Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has received an anonymous gift of $1,575,000 to endow the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions. The gift was announced during the April 25 meeting of the TBMB. Board members were informed the endowment will generate an estimated $50,000-$75,000 for the GOTM each year.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board met April 25 for their first official meeting since a name change last November. Messengers to the Summit in Sevierville last November overwhelmingly voted to change the name of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention to the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.
Baptist and Reflector COUNCE – Former Tennessee Baptist Convention president Ray Newcomb died April 27 at the age of 77. Newcomb served as pastor of First Baptist Church, Millington, for 33 years before his retirement in May of 2009. Known for his passion for leading people to Christ, First Baptist baptized 4,500 people during Newcomb’s tenure, a former staff member told the B&R in 2009.
Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University trustees approved an academic reorganization for the university that will create the School of Social Work and the School of Adult and Professional Studies, in addition to changing the names of three other schools at their April 21 meeting. The McAfee School of Business Administration will become the McAfee School of Business, the School of Pharmacy will become the College of Pharmacy,
By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services has found a valuable partner to help improve the state’s foster care system: faith-based organizations like the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes. Since December, TBCH has participated in a collaboration of government and the private sector to encourage foster parenting. Known as TN Fosters, the collaboration seeks to unite state government, faith groups, nonprofit organizations and businesses in recruiting
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — Black Oak Heights Baptist Church here has been looking for creative ways “to get out of the box” in order to reach their community with the gospel, said pastor Todd Stinnett. Stinnett heard about a church that offered free prom dresses to high school girls and it struck a chord with him. His sister-in-law, Lindsay Maples, who owns Hair Designers at
Baptist and Reflector DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Over the last 80 years Daytona Beach has been the favorite destination for Bike Week as 500,000 people gather from across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Tennessee Faith Riders, a motorcycle ministry passionate about sharing the gospel with the world, joined Faith Riders from other states in mid-March to share the good news of Jesus Christ. This year Faith Riders shared their
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — He’s known as the “Tennessee Squirrel” or the tree climber among Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers. Children seeing him swinging around in a tree with ropes have called him Spiderman. He is James Brown, a Tennessee Baptist disaster relief volunteer. Brown not only climbs and swings from ropes in trees, he manhandles a chain saw. The trees have been
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector POWELL — At least two models of Baptist church revitalization exist — a sponsoring church can absorb the congregation, developing a campus of the sponsoring church, or the sponsoring church can bring in another congregation to use the facility of the declining congregation. It is rare for the revitalized church to retain its identity and be given back its autonomy. However,
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Roc Collins joined the staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board as director of evangelism in January with one purpose in mind — to see more Tennesseans come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Collins, director of evangelism for the TBMB, also had a strong desire to see the convention meet the evangelism/discipleship goal of seeing at least 50,000 Tennesseans
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has received an anonymous gift of $1,575,000 to endow the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board met April 25 for their first official meeting since
Baptist and Reflector COUNCE – Former Tennessee Baptist Convention president Ray Newcomb died April 27 at the age of 77. Newcomb served as pastor of
Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University trustees approved an academic reorganization for the university that will create the School of Social Work and
By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services has found a valuable partner to help improve the state’s foster care system:
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — Black Oak Heights Baptist Church here has been looking for creative ways “to get out of
Baptist and Reflector DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Over the last 80 years Daytona Beach has been the favorite destination for Bike Week as 500,000 people
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — He’s known as the “Tennessee Squirrel” or the tree climber among Tennessee Baptist Disaster
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector POWELL — At least two models of Baptist church revitalization exist — a sponsoring church can
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Roc Collins joined the staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board as director of evangelism in