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GAINES ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON SEVERAL TOUGH TOPICS

March 20, 2018

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press MEMPHIS — Loving your neighbor as yourself is a sure path to overcoming racial prejudice, Southern Baptist women’s minister Donna Gaines said in the March cover article of Today’s Christian Living magazine. “When we love our neighbor, that erases racial prejudice,” Gaines said in the cover story. “If we were all actually doing that, we’d be able to turn the world upside down just like

SHINGLETON REJOICES IN YEC’S FAR-REACHING IMPACT

March 20, 2018

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — Sitting in the corner booth of the breakroom at the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s Church Support Center, Kent Shingleton occasionally scratched his goatee and broke into a chuckle while reflecting on his two-decade tenure as the coordinator of the Youth Evangelism Conference. Shingleton said he had a deep drawer of stories he could share — some funny, some touching and some truly

STAYING TRUE, STAYING STRONG

March 20, 2018

YEC celebrates 50 years of life-changing decisions, remains focused on gospel By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — Keith Watson has seen the Youth Evangelism Conference from almost every angle. He first started going to the event as a boy in the 1970s, and has rarely missed the annual gathering in the years since. Watson, 53, traveled to downtown Nashville again this year to be a part of the

SUNDAY SCHOOL LEADS TO SHARING THE GOSPEL

March 9, 2018

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector CROSSVILLE — When “Celebration Sunday” rolled around at Central Baptist Church in Crossville, there were indeed many reasons to celebrate. In just over a month’s time, the church experienced praise-worthy results from the “Connect>1” campaign — an initiative designed by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board to engage church members in personal evangelism through small groups and Sunday School. While taking part in the six-week,

5,954 FILIPINOS MAKE SALVATION DECISIONS

March 9, 2018

Baptist and Reflector SOMERVILLE — A team of seven missions volunteers recently returned from two weeks in the Republic of the Philippines, where they served with about 40 churches in two different Baptist associations. The team participated in more than 100 evangelistic crusades with the Filipino Baptists on Luzon Island and saw 5,954 professions of faith and more than 300 other decisions for Christ. The team was led by Charles

MORE THAN 800 ATTEND WEST TENNESSEE EVANGELISM RALLY

March 8, 2018

Union University News Office JACKSON — Christians must ask everyone to follow Jesus and willingly associate with those who don’t follow Jesus, Georgia pastor James Merritt said at Union University March 4 during the West Tennessee Evangelism Rally. “The business of the church, and the business of every follower of Jesus Christ, is to find missing people and invite them to follow Jesus,” said Merritt, pastor of Crosspointe Church in

THE JOHN 3:16 CHALLENGE AND PRAYER

February 23, 2018

By David Leavell President, Tennessee Baptist Convention I don’t know a Southern Baptist who wouldn’t say that prayer is important. I think we would also agree that we talk more about prayer than actually pray. Prayer requires an intentional “quieting down both physically and spiritually” — a time to adore the Lord’s character, confess sin, thank Him for His goodness, and present our requests to Him. It is so comforting

EXERCISE ROUTINE BECOMES MINISTRY TOOL

February 22, 2018

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector SEVIERVILLE — When Justin Randolph signed up more than a year ago for a month’s membership at a fitness club, he thought he was doing it in order to spend time with his wife and get some exercise. Little did he know that the membership would not only accomplish that goal, but it also would lead to an opportunity for Christian ministry and

SENIOR ADULT CONVERSIONS ON THE RISE?

February 7, 2018

By David Roach Baptist Press NASHVILLE — When evangelist Phil Waldrep agreed to preach a revival at a nursing home, he didn’t expect a huge response. After all, he reasoned, aren’t most older people already Christians? But of the 40-60 nursing home residents who attended the services, 21 made a profession of faith in Christ as their Lord and Savior, and about 10 were later baptized at a local church.

THE 3:16 CHALLENGE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

January 29, 2018

By David Leavell President, Tennessee Baptist Convention I’m a list maker. I find that I get much more accomplished when I list the things I need to get done each day. I get great joy when I check something off my list. When I don’t get everything finished (which is usually the case), I transfer my unfinished tasks to the next day.

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GAINES ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON SEVERAL TOUGH TOPICS