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GO ‘BOTH FEET IN’ FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL

December 4, 2015

Editor’s Note: The Week of Prayer for International Missions is currently underway. The goal of the 2015 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is $175 million. To learn more, visit imb.org/offering. By Wanda S. Lee Executive Director, National WMU BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In his book Both Feet In, retired missionary Bud Fray references an African proverb that says: “Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.” It’s like

DOES YOUR MISSIONS RHETORIC HAVE SUBSTANCE?

December 2, 2015

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director The world is in chaos. Wars rage. Terror perpetrated by evil people has nations on edge. Millions are displaced, and the debate over refugee resettlement is burning white hot. The world’s spiritual soil is as fertile as it ever has been and cries out for a broad spreading of gospel seeds. This world desperately needs Jesus. Southern Baptists have historically rallied to the

IMB NOTES WAYS TO SUPPORT RETURNING MISSIONARIES

December 1, 2015

Baptist Press RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — With the International Mission Board expecting hundreds of missionaries to leave their positions in the coming months, the board has published a list of ways individuals and churches can support field personnel returning to the U.S. According to a Q&A posted on the IMB website and updated Nov. 18, at least 600 field personnel and stateside staff members are expected to resign as a

ROC COLLINS ELECTED TBC PRESIDENT

November 18, 2015

Messengers celebrate heritage of partnership missions, approve new partnership By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON — Messengers to the 141st annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention elected a new slate of officers and celebrated 35 years of partnership missions during the Summit held Nov. 9-11 at First Baptist Church, Millington. The Summit drew 953 messengers from about 322 churches (unofficial total). Last year’s Summit at Brentwood Baptist

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IN PARIS, ‘DEATH, PAIN & TERROR’ MET BY PRAYER, HOPE

November 16, 2015

by Charles Braddix Baptist Press PARIS (BP) — Friday the 13th became a day of infamy in Paris after a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris left at least 129 people dead and 350 wounded. “This has been the worst attack in Paris since World War II,” said Tara Chaney*, an International Mission Board worker in France. “People are in a state of shock and mourning; however, there is

FBC MORRISTOWN WELCOMES HELP FROM TENNESSEANS

November 9, 2015

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — In September the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention approved a two-year volunteer missions initiative with First Baptist Church, Morristown. Tennessee Baptist churches and associations are invited to join forces with First Baptist Church for the Harvest of Israel Missions Initiative. A partnership initiative involves the convention partnering with a TBC church to help them with a specific work, said

MISSIONARIES MAKE TOUGH DECISION

November 4, 2015

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET – Jennie and Peter Stillman, 35-year career missionaries with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, were preparing to leave for Tennessee for stateside assignment in September when they received notice in late August that the IMB was going to have to reduce its missionary/staff personnel by 600-800 people. The first wave of cuts was slated to come from voluntary retirement incentives

UNION STUDENTS ASSIST ORPHANAGE

October 23, 2015

Engineering students/profs travel to Honduras to help orphanage become energy efficient By Nathan Handley Union University News Office JACKSON — Union Univer-sity engineering students are using their skills for service. Last month, a team of engineering students and faculty traveled to Honduras to assess the needs of an orphanage. Randal Schwindt, professor of engineering, said the goal of the trip was to find ways to help the orphanage save money

IMB Announces Budget Shortfall; 600 to 800 Positions to Be Eliminated

August 27, 2015

By IMB Staff Editor’s Note: For additional information, see Frequently Asked Questions released by the IMB following this article. RICHMOND —International Mission Board leaders have outlined a plan to address IMB’s revenue shortfalls and complete a reset of the organization in order to move forward into the future with innovative vision, wise stewardship and high accountability.

WMU Dedicates Missionary House

November 4, 2014

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Despite “the rough spots” a dream became a reality for Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union on Nov. 1. It was because of those rough spots that “we knew that God was in this,” said Bobby Turner, Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union president, at the dedication of the missionary house built by Tennessee WMU. She quoted Hebrews 3:4 — “For every

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GO ‘BOTH FEET IN’ FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL

DOES YOUR MISSIONS RHETORIC HAVE SUBSTANCE?