Compiled by B&R JACKSON — Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines will be the keynote speaker at the second annual West Tennessee Evangelism Rally March 5 at Union University. Ernest Easley, professor of evangelism at Union, said last year’s rally was much more successful than he had hoped, with more than 800 people attending. He said the need for such an event is clear.
Baptist Press ONTARIO, Calif. (BP) — Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines discussed a range of topics of interest to Baptists in a question-and-answer session with state Baptist paper editors during their Feb. 14-16 annual meeting in Ontario, Calif. The discussion covered President Donald Trump’s first 25 days in office including the refugee crisis; controversial comments by Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president Russell Moore during the election; churches tithing
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — By all medical accounts, Scott Duck shouldn’t be around today. On March 21, 1977, Duck was one of triplets born three months prematurely. According to medical reports, he was in the worst condition of the three infants and the one doctors gave the least chance of survival. As it turned out, his brothers, Chris and Brad, contracted an unidentified pathogen that
No building and a bathroom practice site doesn’t deter Bible drillers By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector GATLINBURG — The youth of Roaring Fork Baptist Church here are not unlike countless other teenagers across Tennessee who are participating in Youth Bible Drill, preparing for associational and state competitions later this spring. What sets the Roaring Fork youth apart from other groups is where they practice — a bathroom at
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s Note: You can listen to Joe Sorah discuss compassion ministry during Episode 2 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. BRENTWOOD — Compassion ministries involve much more than just caring about people, says Joe Sorah, compassion ministries specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “All kinds of secular organizations care about people,” Sorah observed. What differentiates
By Tim Ellsworth Associate VP for Communications, Union University JACKSON, Tenn. — Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines will be the keynote speaker at the second annual West Tennessee Evangelism Rally March 5 at Union University. Ernest Easley, professor of evangelism at Union, said last year’s rally was much more successful than he had hoped, with more than 800 people attending. He said the need for such an event is
Baptist Press JACKSON — Thirteen Union University students took part in the annual March for Life, a peaceful pro-life demonstration, held Jan. 27 in Washington, D.C. The students are members of Life139, Union’s pro-life student group. They also participated in Evangelicals for Life and Students for Life conferences while in D.C. “Abortion is the greatest human rights issue of our generation,” said Andrew Edmiston, a junior physics major and president
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s note: You can hear William Burton discuss ethnic ministries during Episode 4 of Radio B&R,the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. MURFREESBORO — Muslims do become Christians, said Maged Boles, pastor of the Arabic Baptist Church here. He should know. He lived in Egypt all of his life until four years ago when he immigrated to the United States. Egypt
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Former Tennessee GOP Executive Director Brent Leatherwood has been appointed as the new director of strategic partnerships for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. In this role, Leatherwood will work to further the organization’s reach in the public square through coalition building and mobilizing, and by serving as an advisor on both state-level and national policy goals.
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,870,821 through the Cooperative Program in January. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $9,029,537. The amount is $69,675 or 0.8 percent over the amount given during the same time frame last year. After the first quarter of the fiscal year, Cooperative Program gifts are $279,537 or 3.19 percent over current budget needs.
Compiled by B&R JACKSON — Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines will be the keynote speaker at the second annual West Tennessee Evangelism Rally March
Baptist Press ONTARIO, Calif. (BP) — Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines discussed a range of topics of interest to Baptists in a question-and-answer session
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — By all medical accounts, Scott Duck shouldn’t be around today. On March 21, 1977, Duck was
No building and a bathroom practice site doesn’t deter Bible drillers By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector GATLINBURG — The youth of Roaring Fork
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s Note: You can listen to Joe Sorah discuss compassion ministry during Episode 2 of Radio B&R, the
By Tim Ellsworth Associate VP for Communications, Union University JACKSON, Tenn. — Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines will be the keynote speaker at the
Baptist Press JACKSON — Thirteen Union University students took part in the annual March for Life, a peaceful pro-life demonstration, held Jan. 27 in Washington,
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector Editor’s note: You can hear William Burton discuss ethnic ministries during Episode 4 of Radio B&R,the official news podcast
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Former Tennessee GOP Executive Director Brent Leatherwood has been appointed as the new director of strategic partnerships for the Ethics &
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,870,821 through the Cooperative Program in January. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $9,029,537.