Editor’s Note: Part one of this two-part series was published in the March 6 issue of the B&R. By Jay Barbier, Evangelism Event Specialist, TBMB Four simple factors that set a person or a church apart as one engaged in gospel driven evangelism are accountability, hospitality, missional living and praying for the lost. These four simple tasks are a given. It’s nothing we do not know already as believers.
Youth Evangelism Conference Leads to 780 Salvations By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] NASHVILLE — When the lights dimmed, the excitement level spiked inside Municipal Auditorium in downtown Nashville. After weeks of anticipation, the big moment had arrived.
By David Evans TBMB Evangelism Director On occasion, I have the opportunity to do office work in a public location (coffee house, library, etc.). I enjoy doing this because I get to bump into people who are not church people. On this particular day, I saw a couple walk in. The young man was mute and the lady with him was his translator. They shared sign language, laughs, smiles and
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Ever since the first Vacation Bible School was held in New York City in 1898, the program has reached thousands upon thousands of children with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Despite its record of success, some churches view VBS as an outdated tool of evangelism and are “abandoning one of the best conduits for sharing the good news of Jesus
Jay Barbier Evangelism Event Specialist, TBMB Creating a culture of sharing faith, actually sharing the name and fame of Jesus, is the driving factor for Christianity. How can we become a people and a church that live out the Great Commission? How can we get over the fears of what others will say or think? The questions can go on and on about purpose or evangelism. The heart of the
By Will Hall Baptist Press DAVIS, Okla. — About 100 evangelists, pastors, directors of evangelism and some wives traveled from across the United States to gather in Oklahoma at the Falls Creek Conference Center to identify issues that have led to declines in evangelism as well as the use of evangelists in the Southern Baptist Convention. They also met to develop recommendations about how to restore the denomination to its
Whether it’s one-on-one or event-driven, sharing good news should be simple By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Jesus kept evangelism simple. Just read Matthew 28:19-20. But apparently, a new generation is not getting the message of the Great Commission as found in Scripture. A Barna survey, “Reviving Evangelism,” released in early February, reveals that Christian Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996) are “conflicted” when it
By David Evans TBMB Evangelism Director A decease in baptisms is symptomatic of a larger and looming issue. In 2015, Tennessee Baptist churches baptized 22,613. In 2016, Tennessee Baptist churches baptized 20,267. In 2017, our Tennessee churches baptized 21,000. The baptism number across the United States has been declining, but the baptism number is only symptomatic of a larger and looming issue. Baptized believers are not reproducing their faith by
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] HOHENWALD — Since his arrival at First Baptist Church, Hohenwald, roughly five years ago, pastor Bert Spann said he has seen the church undergo a change in culture. And it started with a change of clothes. Before Spann’s arrival, FBC had essentially been operating as a white-collar church in the heart of a blue-collar town. But over the past half decade, the church
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Children living in the Appalachian area of Tennessee have been beneficiaries of the Christmas Backpack Ministry for several years, most of which have been donated from outside the state itself. The Christmas Backpack Ministry has evolved over the years since 2001 when some Girls in Action (GAs) in Georgia decided they wanted to do something special for children living in
Editor’s Note: Part one of this two-part series was published in the March 6 issue of the B&R. By Jay Barbier, Evangelism Event Specialist, TBMB
Youth Evangelism Conference Leads to 780 Salvations By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] NASHVILLE — When the lights dimmed, the excitement level spiked
By David Evans TBMB Evangelism Director On occasion, I have the opportunity to do office work in a public location (coffee house, library, etc.). I
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Ever since the first Vacation Bible School was held in New York City in 1898,
Jay Barbier Evangelism Event Specialist, TBMB Creating a culture of sharing faith, actually sharing the name and fame of Jesus, is the driving factor for
By Will Hall Baptist Press DAVIS, Okla. — About 100 evangelists, pastors, directors of evangelism and some wives traveled from across the United States to
Whether it’s one-on-one or event-driven, sharing good news should be simple By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Jesus kept evangelism simple.
By David Evans TBMB Evangelism Director A decease in baptisms is symptomatic of a larger and looming issue. In 2015, Tennessee Baptist churches baptized 22,613.
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] HOHENWALD — Since his arrival at First Baptist Church, Hohenwald, roughly five years ago, pastor Bert Spann said
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Children living in the Appalachian area of Tennessee have been beneficiaries of the Christmas Backpack
