Tennessee Archives - Page 13 of 42

BCM keeps ministry pipeline flowing

September 1, 2024

Learn how Tennessee’s Baptist Collegiate Ministry is keeping the ministry pipeline flowing.

Olympics ‘a bonus’ for high school principal volunteering in Paris

August 29, 2024

One week as a missions volunteer during the 2024 Summer Olympics has provided Traci Jefferson with a lifetime of memories.

‘Connect all families’: Church opens playground for special needs kids

August 28, 2024

Families of special needs children in Westmoreland, Tennessee, and surrounding communities will soon have an interactive playground to enjoy.

Pastors’ story shows significance, passion behind helping young ministers

August 24, 2024

Mentoring young ministers is a passion for longtime friends and former Tennessee Baptist Convention presidents Larry Robertson and Steve Freeman.

Pastor leverages experience into residency program for future ministers

August 22, 2024

Soon after Steve Freeman accepted his first pastorate more than 20 years ago at Slayden Baptist Church in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, he realized after a few months that he was in over his head, he recalled.

First person: Time to lean in at the finish line

August 19, 2024

The men’s 100-meter race at the 2024 Paris Olympics generated global interest. It was the fastest field ever assembled with the winner not only winning gold but also claiming the titles as “World’s Fastest Man.”

‘Getting families to church’: Celebrating 100 years of VBS

August 14, 2024

Southern Baptists are celebrating an important birthday this year, and a few Tennessee Baptist churches made the most of the occasion.

TN church becomes first in state to give $1 million through CP in one year

August 12, 2024

First Baptist Church Hendersonville, Tennessee, announced Sunday (Aug. 11) it will be the first church in the state to ever give more than $1 million in one year through the Cooperative Program.

New podcast offers ‘treasure trove’ of tools, stories to help churches

August 2, 2024

Tennessee Baptists have developed a new podcast series dedicated to providing resources, insight and news about what is going on in the world and how the gospel can best address it.