By Tim Bearden Senior Manager, TN Baptist Conference Centers My camp experience began when I was about 10 years old. A group of boys from a small town in Georgia was loaded up in cars and driven to Camp Glynn in Brunswick, Ga., to attend Royal Ambassador Camp. That trip began my lifelong love for camp. I attended different camps several times after that. Each experience changed my life just
By William F. Maxwell Administrative Director, TBMB I love Carson Springs and Linden Valley Baptist Conference Centers and Camps! I love the locations and I love the ministry. But then, camps and conference centers have been special to me since I gave my life to Jesus at camp as a nine-year-old boy. It started with an invitation from my best friend in the fourth grade to go to camp with
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Writer, B&R The history of Mother’s Day goes back to ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. But the official date of the U.S. holiday is just over 100 years old. Miss Anna Jarvis is recognized as the founder of Mother’s Day. Jarvis never married or had children, but wanted to honor her own mother, Mrs. Anna Marie Jarvis, an activist and social worker. Mrs. Jarvis desired that
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President/Executive Director Wilkerson V. Jones would’ve turned 100 this coming July 4th. He was well known all over Mobile, Ala. It seemed as if he knew everybody and everybody knew him. He is a member of the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame, was active in his church, and was tall, handsome and distinguished. A southern gentleman in every way, married to the same woman for well
By Brian Frye National Collegiate Strategist, North American Mission Board If you’ve grown up in the church, you’ve likely been on and heard about all kinds of missions trips. If you’re new to following Christ, missions trips are a great way to grow in your faith, to develop confidence in sharing Christ, and to grow deeper in community with other believers. Here are a few pointers on planning and leading
Scott Patty Pastor, Grace Community Church, Brentwood We often view the city as a place of political, cultural, and economic power struggles. We know this is the case. But the book of Acts shows us that there is a more fundamental struggle going on. This is the struggle between light and darkness, between Christ and His enemies. The power struggle in the city is spiritual in nature. Acts 19 is
By Ben Maddox Collegiate Ministry Specialist, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville Graduating from high school is an exciting moment for students! They have spent 13 years working toward this goal. The next step for many graduates is to head off to college. For these students, there is a great anticipation for this next chapter of life. Students look forward to making new friendships, memories, and academic adventures. For parents and youth
By Stacy Murphree Collegiate Ministry Specialist, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville Currently there are more than 20 million college students in the United States. More than 345,000 of those attend college and universities here in our own state, creating a tremendous opportunity for Tennessee Baptists to reach this collegiate generation. In his book, Reaching the Campus Tribes, Benson Hines shares the necessity of viewing our college campuses and universities as
By Michael Sams Chair, TN Baptist Mission Board Following last week’s meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, I drove to Bardwell, Ky., to be with my 85-year-old father who was at the point of death. Thankfully, I made it in time to spend the last few hours of his time on earth with him. Early on Wednesday morning (April 26), I watched as my dad opened his eyes wide
Editor’s note: You can listen to Bill Choate discuss Baptist Collegiate Ministries during Episode 8 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. That podcast can be found at baptistandreflector.org/tag/radio-br. Also, check back on May 5 & 8 for additional columns on Baptist collegiate ministry. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The 2016-17 college year is drawing to an end for about
By Tim Bearden Senior Manager, TN Baptist Conference Centers My camp experience began when I was about 10 years old. A group of boys from
By William F. Maxwell Administrative Director, TBMB I love Carson Springs and Linden Valley Baptist Conference Centers and Camps! I love the locations and I
By Carolyn Tomlin Contributing Writer, B&R The history of Mother’s Day goes back to ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. But the official date of the
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President/Executive Director Wilkerson V. Jones would’ve turned 100 this coming July 4th. He was well known all over Mobile, Ala. It
By Brian Frye National Collegiate Strategist, North American Mission Board If you’ve grown up in the church, you’ve likely been on and heard about all
Scott Patty Pastor, Grace Community Church, Brentwood We often view the city as a place of political, cultural, and economic power struggles. We know this
By Ben Maddox Collegiate Ministry Specialist, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville Graduating from high school is an exciting moment for students! They have spent 13 years
By Stacy Murphree Collegiate Ministry Specialist, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville Currently there are more than 20 million college students in the United States. More
By Michael Sams Chair, TN Baptist Mission Board Following last week’s meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, I drove to Bardwell, Ky., to be
Editor’s note: You can listen to Bill Choate discuss Baptist Collegiate Ministries during Episode 8 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee