VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESSES SBC MESSENGERS IN DALLAS
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 […]
‘EVERY TRIBE, EVERY TONGUE, EVERY NATION’
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 […]
LEAVELL: DESIRE NEEDED TO SHARE GOSPEL
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 […]
TENNESSEE BAPTIST CHURCHES GEAR UP FOR VBS
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 […]
PRAYER AND FOLLOW-THROUGH VITAL FOR VBS
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 […]
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 […]
TBMB APPROVES $2.1 MILLION GOTM BUDGET
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 […]
WHY AREN’T CHURCHES HAVING REVIVALS?
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 […]
REASONS TO CELEBRATE THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM
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 […]
A CALL TO REVITALIZE EVANGELISM IN THE SBC
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 […]