SUMMIT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE
By Steve Freeman President, Tennessee Baptist Convention Serving as your Tennessee Baptist Convention president has been, is, and will be one of the greatest highlights of my personal ministry! What a blessing it is to be a Tennessean, much less a Tennessee Baptist. God has indeed blessed our state and convention, and I have had […]
TODD STINNETT TO BE NOMINATED
Editor’s Note: David Leavell, pastor of First Baptist Church, Millington, has been announced as a nominee for president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Any other nominee for the offices of president and vice presidents are encouraged to notify the B&R and we will print those nominations as well. Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Knoxville native […]
LEAVELL TO BE NOMINATED AS TBC PRESIDENT
Baptist and Reflector MILLINGTON — David Leavell will be nominated as president of the Tennessee Baptist Convention during the Summit, scheduled for Nov. 12-15 at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville. Charles Fowler, pastor of Germantown Baptist Church, Germantown, recently announced plans to nominate Leavell, pastor of First Baptist Church, Millington. Fowler described Leavell as an “excellent […]
COACHING LEGEND KEN SPARKS DIES
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University coaching legend Ken Sparks died March 29 at the age of 73 after a lengthy bout with prostate cancer. Sparks retired last fall at the end of the season after 37 years as head coach at Carson-Newman. He is the fifth winningest coach […]
WOMEN CONSIDER FEMALE ROLE MODELS
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector SEVIERVILLE — The about 170 ministers’ wives who attended “The Good Cup” learned from four dramatic presentations, discussions around their tables with peers, and worshiped during Summit: The Gathering of Tennessee Baptists held Nov. 13-17 at the Sevierville Convention Center. Carol Anderson Shores of Acts of […]
CAPTURE THE NEXT GENERATION: ED GAMBLE
By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector SEVIERVILLE — “Ninety percent of America’s evangelical kids attend a school where it is illegal to teach the full truth, ” said Ed Gamble in a breakout session of Summit which includes the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. “Why is it so important that […]
CONFERENCE HONORS ‘UNKNOWN HEROES’
By Tim Ellsworth Contributing Writer, Baptist and Reflector SEVIERVILLE — Pastors must guard against ambition and pride if their ministries are to be characterized by faithfulness and not by failure, Paige Patterson told pastors attending the 2016 Tennessee Baptist Pastors Conference Nov. 14. “The Lord is serious about this business of ministry,” said Patterson, president […]
SUMMIT’S OVER; HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector The 2016 Summit in Sevierville is over and by all accounts it was one of the best ever. The number of registered messengers was low by East Tennessee standards — 1,211, but attendance at some sessions neared or topped 2,000 people. The decision to add a worship service […]
GAINES: WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY?
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector SEVIERVILLE – Nearly 2,000 Tennessee Baptists from across the state gathered at the Sevierville Convention Center Nov. 13 for a “Tennessee Reunion.” An estimated 1,600 people attended the worship service led by fellow Tennessean Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, and president of the Southern Baptist […]
GAINES: WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY?
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector SEVIERVILLE – Nearly 2,000 Tennessee Baptists from across the state gathered at the Sevierville Convention Center Nov. 13 for a “Tennessee Reunion.” An estimated 1,600 people attended the worship service led by fellow Tennessean Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, and president of the Southern Baptist […]