Editor’s note: This article provides highlights of the business sessions. See separate articles on the launch of the Acts 2:17 Initiative, election of officers, messages and more Summit coverage in the coming days at baptistandreflector.org. Additional articles also will be published in the Dec. 7 print issue and online.  CORDOVA — Tennessee Baptist Convention messengers adopted a $35 million budget for 2022-23, approved a constitutional amendment on second reading, renewed

The Southern Baptist Convention is a big house. It’s the largest association of evangelicals in the world.  The Cooperative Program brings home the bacon! The Cooperative Program is so far reaching, it’s often difficult to wrap our brains around all God is doing through our giving.  A book could be written about all that has been accomplished here in Tennessee and around the world, but 10 things are all I

CORDOVA — Tennessee leads the Southern Baptist Convention in the ratio of baptisms to population; a Hispanic church plant was awarded the Luke 15 award; and Tennessee Baptist Convention President Clay Hallmark challenged Tennessee Baptists to remember, repent and return to the Father in the President’s message during the Tuesday night session of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s annual Summit, Nov. 15 at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova.  Roc Collins,

CORDOVA — Messengers to the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention — held during The Summit at Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova — veered away from tradition on Nov. 15 by electing Clay Hallmark, pastor of First Baptist Church, Lexington, to serve his second term as president of the TBC. Hallmark ran unopposed and was re-elected by acclamation. Joel Pigg, senior pastor of Salem Baptist Church in Trenton, was elected as

JEFFERSON CITY — As a high school player in Union, S.C., Mike Clowney had never heard of Ken Sparks or Carson-Newman College (now University). He will never forget his first conversation with legendary coach Ken Sparks who ended his career in 2016 with an overall college coaching record of 338-99-2, making him one of the winningest college coaches at any level. “He sat down and talked to me and my

Officers for the pastors’ conference were elected on Monday at the conclusion of the morning session.  Grant Gaines, pastor of Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, was elected as president-elect. Gaines was nominated by Fred Schakelford of Ellendale Baptist Church, Bartlet. Gaines ran unopposed.