Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Two Baptist and Reflector staff members recently received awards from the Baptist Communicators Association for excellence in design and writing. Editor Lonnie Wilkey received a third place award in the first-person column category for “Prodigal Children: The Unspoken Requests.” He also received a third place award for a blog post, “So Long Susie.” Both columns were written in 2015.
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Giving from Tennessee Baptist Convention churches through the Cooperative Program remains on target after the first six months of the budget year. Tennessee Baptists gave $3,037,222 through the Cooperative Program giving channel in April. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $ 17,749,300, an increase of $672,460 or 3.9 percent over the amount given at the same time last year.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Social media, particularly Facebook, has become a popular tool for pastors in recent years. “I think the most effective use of social media for pastors is Facebook,” observed Todd Stinnett, pastor of Black Oak Heights Baptist Church, Knoxville. He observed that while Instagram and Twitter are probably more effective in reaching younger people, Facebook “is a great way to reach the
By Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE – Evangelist Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will hold a prayer rally at the Capitol Legislative Plaza in Nashville on May 3, beginning at noon. The rally is part of Graham’s Decision America Tour which includes prayer rallies in all 50 states. The focus of the prayer rallies is to challenge Christians to pray for America and its leaders, and to live
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Two Tennessee Baptist counselors have voiced opinions about the new Tennessee law which allows licensed counselors to opt out of serving patients whose goals “conflict with the sincerely held principles of the counselor.” The American Counseling Association condemned the measure as discriminatory against the LGBT community. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed Senate Bill 1556 into law April 27, noting
Baptists from across the state gathered April 23, 2016 for the official groundbreaking of the new Church Support Center that will serve as the offices of the Executive Board Ministries of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. More than 270 people attended the event that included dozens of children who participated in the ceremony and represented the “Next Generation” of Tennessee Baptists. The following series of photos are a sampling of the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN – Approximately 275 Tennessee Baptists from every geographical area of the state gathered April 23 to break ground for the new Church Support Center. The event featured soil from churches and associations statewide, including Sinking Creek Baptist Church, the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s oldest church. The soil from more than 170 locations “is a single reminder that we serve a great state and
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector NEWPORT — One way to describe what has happened at Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church is that it’s been “turned inside out,” said Terri Sawyer. In other words, the church has adopted a focus on what is outside rather than themselves. The decision of the congregation came as it faced some financial issues recently related to a new building and some decline
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD – Members of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention approved a name change for itself during their April 20 meeting held at Brentwood Baptist Church. The name change is only for the Executive Board and does not apply to the Tennessee Baptist Convention. The TBC name will remain the same. Pending consent from messengers to the 2016 TBC annual meeting
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CLEVELAND — On April 7 messengers to the Spring Celebration of Bradley Baptist Association voted to change its name to CrossNet Baptist Network. The meeting was the biannual meeting of the association. About 150 messengers and visitors were in attendance. “We are excited that the messengers approved the recommendation of the new name,” reported Phil Taylor, director of missions, in an
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Two Baptist and Reflector staff members recently received awards from the Baptist Communicators Association for excellence in design and writing.
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Giving from Tennessee Baptist Convention churches through the Cooperative Program remains on target after the first six months of the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Social media, particularly Facebook, has become a popular tool for pastors in recent years. “I think
By Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE – Evangelist Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will hold a prayer rally at the Capitol Legislative Plaza
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Two Tennessee Baptist counselors have voiced opinions about the new Tennessee law which allows
Baptists from across the state gathered April 23, 2016 for the official groundbreaking of the new Church Support Center that will serve as the offices
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN – Approximately 275 Tennessee Baptists from every geographical area of the state gathered April 23 to break
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector NEWPORT — One way to describe what has happened at Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church is that
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD – Members of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention approved a name change for itself
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CLEVELAND — On April 7 messengers to the Spring Celebration of Bradley Baptist Association voted to