By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Great Commission work is like having a balanced diet and Acts 1:8 is the recipe. You know the recipe: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” However, it is one thing to know the recipe,
By Grace Thornton Writer, WMU Foundation BRENTWOOD — Creely Wilson has been packing recently to move to her next home — a small place in a senior living community. She’s had to downsize a little bit. But in all of the cleaning out, Wilson was certain one thing wasn’t getting left behind — a small Lottie Moon doll that’s been on her mantle for years. She has other things she
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] One of my favorite country songs is “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes” by George Jones. Jones reflects on country music legends such as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and numerous others in the song.
Baptist and Reflector 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 November 30, 1949. In 2007, BHSET negotiated a merger with
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Annie Armstrong has been in heaven with the Lord she loved for 81 years, but her legacy lives on and she is still making a difference for God on this earth. Annie Armstrong was born in Baltimore in 1850 in a culture where women were not necessarily considered leaders. But she ultimately became a leader and challenged churches to raise money and
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] A church family can make the difference in someone’s life. If you don’t believe it, just read the story of Paul Chitwood, new president of the International Mission Board, Southern Baptists’ largest missions-sending institution. Chitwood grew up in a single-parent home for much of his childhood. He readily admits that members of First Baptist Church in Jellico “helped raise” him. He flat
Editor’s Note: New IMB President Paul Chitwood spoke to Baptist editors during their meeting last week in Charleston, S.C. Following his presentation, the Tennessee native sat down for an interview with the Baptist and Reflector. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] CHARLESTON, S.C. — It’s been quite awhile since Paul Chitwood left Tennessee, but his roots still run deep. Chitwood, who became president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s
Baptist Press RICHMOND — International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood announced Jan. 30 that Todd Lafferty will be presented to the entity’s board of trustees as his recommendation for the IMB’s next executive vice president. IMB trustees, who meet Feb. 6-7 in Richmond, are responsible for electing the person who serves in that role. Lafferty currently serves as pastor of mobilization for Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. He
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MARTIN — A college campus can be a frightening place for a first-time student. Baptist Collegiate Ministry organizations can play a major role in helping incoming high school students adjust to college life, said Morgan Owen, BCM director at the University of Tennessee in Martin. While some high school grads enter college with friends from hometown or church, many do not, Owen
BCM teams join forces with Disaster Relief members to provide aid to hurricane victims in North Carolina By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] WARSAW, N.C. — Some were Buccaneers. Some were Governors. Others were Mockingbirds, Volunteers, Tigers, Flames, Raiders and more. But for a few days in January, this group of more than 100 college students — representing roughly a dozen universities from around the state of Tennessee —
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Great Commission work is like having a balanced diet and Acts 1:8 is the recipe. You
By Grace Thornton Writer, WMU Foundation BRENTWOOD — Creely Wilson has been packing recently to move to her next home — a small place in
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] One of my favorite country songs is “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes” by George Jones. Jones reflects
Baptist and Reflector Applications are now being received for grants from the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee Medical Missions Fund. The Baptist Healthcare System of
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Annie Armstrong has been in heaven with the Lord she loved for 81 years, but her legacy
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] A church family can make the difference in someone’s life. If you don’t believe it, just read
Editor’s Note: New IMB President Paul Chitwood spoke to Baptist editors during their meeting last week in Charleston, S.C. Following his presentation, the Tennessee native
Baptist Press RICHMOND — International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood announced Jan. 30 that Todd Lafferty will be presented to the entity’s board of trustees
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MARTIN — A college campus can be a frightening place for a first-time student. Baptist Collegiate Ministry
BCM teams join forces with Disaster Relief members to provide aid to hurricane victims in North Carolina By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] WARSAW,
