway Research NASHVILLE — Suicide remains a taboo subject in many Protestant churches, despite the best efforts of pastors, according to a new study from LifeWay Research. Eight in 10 Protestant senior pastors believe their church is equipped to intervene with someone who is threatening suicide. Yet few people turn to the church for help before taking their own lives, according to their churchgoing friends and family.
LEADERS Stan Wafler has been elected as the associational missionary (director of missions) for Beech River Baptist Church, based in Lexington. He and his wife Pam served for 15 years as career missionaries with the International Mission Board. Wafler has served in youth leadership roles in churches in Tennessee and as a pastor in Mississippi. He is a graduate of Union University, Jackson, and New Orleans (La.) Baptist Theological Seminary
by David Dawson Baptist & Reflector GATLINBURG — Pastor Pete Lamon and the members of Banner Baptist Church have come full circle. Last year at this time, they were receiving assistance. This year, they are helping provide it. Banner Baptist, located just outside the Gatlinburg city limits, is one of several churches that suffered substantial damage during the wildfires that swept through the area in November of 2016. Banner Baptist
by Diana Chandler Baptist Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sermons from Billy Graham’s prolific international ministry will be broadcast on an ad hoc radio station 12 days surrounding the evangelist’s 99th birthday (Nov. 7), the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) has announced. BGEA will host the Billy Graham Channel today (Nov. 6) through Nov. 17 as channel 145 on SiriusXM Radio, featuring sermons from Graham’s six decades of evangelism, as well
Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE – Summit, which includes a host of activities and events including the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, begins Sunday, Nov. 12, and concludes with a golf tournament on Nov. 16. The theme of this year’s Summit is “Rescue Now … Whatever It Takes.”
Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE – Summit, which includes a host of activities and events including the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, begins Sunday, Nov. 12, and concludes with a golf tournament on Nov. 16. The theme of this year’s Summit is “Rescue Now … Whatever It Takes.”
Baptist Press SAN ANTONIO, Texas (BP) — The 14-year-old daughter of a Southern Baptist pastor was reportedly among 26 people killed when an armed man opened fire during Sunday morning (Nov. 5) worship services at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a congregation about 35 miles southeast of San Antonio. The pastor, Frank Pomeroy, and his wife were both out of town when the attack occurred, said Mitch Kolenovsky,
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Baptist and Reflector has been telling the stories of Tennessee Baptists since 1835, and the staff is continually looking
by Josie Bingham Baptist Press SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (BP) — “It’s a pretty somber place,” Scottie Stice said of the community left behind after Sunday’s
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector OLD HICKORY — Though it occurred more than 30 years ago, Gerald Bontrager vividly remembers the first suicide
By Bob Smietana Lifeway Research NASHVILLE — Suicide remains a taboo subject in many Protestant churches, despite the best efforts of pastors, according to a
LEADERS Stan Wafler has been elected as the associational missionary (director of missions) for Beech River Baptist Church, based in Lexington. He and his wife
by David Dawson Baptist & Reflector GATLINBURG — Pastor Pete Lamon and the members of Banner Baptist Church have come full circle. Last year at
by Diana Chandler Baptist Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sermons from Billy Graham’s prolific international ministry will be broadcast on an ad hoc radio station 12
Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE – Summit, which includes a host of activities and events including the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, begins Sunday,
Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE – Summit, which includes a host of activities and events including the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, begins Sunday,
Baptist Press SAN ANTONIO, Texas (BP) — The 14-year-old daughter of a Southern Baptist pastor was reportedly among 26 people killed when an armed man
