Lewisburg church sees 36 baptisms, 29 additions in just seven months LEWISBURG — Just inviting friends to come to church is still an effective way to introduce them to the gospel, affirms Jack Long, pastor of Farmington Baptist Church in Lewisburg. And, if you add old-fashioned visits to the equation, it makes it doubly effective, said Long, a retired associational missions strategist (director of missions) for Beulah Baptist Association, based

The parking lot at Dalewood Baptist Church, Nashville, had the feel of a football-tailgating gathering on the evening of Oct. 22. In an event that was dubbed “Fall’owship” by Dalewood’s transitional interim pastor Mike Dawson, the night featured a joint gathering of two congregations: Dalewood Baptist and Awaken Church. The two churches have formed a connection in recent weeks after Awaken — a church plant — began holding its weekly

LINDEN — For more than 100 years, Royal Ambassadors (RAs) has been a missions education program for boys that includes RA racers, camping and related activities.  In the early 1970s, a small group of men in West Tennessee put together an event that would provide missions education in an outdoor setting and an opportunity for fathers and sons to share quality time together.   The “camporee” was held at Camp

FRANKLIN — Mission:Dignity recipients in Tennessee received a special surprise in their mailboxes in October — an unexpected 13th chec Mission:Dignity is a ministry of GuideStone Financial Resources which provides a monthly stipend to individuals 65 or over who (a) were employed by or otherwise served local Baptist churches in a paid ministry (such as a full-time evangelist) for at least 10 years and (b) whose monthly income falls at

  Editor’s note: This article is an update to the article that appears in the Oct. 26 print issue of the Baptist and Reflector. MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams have completed their response in Wauchula, Fla., where the DR units were aiding the recovery efforts following Hurricane Ian.   “We are grateful for the work of all the volunteers who have responded so far, ” said Wes