CREATING A CULTURE FOR SHARING JESUS — PART TWO
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 […]
PRAISE AND PROFESSIONS
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.
LOVE LOUD
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 […]
VBS: TRIED, PROVEN — AND STILL EFFECTIVE
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 Despite its record of success, some churches view VBS as an outdated tool of evangelism […]
CREATING A CULTURE FOR SHARING JESUS — PART ONE
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? […]
SUMMIT CONCLUDES: ‘WE MUST RECAPTURE EVANGELISM’
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 […]
CAN EVANGELISM BE EASY?
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 […]
EVANGELIZE, THEN DISCIPLE
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 […]
‘COME AS YOU ARE’ APPROACH HELPS CHURCH CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY
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 […]
CHRISTMAS BACKPACKS IMPACT TN FAMILIES
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 […]