Tennessee

MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE

Pastors break away for ‘Off-the-Grid’ trip on Appalachian Trail By David Dawson [email protected] NEWPORT —  Several days of hiking on the Appalachian Trail would leave many individuals feeling exhausted.  Marty Shadoan said it had the opposite effect for him and the other pastors who recently hiked part of the trail while participating in the “Off the Grid” ministry sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s conference centers.  “Off the Grid

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MEET THE NEW TBMB HARVEST FIELD LEADERS

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — In connection with the recent restructuring of the state’s Harvest Fields (see related story), the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has also announced the list of Harvest Field leaders. The Baptist and Reflector recently caught up with each of the Harvest Field leaders and ask them to tell us a little about themselves and ask them about their goals and visions for being HF leaders. The

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TBC: LARGEST CP TOTAL IN 10 YEARS

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — In the second year of a worldwide pandemic, Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave the largest amount through the Cooperative Program in 10 years. For the month of October, Tennessee Baptists gave $2,827,483.  For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists gave $34,914,459. The amount is $710,916 or 2.1 percent over what was given for 2019-20 and fell just $85,541 or 0.24 percent of the budget goal of $35

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PREPARING FOR THE HARVEST

TBMB restructures state’s ‘mission fields’ By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has revamped its harvest field structure. Several years ago, the TBMB developed strategy geared toward reaching various sections of the state (harvest fields). The goal was to have a team leader assigned to it. That individual would then become the primary “face” of the TBMB to the churches and associations

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DR TEAMS NEEDED IN WAVERLY

Recovery efforts continue after late-August floods Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, is pleased with the amount of progress that has been made in Waverly, but said there is still a long way to go. Jones, in fact, sent a call-out last week, asking for DR volunteers to return to Waverly for various assignments related to the next phase of

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NOMINEE ANNOUNCED FOR TBC VICE PRESIDENT POST

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — East Tennessee minister Travis Henderson will be nominated as vice president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention during the annual meeting which will be at The Summit, Nov. 14-17, at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood. Gene Nelson, pastor of Russellville Baptist Church, Russellville, told the Baptist and Reflector on Nov. 5 that he would  nominate Henderson, currently pastor of Fairview Baptist Church, Mohawk. Henderson will be transitioning

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TBMB BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASKED TO PRESENT RECOMMENDATION FOR SEXUAL ABUSE TASK FORCE

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention President Bruce Chesser said Nov. 8 that he will ask the directors of Tennessee Baptist Mission Board to recommend that messengers to the annual meeting this month consider a recommendation that would create a Sexual Abuse Task Force. TBMB directors are scheduled to meet Monday, Nov. 15, prior to the annual meeting that is scheduled Nov. 16-17 at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood.

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ASK RANDY: FULL TRANSCRIPT

The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board recently hosted the first “Ask Randy” webinar, featuring TBMB president and executive director Randy C. Davis. Matt Tullos, assistant to the executive director, served as moderator. Below is a full transcript: Matt Tullos: All right, it’s great to see so many faces on our Zoom call. I’ve got a lot of pastors here, 62 participants in all, and so welcome to the Ask Randy podcast.

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QUESTIONS FROM EVERY DIRECTION

TBMB president and executive director Randy C. Davis  provides answers to pastors from across the state during webinar  By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — Randy C. Davis anticipated some hard questions. In fact, he was counting on them.  Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, wanted the first-ever “Ask Randy” webinar, hosted by the TBMB on  Nov. 3, to be an honest and frank discussion on

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LONGEVITY A NORM AT FBC, BRADFORD

Baptist and Reflector BRADFORD — Longevity is a concept First Baptist Church, Bradford, understands and appreciates.  The church’s pastor, Don Dyer, has faithfully served for 28 years. However, that pales in comparison to the length of ministry by Larry Patterson, minister of worship. At the age of 17, when Larry was a senior in high school, the music position at First Baptist became vacant and the pastor, Harry Garland, persuaded

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DR TEAMS NEEDED IN WAVERLY

Recovery efforts continue after late-August floods Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, is pleased with

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ASK RANDY: FULL TRANSCRIPT

The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board recently hosted the first “Ask Randy” webinar, featuring TBMB president and executive director Randy C. Davis. Matt Tullos, assistant to

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