FRANKLIN — Below is a replica of the recommendation form which the Committee on Boards and Committee on Committees have jointly developed for Tennessee Baptists to use in recommending individuals for service on Tennessee Baptist Convention boards or committees. Tennessee Baptists are strongly encouraged to go online at www.tnbaptist.org/boardrec and make recommendations of fellow Tennessee Baptists to serve on the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, one of the seven institutional boards

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press MORRISTOWN — Gospel singer Gerald Wolfe was visiting his father, who was suffering from Parkinson’s disease dementia at a care facility, when a guitarist playing “In the Sweet By and By” struck a chord of memory among patients there. “Within just minutes, most of the people in the room started to sing, and they knew the song,” Wolfe said. That moment inspired Wolfe to lead

Slip Disc Ministries using frisbees to spread Good News worldwide  By David Dawson [email protected] JACKSON — Over the past year, Mark and Dottie McSwain have literally been putting a new spin on the concept of spreading the gospel.  The McSwains own and operate a ministry called “Slip Disc Ministries.” The company produces and distributes flying discs (aka frisbees) that feature a gospel message. The ministry — which is operated out