First person: Legacy churches and the need for young pastors
February 10, 2026
We love new things. New clothes, new cars, new shoes. In this new era of college football, schools seem to love finding new coaches, too.
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WMU hike opens doors to missions in Italy
February 9, 2026
Sara Richter has a heart for missions, but for years, she struggled to find opportunities to serve.
Churches turn into warming shelter during severe winter conditions
February 5, 2026
Kevin Ward, director of missions for the Madison-Chester Crockett Association of Baptists, issued a call to Tennessee Baptist churches to work together with the City of Jackson to provide warming shelters for the homeless population.
Church opens shelter to provide ‘lifesaving care’ during freezing nights
February 4, 2026
When temperatures drop to 32 degrees or below, exposure becomes life-threatening.
‘We’re in this together’: Program finds purpose behind bars
January 27, 2026
Roger Britton still remembers the prayer. One of the inmates working at Whites Creek Baptist Church in Rockwood bowed his head before a surprise steak lunch the congregation had prepared. What followed, Britton said, was “the sweetest prayer I have heard in a long time.”
Avoiding burnout: What one state is doing to help pastors
January 24, 2026
“We know that healthy leaders — emotionally, mentally and physically — are in a better position to lead healthy churches. However, sometimes people just need a reset.”
Clarity, courage and compassion’: Students serve Denver residents in need
January 20, 2026
For a team of Carson-Newman University students and staff, it was a December to remember. Composed of seven students and three leaders, the group traveled to Denver, Colorado, during Christmas break to serve those in need.
Avoiding false concepts: 3 things that discipleship is not
January 13, 2026
A conversation has always existed during my ministry between evangelism and discipleship. The conversation often pits ministers on different sides: those who evangelize and those who disciple.
‘Like ancient Corinth’: TN pastor aims to be ‘Paul’ to Kenya’s ‘Timothys’
December 30, 2025
Doug Brown stood on the slopes of Mount Kenya in the cold rain, praying for the 50 students he had traveled 8,000 miles to teach.
Longtime TN Baptist Collegiate Ministry leader Bill Choate dies at 67
December 25, 2025
William “Bill” Choate, a longtime leader of Baptist Collegiate Ministry in Tennessee whose influence shaped generations of college students, died Dec. 19 at age 67.
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