Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,714,438 through the Cooperative Program in May. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $20,328,414. The amount is $424,750 or 2.1 percent over the amount given over the same time frame last year. With five months left in the 2020-21 fiscal year, the total is just 88,252 or 0.43 percent below budget needs.
By BP Staff NASHVILLE – The 2021 Committee on Committees has released its report. Appointed by the SBC president, the Committee on Committees nominates the Committee on Nominations and any special committees that are authorized during Convention sessions.
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Matt Henslee, pastor of Mayhill Baptist Church in Mayhill, N.M., was elected president of the 2022 SBC Pastors’ Conference Monday afternoon over four other nominees. Also elected to join him next year will be Vice President Cam Triggs, pastor of Grace Alive Church in Orlando, and Treasurer Sam Greer, pastor of Red Bank Baptist Church in Chattanooga. The 2022 Pastors’ Conference will precede
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The miraculous story of Tennessee Baptist pastor Zach Lloyd was highlighted during the North American Mission Board’s Send Luncheon on June 14 prior to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Lloyd, pastor of East LaFollette Baptist Church, LaFollette, nearly died from complications caused by COVID-19. He contracted the disease in October and spent nearly seven months in the hospital and had to undergo a
By David Dawson [email protected] NASHVILLE — Fitting for an event held in Music City, this year’s installment of Crossover had less knocking, but more rocking. Instead of focusing exclusively on door-to-door outreach, Crossover Nashville featured a wide variety of large-group gatherings, with churches in Middle Tennessee hosting block parties, concerts, outdoor worship services, ice cream socials, family movie nights and other events. “We are excited about what took
Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — Tennessee Baptist disaster relief volunteers are out in full force this week to assist as needed during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Nine members from Knox County Baptist Association set up a feeding unit at Hermitage Hills Baptist Church, Hermitage, to provide meals for DR volunteers working in child care at the Music City Center in Nashville. The team began with dinner
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The official seating capacity for the Davidson Ballroom in the Music City Center is 1,128. All of them, plus a few more, were still not enough to accommodate those wanting to participate in a special-called prayer gathering on June 13. The overflow crowd included young and old as well as a variety of ethnicities. In the lead-up to an annual meeting where the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] NASHVILLE — Approximately 100 students from Southern Baptist Convention seminaries spent the week in Nashville prior to the SBC’s annual meeting, knocking on doors, inviting people to local churches, and sharing the gospel whenever the opportunity arose. Several Nashville-area churches took advantage of the opportunity to use seminary students to help reach their communities during Crossover, an evangelistic event held in the
The following is a letter from Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. This letter was published in the June 13 print edition of the Baptist and Reflector: It is my joy and honor to welcome you, SBC messengers and guests, to the Volunteer State. Tennessee is home to Little Debbie, Dolly Parton, the Grand Ole Opry, Rock City (you’ve got to see it),
Welcome to Nashville and the great state of Tennessee. Tennessee is a great place to live, work and worship and we are so happy that you are here for the 2021 meeting of Southern Baptists. The Tennessee Baptist Convention is filled with churches that are, in turn, filled with wonderful people. As I have traveled to visit with churches, associations and convention entities for the past 20 months, I have
Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,714,438 through the Cooperative Program in May. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $20,328,414.
By BP Staff NASHVILLE – The 2021 Committee on Committees has released its report. Appointed by the SBC president, the Committee on Committees nominates the
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Matt Henslee, pastor of Mayhill Baptist Church in Mayhill, N.M., was elected president of the 2022 SBC Pastors’
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The miraculous story of Tennessee Baptist pastor Zach Lloyd was highlighted during the North American Mission Board’s Send Luncheon on June
By David Dawson [email protected] NASHVILLE — Fitting for an event held in Music City, this year’s installment of Crossover had less knocking, but more rocking.
Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — Tennessee Baptist disaster relief volunteers are out in full force this week to assist as needed during the annual meeting
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE — The official seating capacity for the Davidson Ballroom in the Music City Center is 1,128. All of them,
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] NASHVILLE — Approximately 100 students from Southern Baptist Convention seminaries spent the week in Nashville prior to
The following is a letter from Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. This letter was published in the
Welcome to Nashville and the great state of Tennessee. Tennessee is a great place to live, work and worship and we are so happy that
