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VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESSES SBC MESSENGERS IN DALLAS

June 26, 2018

Pence appearance, Greear election were among top storylines at this year’s annual meeting Editor’s Note: Visit baptistandreflector.org for complete coverage of the SBC annual meeting. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] DALLAS — Though an attempt was made to exclude the vice president of the United States from speaking to Southern Baptist Convention messengers, Mike Pence addressed the convention in the June 13 morning session. Pence’s appearance was

‘EVERY TRIBE, EVERY TONGUE, EVERY NATION’

June 14, 2018

156 internationals make salvation decisions at All Nations Camp By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] NEWPORT — William Burton has been praying all year that 150 children and youth would come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior during the 25th All Nations Camp held May 28-June 1 at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center. He fell just a tad short in his expectations. God provided 156 first-time

LEAVELL: DESIRE NEEDED TO SHARE GOSPEL

June 12, 2018

Editor’s Note: You can listen to David Leavell in Episode 15 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Although there are countless teaching tools and training seminars on the subject, there is actually only one requirement to be an effective sharer of the gospel: The desire to do it. That’s the message that David Leavell,

TENNESSEE BAPTIST CHURCHES GEAR UP FOR VBS

May 31, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — As May comes to a close and schools are out for the summer, Tennessee Baptist churches are gearing up for Vacation Bible School. Vacation Bible School provides churches an opportunity to fulfill the Great Commission, said Vicki Hulsey, childhood specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. While VBS provides fun and Bible study for children, “always remember that the reason

PRAYER AND FOLLOW-THROUGH VITAL FOR VBS

May 31, 2018

By Shawn Allred Pastor, First Baptist Church, Kenton Summer is on its way, and Vacation Bible Schools and Back Yard Bible Clubs will begin across our state soon after the last school bell rings. VBS is an event that most churches view with great anticipation and excitement. Meticulous planning and preparation leading up to VBS week leave us expecting to see God work in our midst to reach boys and

THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM: THE SBC’S ECOSYSTEM

May 3, 2018

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 Cooperative Program has a profound impact on our calling as Great Commission Christians and our

TBMB APPROVES $2.1 MILLION GOTM BUDGET

May 3, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The board of directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board unanimously approved a $2.1 million goal for the 2018-19 Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions. The goal is an increase of $250,000 or 13.5 percent over the 2017-18 goal of $1.925 million. The projected income is $1.85 million. The Golden Offering for Tennessee Baptist Missions is a cooperative effort of Tennessee Woman’s

WHY AREN’T CHURCHES HAVING REVIVALS?

April 10, 2018

Tennessee Baptist vocational evangelists offer their opinions on revivals and evangelism By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector JACKSON — In a day when the word “revival” is making a comeback, usually in the secular sense, fewer and fewer Southern Baptist churches are having multi-day revivals. And, even one-day “harvest revivals” aren’t as in demand as they once were. As a result, the number of vocational evangelists across the Southern

REASONS TO CELEBRATE THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM

April 3, 2018

By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director I’m amazed at what God is doing across Tennessee through His people and through the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. In Dandridge, 15 more boys were recently saved, baptized, and set on the road to discipleship at a detention facility. These precious younger brothers in Christ add to the harvest of more than 100 new believers who have come to Jesus over

A CALL TO REVITALIZE EVANGELISM IN THE SBC

March 22, 2018

By David Leavell President, Tennessee Baptist Convention & Alan Quigley Mobilization Team Leader, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Last year, the North American Mission Board (NAMB) publicly announced that 29 percent of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) churches reported no baptisms, and 47 percent reported two or less. In the SBC 2017 Book of Reports, NAMB reported that baptisms had fallen to 295,000 in 2016, which is the first time the

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VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESSES SBC MESSENGERS IN DALLAS