TENNESSEE BAPTISTS INDICATE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM OPTIMISM

By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptists indicated their strong support of the Cooperative Program in a recent survey conducted by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, with more than 26 percent of those surveyed saying they anticipated their churches would increase Cooperative Program giving in 2019. The survey conducted between July […]

KNOXVILLE CHURCH CONTINUES MISSION LEGACY WITH GIVING THROUGH CP

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] KNOXVILLE — John Green, pastor of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church in Knoxville, is proud of his church’s missions-giving legacy. But he has no intention of parking beside it. Green believes his church should always be moving forward, and should constantly be seeking ways to make an even bigger […]

THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM BEGINS WITH GRANNY TATE

By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director  Everybody has their love language. Granny Tate expressed hers by twisting your ear. Hard. Granny Tate was a tiny lady, but she was a giant to me. She really did twist your ear as an expression of love. I wouldn’t have minded if she had been […]

THE MISSION FIELD WITHIN THE MISSION FIELD

By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Aparna had no idea what to expect when she arrived in America and on the campus of East Tennessee State University. Johnson City couldn’t be more culturally different from her home in Northern India. She didn’t know anybody when school started. One day she saw a […]

COOPERATING CHURCHES – WHAT A BLESSING

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Cooperation. Churches talk about it all the time. Churches actually practice cooperation when they participate through the Cooperative Program. But how often do churches truly practice cooperation by “cooperating” with each other? My guess is — not often enough. The standard definition of cooperation is “the process […]

TENNESSEE BAPTISTS, CP, UNION, & THE KINGDOM

By Todd Brady Vice President for University Ministries, Union University Money is not evil.  But loving it is. The Apostle Paul said “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evils” (I Timothy 6:10).  The difference is a matter of the heart, not the wallet.  It’s not about how much money I […]

CP DEFINES SOUTHERN BAPTISTS: STINNETT

Editor’s Note: View the Cooperative Program video featuring Todd Stinnett at tnbaptist.org/CP or see below. By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] KNOXVILLE — Todd Stinnett is a strong believer in synergy, especially when it comes to churches working together to reach the world for Christ. Indeed, Stinnett, the pastor of Black Oak Heights Baptist […]

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GUIDES MISSIONS

Giving and going work hand in hand at Russellville Baptist Church in East Tennessee By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist & Reflector Editor’s Note: View the Cooperative Program video featuring Gene Nelson at tnbaptist.org/CP.  RUSSELLVILLE — Pastor Gene Nelson is convinced that one reason Russellville Baptist Church is “healthy” today is because of the church’s strong […]

THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM: THE SBC’S ECOSYSTEM

Editor’s Note: This column was distributed among directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board during their April 24 meeting in Franklin. See related story. By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director The Cooperative Program is the fabric that weaves us together as Tennessee and Southern Baptists. From the cradle to the grave, the […]