Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has had a number of inquiries regarding resources we might have about the sexual abuse issue being dealt with across the SBC. We are working to update some documents that will be available at www.tnbaptist.org, but we also wanted to provide you with a collection of resources we’ve produced in the past three weeks. The links are all here on the Baptist and Reflector web site:

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CHAPEL HILL — When Tony Cansler was called to be pastor at Caney Spring Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, he walked into a situation with contrasting themes. The church’s attendance was alarming. The church’s attitude was encouraging. And as it turns out, the latter part of that equation overcame the former. During the past year, Caney Spring has essentially quadrupled in size, and

By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] FRANKLIN — Baptist state conventions across the country have unanimously embraced a Statement of Principles on Abuse (see complete statement following article). The state conventions are partnering with the Sexual Abuse Presidential Study Group, appointed by North Carolina pastor and Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear in response to a series of articles on sexual abuse in SBC churches published in early February by The Houston