Recent research paints a sobering picture of faith in America: The religiously unaffiliated are growing, theological convictions are weakening and the “spiritual” population remains a relatively small group.
From Johnson City to Jackson, 47 Tennessee Baptist churches set aside the Sunday after Easter as a day for baptism. When the day came, 185 people said yes.
On any given week at Northside Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, you might find a room full of women laughing, sweating and fellowshipping their way through a REFIT® workout class.
Supplanted. You will hear the word more often, so here’s a clear definition: To supplant is to replace one thing with another, often through technology.
As the second anniversary of Hurricane Helene approaches in September, it remains more than just a distant memory for many people in East Tennessee.
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!
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.
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.
The small building that sits across the parking lot from the Big Emory Baptist Association (BEBA) office was once filled with broken equipment.
Mission fields are everywhere, and your community has an important one.
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