By Bruce Chesser President, Tennessee Baptist Convention It is always an honor to be named as president of any organization of which you are a part. I am honored to have been elected to serve you for the next year as the president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. I have had the opportunity to live in Alabama, Texas and Arkansas prior to living in Tennessee. I was born and lived

By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] There has been growing evidence over the past two decades that Christians are becoming increasingly reluctant to openly share their faith. Research from The Barna Group, LifeWay Christian Research and others in recent years confirm that more and more Christians are having fewer gospel conversations. That leads to the question: Why? Why are people who affirm their faith in Jesus so unwilling to share their faith

By Lonnie Wilkey As one might expect, evangelism was a popular topic during this week’s Summit held at First Baptist Concord in Knoxville. The theme for the 145th annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention was Win TN By All Means. Several excellent videos focusing on evangelism were featured throughout the sessions. During the Tuesday night session on Nov. 19, Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee