By Bruce Chesser President of the Tennessee Baptist Convention Pastor of First Baptist Church, Hendersonville When the good Samaritan discovered the man that had been beaten and battered, the Bible says that he bandaged his wounds and took him to an inn. It was there that the innkeeper cared for him and nursed him back to health. While the good Samaritan seems to get all of the credit, it
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] As I have traveled more in recent months, I have visited with pastors and church leaders across the state. One thing I have sensed is some discouragement that while things have opened up in Tennessee and our nation, attendance at our churches, for the most part, has not risen to pre-COVID-19 levels. These ministers listen to concerns about the continued presence of
By Danny Sinquefield Pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Bartlett “Train up a child in the way he should go …” is a familiar passage found in Proverbs 22:6. That is exactly what every world-visionary and world-impacting church should be focused on as we together embrace the Great Commission in our day. But how does this happen from a practical perspective and what is our responsibility as church leaders in this daunting
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville I know a man who lived through the Great Depression. He saved everything — empty milk cartons, non-perishable foods, reams of toilet paper, etc. He was the first “prepper” I ever met even though he wasn’t a “doomsday prepper.” If you asked him why he saved all these things he would simply say, “You never know when you’ll need it.” The Great
By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board We were at a deacons retreat on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when we got news that a granddaughter of one of the deacons had been taken to the hospital gravely ill. Holly soon died from a brain aneurysm. I was the beautiful nine-year-old girl’s pastor. The deacons and I loaded up, left the retreat and headed to
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] One of the highlights of the week for staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is our Wednesday morning devotions and prayer time. Prior to COVID-19, this was held in the Church Support Center in Franklin for the folks who were in the building. When COVID forced businesses, churches and organizations such as the TBMB to stop meeting in person, we turned
Editor’s note: The suggested dates for the Week of Prayer for the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions are Sept. 12-19. The 2021-22 GOTM goal is $2.1 million. By Matt Tullos Special Assistant to the Executive Director, TBMB As we begin the journey to 2.1 million dollars raised through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions, here are 21 reasons why we are asking all our churches to give generously. 1. We
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Tennessee Baptists have every reason to be proud. Our disaster relief teams have once again responded to show God’s love to a hurting community — and this time it was in their own back yard. Many Tennessee volunteers did not have to travel as far, but Tennessee Baptists from all over the state trekked to Waverly and other parts of Humphreys County
By Todd E. Brady Vice President for University Ministries; Union University, Jackson Tuesday (Aug. 17) was the first day. It started again. We did it last year and we’ll do it again next year. For almost 200 years (Union celebrates its bicentennial in two years.) Union University has been starting school every fall. After the summer of an empty campus, the lifeblood has come back into this place. Students have
By Vickie Anderson Exec. Dir., TN Woman’s Missionary Union One hundred twenty years ago, W.C. and Mildred Golden challenged Tennessee Baptists to pray for our Tennessee mission field and give to the first state missions offering. That first offering in 1902 was $800. The offering was named after the Goldens in 1943. Today, churches are still encouraged to learn about, pray for, give to and serve in missions and ministries
By Bruce Chesser President of the Tennessee Baptist Convention Pastor of First Baptist Church, Hendersonville When the good Samaritan discovered the man that had been
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] As I have traveled more in recent months, I have visited with pastors and church leaders across
By Danny Sinquefield Pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Bartlett “Train up a child in the way he should go …” is a familiar passage found in
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville I know a man who lived through the Great Depression. He saved everything — empty milk cartons,
By Randy C. Davis President & Executive Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board We were at a deacons retreat on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when we
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] One of the highlights of the week for staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is our
Editor’s note: The suggested dates for the Week of Prayer for the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions are Sept. 12-19. The 2021-22 GOTM goal is
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Tennessee Baptists have every reason to be proud. Our disaster relief teams have once again responded to
By Todd E. Brady Vice President for University Ministries; Union University, Jackson Tuesday (Aug. 17) was the first day. It started again. We did it
By Vickie Anderson Exec. Dir., TN Woman’s Missionary Union One hundred twenty years ago, W.C. and Mildred Golden challenged Tennessee Baptists to pray for our