Tennessee Baptist and Reflector Archives

Still meeting needs left by Hurricane Helene

April 17, 2026

As the second anniversary of Hurricane Helene approaches in September, it remains more than just a distant memory for many people in East Tennessee.

Tennessee WMU introduces activity kit for kids

April 17, 2026

As of January 2026, Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union (TN WMU) has a new tool to help children’s leaders teach about missions — and it’s free!

Student Evangelism Conference rebrands YEC, sets out to ‘clearly share the gospel’

April 17, 2026

Although the inaugural Student Evangelism Conference featured high-energy worship music, engaging speakers and captivating entertainers, none of those things represented the central purpose of the event, said Ryan Keaton, strengthening evangelistic disciples team leader for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.

First person: Today’s church and the quiet crisis

April 10, 2026

The greatest danger facing today’s church is not persecution, political pressure or cultural hostility. It is something far more subtle — and far more familiar.

‘Place for broken people’: Shed transformed into biblical counseling center

April 7, 2026

The small building that sits across the parking lot from the Big Emory Baptist Association (BEBA) office was once filled with broken equipment.

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‘Compassionate support’: How your church can serve first responders

March 24, 2026

Mission fields are everywhere, and your community has an important one.

Retired policemen’s mission to reach today’s officers

March 21, 2026

The death of Paul Lee’s mother changed everything. That was it. That was the thing that drove Lee over an emotional and spiritual cliff. The

Steve Gaines remembered as ‘anointed preacher, soul winner and encourager’

March 20, 2026

Steve Gaines, longtime pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, died March 20, after a long battle with cancer. He was 68.