‘Faithful men’ receive encouragement By Tim Ellsworth and Suzanne Rhodes Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Speakers at the 2021 Tennessee Baptist Pastors Conference on Nov. 15 at Brentwood Baptist Church addressed the theme “Faithful Men” as they challenged pastors to remain faithful in ministering to their churches, in mentoring others and in sharing the gospel with unbelievers.  The theme verse was II Timothy 2:2. “What you have heard from me

By David Dawson [email protected] CLARKSVILLE — Demonstrating bold faith, Ronny Raines believed his church would need only one day to eliminate its building debt. And he was right. Raines, pastor of First Baptist Church Clarksville, recently guided the church through a “One Day” campaign — and it produced miraculous results. Using Hebrews 11:6 as the theme, the church raised $1.3 million on Sunday, Oct. 24. “Our church saw the faithfulness

Messengers united on task force, elections, budget By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, B&R [email protected] BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention messengers overwhelmingly approved a recommendation from directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board to establish a sexual abuse task force, elected new officers and approved changes to the convention’s Constitution and Bylaws. Four recommendations were approved regarding the Constitution and Bylaws, but two of those must be approved again next year by