By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board met April 25 for their first official meeting since a name change last November. Messengers to the Summit in Sevierville last November overwhelmingly voted to change the name of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention to the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.
Editor’s note: You can listen to Martha Pitts discuss missions during Episode 7 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector GATLINBURG — Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union President Martha Pitts is a product of missions education. And she is a huge proponent of it today. “I started early. I grew up in Girls in Action (GAs). People
By Janice Backer Contributing Writer, B&R GATLINBURG — For more than 10 years, Sharon Y. Smith has made the eight-hour trip from Memphis to Gatlinburg to attend the Missions Get-Together and Connection. This year the conference was held on March 31-April 2 at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. “The worship and the sessions are good,” Smith said. “I come and learn and take the information back to share with my church.”
Baptist and Reflector SOMERVILLE — A team of nine missions volunteers serving on the Cross Partners Ministry team recently returned from two weeks in the Republic of the Philippines where they served with about 40 churches in three different Baptist associations. The team participated in more than 100 evangelistic crusades with Filipino Baptists on Luzon Island and saw 8,663 professions of faith and more than 400 other decisions for
By Kevin Ezell President, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Ga. Have you noticed that God does not settle for the status quo? There is no place in the Bible where He says, “There, that’s good enough. You can take a break now.” Even nature, which He created, is constantly shifting, changing, and moving in order to keep the balance He intended. God is always pushing us forward. He calls us
By Thom Thorton Campus Ministry Specialist, Vanderbilt University, Nashville The final words from Jesus to us before the ascension, as recorded in Acts 1:8 commands us, “you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (HCSB) For centuries, our primary missions initiative has been to go and to take the message of Christ to the ends of the earth. While
By Stefani Varner Church Initiatives Team, International Mission Board During my senior year of college, I was invited to join more than 500 Chinese students and their families to celebrate Chinese New Year. I spent several hours eating authentic food, watching talent shows and videos from celebrations around the world, and learning about various customs and traditions. The time came for the door prize drawing, and suddenly, I heard my
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Applications are now being received for grants from the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee Medical Missions Fund. The Baptist Healthcare System of East Tennessee was begun by Tennessee Baptists soon after the end of World War II. More than $2 million was contributed by 800 churches in 32 counties of East Tennessee. The hospital began service on Nov. 30, 1949.
Editor’s Note: The Week of Prayer for North American Missions is underway this week as churches will soon begin receiving gifts to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering which supports missionaries across North America, including former Tennessee Baptist pastor Ben Mandrell. By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector DENVER, Colo. — Ben Mandrell has been a church planter in Denver for three years and has learned a lot,
C-N News Office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University students and members of the campus community waived traditional Spring Break activities to take part in the university’s annual spring SPOTS missions trips. Beginning March 1, teams left campus to serve in locations including Chattanooga, St. Louis, Mo., and Washington D.C. Carson-Newman also sent its first 11-member team to Nepal. Chad Morris, associate director of campus ministries and coordinator of the trips,
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board met April 25 for their first official meeting since
Editor’s note: You can listen to Martha Pitts discuss missions during Episode 7 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission
By Janice Backer Contributing Writer, B&R GATLINBURG — For more than 10 years, Sharon Y. Smith has made the eight-hour trip from Memphis to Gatlinburg
Baptist and Reflector SOMERVILLE — A team of nine missions volunteers serving on the Cross Partners Ministry team recently returned from two weeks in the
By Kevin Ezell President, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Ga. Have you noticed that God does not settle for the status quo? There is no
By Thom Thorton Campus Ministry Specialist, Vanderbilt University, Nashville The final words from Jesus to us before the ascension, as recorded in Acts 1:8 commands
By Stefani Varner Church Initiatives Team, International Mission Board During my senior year of college, I was invited to join more than 500 Chinese students
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Applications are now being received for grants from the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee Medical Missions Fund. The Baptist Healthcare
Editor’s Note: The Week of Prayer for North American Missions is underway this week as churches will soon begin receiving gifts to the Annie Armstrong
C-N News Office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University students and members of the campus community waived traditional Spring Break activities to take part in the
