Reaching students during December ‘dead week’
December 20, 2024
“We’ve been doing dead week activities for nine years and it gets bigger and bigger every year,” said Jonathan Chapman, collegiate ministries specialist at ETSU.
Tennessee Baptist and Reflector
End of an era: Long-time Baptist editor’s last ride; introducing Lonnie’s Corner
December 19, 2024
David Dawson, recently named managing editor of Tennessee’s Baptist and Reflector, shares his thoughts on the end of an era.
Fundraiser for Helene survivors bowls a strike
December 9, 2024
Zan Taylor, a layman and director of maintenance at West End Baptist Church in Newport, Tennessee, simply obeyed when he felt the Lord calling him to raise funds for flood victims from Hurricane Helene.
First person: Celebrating $1.5 billion of giving
December 7, 2024
Randy Davis, executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, shares thoughts on the significance of celebrating 150 years of the Tennessee Baptist Convention and the 100th anniversary of the SBC’s Cooperative Program.
Tennessee church reaches out to women in crisis with Safe Haven Baby Box
December 7, 2024
As of July 2022, Secret Safe Place for Newborns of Tennessee says more than 100 babies have been surrendered to facilities in Tennessee since the law was enacted, the Knoxville News-Sentinel reported.
Six homes in four days: Helene survivors back in homes
December 6, 2024
Six families in Greene County whose homes were heavily damaged and their lives were disrupted by Hurricane Helene were back in their homes on Thanksgiving
‘As though they were for their own’: TN Baptists collect record 7,540 backpacks
December 6, 2024
Tennessee Baptist Convention churches provided a record 7,540 Christmas Backpacks this year, surpassing the ministry’s goal of 7,000 backpacks.
First person: The case for familiar Christmas carols
December 3, 2024
“I do believe it’s unfortunate for us if we hear familiar (Christmas) carols more in the shopping mall than we do in the local church,” writes Justin Wainscott.
Carson-Newman presents Sparks Award to Steve Gaines
November 26, 2024
Carson-Newman University presented the 2024 Ken Sparks Award to Steve Gaines. The Nov. 12 presentation came during C-N’s Alumni and Friends Dinner held at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention in Murfreesboro.
First person: The Baptist & Reflector is in excellent hands
November 21, 2024
“Chris Turner, the TBMB’s director of communications, will succeed me as editor of the Baptist and Reflector. No one is happier than me, and for several reasons,” shared Lonnie Wilkey, retiring editor of the Baptist and Reflector.
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