TOP STORIES OF 2018
Analytics of the B&R website reveal these stories to have received the most clicks in the past 12 months 1-5. RESIGNATION, TERMINATION OF PROMINENT SBC LEADERS MAKE UP TOP-5 STORIES OF 2018 Frank Page’s resignation as president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee in late March and Paige Patterson’s termination […]
EVERY CHURCH NEEDS A GOOD PASTOR (SEE JOHN 10)
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, Baptist and Reflector The word “pastor” appears only in Ephesians 4:11 in all the KJV New Testament. And It appears just eight times in the OT — all in Jeremiah (2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 12:10; 17:16; 22:22; 23:1, 2). Both in the OT and the NT, the word “pastor” translates the […]
HOPEFUL ABOUT NEXT GENERATION OF PREACHERS
By Todd E. Brady Vice president for University Ministries, Union University, Jackson They say that it’s all too easy for one generation to speak ill of another generation. A tendency is to be disgruntled with the generation that preceded us or with the one that is following after us. However, followers of Jesus understand the […]
REMEMBER THE SIMPLE BLESSINGS THIS THANKSGIVING
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector With Thanksgiving drawing near on Nov. 22, I want to share a neat story that took place nearly two weeks ago. In the Oct. 24 issue of the Baptist and Reflector, we ran a feature story on Ivan Raley, pastor of First Baptist Church, Byrdstown. Raley is an […]
SPEAKERS OFFER HOPE, ENCOURAGEMENT
By Nathan Handley Contributing Writer, B&R JACKSON — Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, said no matter what happens in the world, Christians have hope in the fact that Jesus is in control. “Every day I wake up I know one thing that will never change,” Gaines said. “Jesus is Lord.” Gaines […]
RELAX, REFOCUS & REFRESH
Sabbaticals can help combat burnout, depression for pastors, ministry workers By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — For Pete Tackett, the importance of taking a day off is as clear as the stubble on his face. Tackett, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Johnson City, admits that he often finds himself caught up […]
NEW SPECIALISTS JOIN TBMB STAFF
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has announced the addition of three new specialists to its staff. Cole Campbell has been promoted to manager of the Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center. Campbell began working part-time at the conference center in 2008 and began serving full time with the facility in 2014. […]
BEWARE THE IMAGINARY SERMON
Larry Robertson Pastor, Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville Recently I had all our kiddos with me leaving the 11 a.m. service. One of the boys asked, “Are there any snakes out here?” to which I replied, pointing to the driver’s side of the car, “There are no snakes on this side of the vehicle.” Immediately, two […]
MINISTERS DESERVE GOD’S GRACE TOO
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Recently I received an e-mail that broke my heart. I held on to it for several weeks, contemplating how to use it. Now seems like a good time to print a portion of it. Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, […]
EVEN PASTORS CAN STRUGGLE WITH WHAT TO SAY TO GRIEVING FAMILIES
By Grace Thornton Baptist Press GREENVILLE, S.C. — In 37 years as a pastor, Rudy Gray sat at the bedside of many terminally ill church members. He stood at gravesides with many grieving families. He sought to speak comforting words — at least he hopes they were comforting. But one thing he is sure of […]