Baptist and Reflector ANDERSON, S.C. — This year’s National Conference on Preaching (NCP) will convene immediately after the Southern Baptist Convention adjourns June 16 in Nashville, making it convenient for pastors and church leaders to attend both events. The annual preaching conference – offered annually since 1989 – will begin Wednesday, June 16, and run through noon on Friday, June 18. The theme of this year’s NCP is “Preaching in

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Youth VENTURE Team is now accepting applications from 10th-12th grade students who are actively involved in missions and want to level up their missional lifestyle in the coming year.   Six to eight students from across the state will be selected to serve on the 2021-2022 launch team, and will participate in monthly missions discipleship through a retreat, mentoring, Bible study, serving at Tennessee

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] GORDONSVILLE — New Middleton Baptist Church in Gordonsville began a Kids on Mission program in 2017 in an effort to involve people of all ages in the church in missions. In order to kick off the program, the church turned to a former pastor, Kim North and his wife, Kathy, who were serving as missionaries in the Philippines, said Glenda Baker who

Campaign in Milan designed to reverse troubling stats By David Dawson [email protected] MILAN — Dale Denning was determined to be different. Or to at least find a way for his church to be different.  Having continuously seen troubling statistics regarding church attendance amid the pandemic, Denning — pastor of Elevate Church in Milan — felt led to start a campaign that he called “Not Part of the 30.” The name

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and Tennessee Baptist Foundation have launched “Operation Legacy” to assist pastors in developing their wills and in estate planning. TBMB and TBF have partnered with PhilanthroCorp, a national will and estate planning firm based in Colorado Springs, Colo., to provide Tennessee Baptist pastors with confidential estate planning services. There is no charge to the pastor for the services of PhilanthroCorp,