[full_width]Rebecca George, author, speaker and the host of the popular podcast “Radical Radiance,” recently has written Do the Thing: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption and Grace for

Beulah Baptist Church, Kingsport, recently held a recognition service for its first ever VBS Directors Traineeship graduates. The program was initiated by longtime VBS director

LEADERS Joey Johnson recently celebrated his 10th anniversary as pastor of First Baptist Church, Selmer. Duck River Baptist Association has called Genaro Orellana as its

LEADERS Greg Long is retiring after 30 years as pastor of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Maryville at the end of December. He has been

LEADERS Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, McKenzie, recently honored Gene Price on his 39th anniversary as pastor with a monetary gift. First Baptist Church, Nashville, voted

LEADERS Jamie Bodiford began serving Nov. 5 as pastor of First Baptist Church, Mountain City. Ray Gilder retired Oct. 22 as pastor of First Baptist

First Baptist Church, Linden, recognized Robert Warren for his 50 years of service as a deacon at First Baptist at the church’s 79th homecoming on

LEADERS Joe Bill Sloan, a 1967 Carson-Newman University alumnus and a longtime professor and dean, is a 2023 inductee to the Tennessee Independent Colleges and

LEADERS Dana Fachman, senior pastor of Meridian Baptist Church, Knoxville, for the past 34-and-a-half years plans to retire at the end of this year. Current

LEADERS Hopewell Baptist Church, Springfield, called Brad Hall as pastor in August. He preached his first sermon at Hopewell on Sept. 3. Phillip Senn recently