A HEART FULL OF THANKFULNESS
It is a joy to be with you on this journey. That’s how I end every Clarity column, and it truly is a joy to be with Tennessee Baptists on this journey as we cooperate and collaborate in the work God gives us to do. But to gain perspective on where we’re going, we’ve got […]
THE KINGDOM IMPACT OF RECORD GIVING
Thank you, Tennessee Baptists, for giving through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions. Because you gave … So much follows that statement. Because you gave, people across our state are hearing and responding to the gospel, being discipled, planting new churches or are part of a revitalization process at their current church.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR PASTOR’S BACK?
By Randy C. Davis President & Exec. Dir., TBMB William Lunsford watched soldiers returning from World War I to a hero’s welcome and cared for by a grateful nation. Lunsford, pastor of Edgefield Baptist Church in Nashville, believed Southern Baptists should have the same heart for pastors who had given their lives to ministry but […]
A FIGHT WORTH FIGHTING
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board How badly are we willing to fight for the next generation? A couple of weeks ago in a retreat I attended we discussed the topic of reaching students with the gospel. Someone offered a powerful and passionate statement that summarized what’s at stake: […]
ERLC APPLAUDS NEW COURT RULING ON TENNESSEE’S ABORTION BAN
By Tom Strode Baptist Press CINCINNATI — The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity commended a federal appeals court opinion Feb. 2 that restored Tennessee’s prohibition of abortions based on disability, ethnicity or sex. The full Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati issued an order that granted the state’s motion that it be able to […]
THE PROLONGED COMMITMENT OF DISASTER RELIEF
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board I couldn’t believe what I saw when I made my way down the hill and into Waverly following the flooding last August. I’ve witnessed the aftermath of several natural disasters, but the news reports didn’t capture the magnitude of the devastation that leveled […]
A LESSON FROM GRANDDADDY ED
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board My granddad had a garden. I’m not talking about a small, backyard garden with a few tomato plants scattered about. I’m talking about nearly an acre in the field across the road garden. I loved helping him with his garden when I got old […]
A CHRISTMAS SECRET WRAPPED IN HOPE
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Just yesterday, a friend showed me the gift he’d gotten his mother for Christmas. It’s unique, encouraging and it will surprise her socks off. Few people have seen the gift he’s giving and I’m so excited about it because I know she’ll love […]
SUMMIT RECAP: SERMONS AND SERVICES
Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Worship and praise served as the anchor points for this year’s Summit. The conference, which is the annual gathering of Tennessee Baptists, was held Nov. 14-17 at Brentwood Baptist Church. Below are brief recaps of the services that were held during Summit. (Coverage of the Sunday night worship service […]
REFLECTING ON OUR ANNUAL MEETING
By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board It was so good to see you all. I mentioned in a letter to our Tennessee Baptist Mission Board staff shortly after Summit 2021 ended that I thought that our convention was the best national or state convention I’ve attended in 45 years […]