Tennessee Baptist and Reflector Archives - Page 28 of 34

First Person: Officiating an unforgettable ‘miracle wedding’

May 22, 2023

We waited. I was the first to arrive. The bride was the second. We waited for the groom. Others began arriving. Suddenly, we heard a

Husband’s death sparks new calling for TN pastor’s wife

May 12, 2023

As a registered nurse, Leah McLemore fluently speaks the complex jargon of the medical world. She knows and understands the elaborate-sounding words and intricate diagnoses

TN’s first young adult conference preparing, equipping leaders

May 2, 2023

The first young adult conference sponsored by the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board went as well as anyone could have expected, said Ryan Keaton, emerging generations

Pastor opens up about burnout, stress in ministry

May 2, 2023

Editor’s note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. May 22, 2022 will forever be etched in the memory of Keith Vaughan, pastor of Valley Grove

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2 assumptions to avoid when discipling young adults

April 22, 2023

Churches realize they need to reach young adults in their community, and a vision of winning and sending young adults out as disciple makers is

TN Baptist volunteers serve 1,000 construction workers at Ford plant

April 20, 2023

Wearing green hats and warm smiles, a large group of Tennessee Baptist volunteers recently served lunch to more than 1,000 construction workers at BlueOval City

Students across TN share gospel in Florida during Beach Reach

April 15, 2023

Although Mark Whitt has participated in Beach Reach more than a dozen times, he doesn’t show any signs of burnout. Quite the opposite. Whitt, the

‘Fulfilling a need’: Bivocational pastor obeys call to serve 2 churches

April 13, 2023

Any way you slice it, Brian Parsons is a bivocational pastor. The bivocational pastor of Springville Baptist Church also is the bivocational pastor of McDavid