Loneliness and isolation are endemic to the ministry. Ministry isolation and loneliness is partly self-imposed and is partly imposed by the ministry itself.
Creely Wilson, Tennessee WMU’s first state coordinator for Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC), died July 18. She was 92.
“While we cherish the memories made within the walls of the old church, we look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead as we continue to grow and serve together,” writes Eric Copass, pastor of First Baptist Church Celina.
Southern Baptist leaders were quick to respond in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday (July 13).
Sam Warner, a native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, who has worked extensively with Georgia Baptists, has been named the next president-treasurer of the Tennessee Baptist Foundation.
Members of the Tennessee Baptist and Nolachucky Baptist Association Disaster Relief Swiftwater Rescue Team were instrumental in the recovery of the body of a 7-year-old drowning victim on July 4 in Douglas Lake in Dandridge.
Phil Taylor, a director of missions in Tennessee since 1999, died June 23 after an extended illness. He was 64.
Six men were added to the Southern Baptist Evangelists’ Hall of Faith June 10 at the Westin hotel, across the street from the Indiana Convention Center.
Union University presented longtime Baptist medical missionary Rebekah Naylor with its M.E. Dodd Denominational Service Award during a June 11 alumni dinner at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis.
Lonnie Wilkey, editor of the Baptist and Reflector, has received many honors and awards during his journalism career. But the most recent award he received was especially meaningful.
