SPRINGFIELD — Soon after Steve Freeman accepted his first pastorate more than 20 years ago at Slayden Baptist Church in Cumberland Furnace, he realized after a few months that he was in over his head, he recalled. “They taught me that I didn’t know anything,” Freeman said. “I realized that even though I was in seminary and pursuing a degree, there’s just some things you are not going to learn
FRANKLIN — Chad Mize and Jonathan Chapman are doing their part to ensure that the circle remains unbroken. Mize, associate pastor of missions and mobilization at Forest Hills Baptist Church, and Chapman, collegiate ministry specialist at East Tennessee State University, are both passionate and committed to helping aspiring church leaders find reliable and godly “ministry mentors.” Eventually, if all goes according to plan, those same students will then help others
DRESDEN — A mission trip without much mileage. Perhaps that’s the best and most succinct way to sum up what a large group of volunteers from Weakley County experienced this summer. In place of their annual long-haul mission trip, the Weakley County contingent stayed close to home, completing more than a dozen service projects inside the county lines. Phil Mitchell, director of missions for the Weakley County Baptist Association, said
MORRISTOWN — Nolachucky Baptist Association’s Woman’s Missionary Union will sponsor a “Mental Health Mission Field: Mobilizing the Church for Healing” conference on Oct. 12 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Morristown. The meeting also is supported by Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union. The keynote speaker will be Heather Evans, a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years’ experience, specializing in sexual trauma and sex trafficking. She is
FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, issued a callout on Wednesday, Aug. 14, for flood recovery trained volunteers for response in Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania and possibly South Carolina. The recovery efforts come in the aftermath of Hurricane Debby, a slow-moving and erratic Category 1 hurricane that caused widespread flooding across the southeastern United States in early August.
FRANKLIN — Sam Greer, pastor of Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga, will be nominated to serve as president-elect of the 2025 Tennessee Baptist Pastors Conference. Chuck Herring, pastor of First Baptist Church, Collierville, announced July 24 that he would nominate Greer. He noted that Greer was called to preach while attending First Baptist Church, Richland, Miss., while Herring was serving as pastor. “Over the ensuing years, I have served as
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of $26,275,764. With three months remaining in the 2023-24, fiscal year, gifts are $246,707 or 0.9 percent above what was given after nine months last year.
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of $26,275,764. With three months remaining in the 2023-24, fiscal year, gifts are $246,707 or 0.9 percent above what was given after nine months last year.
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of $26,275,764. With three months remaining in the 2023-24, fiscal year, gifts are $246,707 or 0.9 percent above what was given after nine months last year.
NASHVILLE — August will be a busy month for Cuban churches. Church leaders anticipate more than 500 churches will host Vacation Bible Schools in church buildings, backyards and homes across the island, thanks to a team from Judson Baptist Church in Nashville. Ariadna Torres was a member of the nine-person team from Judson who traveled to Havana June 21-29 to hold VBS training there. The team included seven Hispanics and
SPRINGFIELD — Soon after Steve Freeman accepted his first pastorate more than 20 years ago at Slayden Baptist Church in Cumberland Furnace, he realized after
FRANKLIN — Chad Mize and Jonathan Chapman are doing their part to ensure that the circle remains unbroken. Mize, associate pastor of missions and mobilization
DRESDEN — A mission trip without much mileage. Perhaps that’s the best and most succinct way to sum up what a large group of volunteers
MORRISTOWN — Nolachucky Baptist Association’s Woman’s Missionary Union will sponsor a “Mental Health Mission Field: Mobilizing the Church for Healing” conference on Oct. 12 from
FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, issued a callout on Wednesday, Aug. 14, for flood recovery trained volunteers
FRANKLIN — Sam Greer, pastor of Red Bank Baptist Church, Chattanooga, will be nominated to serve as president-elect of the 2025 Tennessee Baptist Pastors Conference.
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of
FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,010,947 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given a total of
NASHVILLE — August will be a busy month for Cuban churches. Church leaders anticipate more than 500 churches will host Vacation Bible Schools in church
