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ETHNIC CHURCHES DOUBLE IN TENNESSEE

Learn about, consider fervent evangelism of ethnics: William Burton 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.   BRENTWOOD — Ethnic Baptist churches associated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention have nearly doubled in number — to about 200 — in the last 18

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NOT HALF THE MAN HE USED TO BE

Pastor leads church members to lose 1,200 lbs. in 2016 By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector RIPLEY — “I’m not half the man I used to be,” sang the Beatles, in the song, “Yesterday.” Pastor Ryan Culpepper can claim the statement literally and with joy. Culpepper lost nearly half of his body weight, or 222 lbs., in two years! In addition, about half way through his odyssey

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CHURCH DISPLAYS KINGDOM VISION

Forerunner Baptist to open Covington campus at Rialto Baptist By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector COVINGTON — The handwriting has been on the wall for years at Rialto Baptist Church in Covington. The almost 100-year-old church once was a vibrant congregation with more than 200 members. But as the community transitioned, many members moved away. Many of those who stayed have since died. As of Jan. 15, Rialto Baptist

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PORN ‘HEALTH HAZARD’ RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED IN TENN., VA.

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) — Tennessee and Virginia would become the latest states in the U.S. to declare pornography a public health hazard under resolutions introduced in the states’ legislatures. Tennessee Senate Joint Resolution 35, which was filed in the state Senate Tuesday (Jan. 24), urges the state to “recognize pornography as a public health hazard leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOARDS, COMMITTEES SOUGHT

Baptist & Reflector BRENTWOOD — 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

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MATTRESSES SENT TO LA. FLOOD VICTIMS

Baptist and Reflector MORRISTOWN — Nolachucky Baptist Association disaster relief, based here, with help from Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief, is delivering four tractor trailer loads or about 236 sets of mattresses and box springs to Louisiana flood victims, reported Don Owen, director of disaster relief. Owen learned of the need at the end of November from a ministry partner and Louisiana Baptist, Johnny Huffman of Covington, La. Huffman knew that

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THE STATE OF EVANGELISM IN TENNESSEE

New TBMB evangelism director has passion to see lost souls saved Editor’s note: You can listen to Roc Collins discuss evangelism during Episode 3 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. That podcast can be found here.  By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — “It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.” That phrase, uttered during his president’s address at

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BAPTIST AND REFLECTOR LAUNCHES PODCAST

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Baptist and Reflector has launched Radio B&R, a new podcast on its website. The podcast is the brainchild of Chris Turner, director of communications for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “Our objective in launching Radio B&R is to offer Tennessee Baptists one more resource that might help them in their mission to reach the community and the world around them.  “We intend to explore

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TENNESSEE PASTOR RESIGNS AS IMB TRUSTEE

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MORRISTOWN — A Tennessee Baptist pastor has resigned as a trustee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board in response to an action taken by IMB leadership last summer. He had another year to serve on his present term. Dean Haun, pastor of First Baptist Church, Morristown, told the Baptist and Reflector his resignation was in response to the IMB’s May 2016

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CONCERT TO BENEFIT PAUL CLARK

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Tennessee Men’s Chorale and the Tennessee Ladies Chorus will hold a benefit concert for Paul Clark on Friday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Jackson. Clark is the former worship and music specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (formerly Executive Board). He suffered a stroke in 2015 following The Summit held at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood, and was unable to

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