By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist & Reflector JACKSON — Jordan Easley is passionate about the Cooperative Program. And, he’s eager to share that passion with younger pastors throughout Tennessee and the Southern Baptist Convention.
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s portion of the Cooperative Program are 0.98 percent ahead of the same time frame at the end of 2016 and 3.69 percent under the SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget projection for the year according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President Frank S. Page.
Based on analytics from the B&R Website, here’s a list of stories that garnered the most views in the past 12 months: 1. PLATT APOLOGIZES TO SOUTHERN BAPTISTS Posted: Feb. 17, 2017 Written by: Lonnie Wilkey, B&R Editor ONTARIO, Calif. – David Platt, president of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, issued an apology to Southern Baptists on Feb. 15 for the IMB’s involvement in an amicus brief last summer.
By Anthony Jordan Exec. Dir., Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma OKLAHOMA CITY (BP) — While we have been seeing Christmas advertisements for weeks, the Christmas season officially began with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. The focus of Christmas for most Americans, as you are well aware, has nothing to do with Jesus’ birth. Society’s focus is about retail, and retail in a big way. I do not
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — As he nears his retirement after spending much of his adult life serving God in Africa, John McPherson has an interesting take on his career as a missionary. “I don’t think what I have done should be seen as a sacrifice,” said McPherson. “Doing what you love to do is not a sacrifice. The sacrifice was really made by my parents. It’s
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,852,274 through the Cooperative Program in November. After one month of the 2017-18 fiscal year, Cooperative Program gifts are $71,989 or 2.5 percent below what was given after one month in the last fiscal year. Gifts also are $22,726 or 0.79 percent below budget needs.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — Messengers to the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention overwhelmingly spoke against racism and elected David Leavell, pastor of First Baptist Church, Millington, as president. The annual meeting, held during The Summit Nov. 12-16 at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, drew 993 messengers from 422 churches. Attendance was down from the 1,228 who attended last year’s sessions in Sevierville but was
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,719,942 through the Cooperative Program in October. For the 2016-17 fiscal year Tennessee Baptists provided $33,859,359 through the Cooperative Program giving channel to meet ministry and missions needs in the state, nationally, and around the world.
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MORRISTOWN – A Tennessee Baptist church that announced in January that it would escrow Cooperative Program funds in response to a decision by two Southern Baptist Convention entities last year to sign an amicus brief in support of a New Jersey mosque has developed a plan to continue financially supporting worldwide missions. First Baptist Church, Morristown, held a called business meeting Sept. 17
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,648,026 through the Cooperative Program in September. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $31,139,417 through the Cooperative Program which funds missions and ministries in Tennessee, the nation, and the world. The amount is $828,320 or 2.6 percent below what was given during the same time frame last year. With one month to go in the 2016-17 fiscal year, gifts
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist & Reflector JACKSON — Jordan Easley is passionate about the Cooperative Program. And, he’s eager to share that passion with
Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s portion of the Cooperative Program are 0.98 percent ahead of the same time frame
Based on analytics from the B&R Website, here’s a list of stories that garnered the most views in the past 12 months: 1. PLATT APOLOGIZES
By Anthony Jordan Exec. Dir., Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma OKLAHOMA CITY (BP) — While we have been seeing Christmas advertisements for weeks, the Christmas
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE — As he nears his retirement after spending much of his adult life serving God in Africa, John
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,852,274 through the Cooperative Program in November. After one month of the 2017-18 fiscal year,
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector HENDERSONVILLE — Messengers to the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention overwhelmingly spoke against racism and elected
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,719,942 through the Cooperative Program in October. For the 2016-17 fiscal year Tennessee Baptists provided
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MORRISTOWN – A Tennessee Baptist church that announced in January that it would escrow Cooperative Program funds in
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,648,026 through the Cooperative Program in September. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $31,139,417