Baptist and Reflector

09/22/2025

"OFF THE GRID: TRADING IN PEWS FOR PEAKS"; When ministry wives traded their familiar routines for hiking boots and backpacks, they discovered more than mountain vistas along the Appalachian Trail. Read the full story online here: https://bit.ly/4pAzcWW

Baptist and ReflectorHOT SPRINGS, N.C. — When ministry wives traded their familiar routines for hiking boots and backpacks, they discovered more than mountain vistas along the Appalachian Trail. Off the Grid, a ministry within the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, is designed to push ministers and ...

09/18/2025

"‘I QUIT’: WHY SOME PASTORS THROW IN THE TOWEL"; Few pastors step away from the pulpit, but what compels those who quit? Lifeway Research found only 1.1% of all U.S. Protestant pastors leave ministry before retirement age each year. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3I2Z11i

By Aaron EarlsLifeway Christian ResourcesBRENTWOOD — Few pastors step away from the pulpit, but what compels those who quit? Lifeway Research found only 1.1 percent of all U.S. Protestant pastors leave pastoral ministry before retirement age each year. Analysis comparing Lifeway Research’s studi...

09/15/2025

Zoë's back with another news round-up from our September 10th edition of the Baptist and Reflector! When the news seems so heavy and the world is hurting, we hope the B&R can be a light for our readers!
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09/12/2025

"LEE: FAITH, COMMUNITY KEYS TO HEALTHY SOCIETY"; Gov. Bill Lee called on faith communities, nonprofits, philanthropists alike to help address Tennessee’s most pressing social challenges during a Faith and Community Summit on Aug. 26 at Nashville First Baptist Church. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3JTLARM

By Zoë WatkinsCommunications specialist, TBMBNASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Lee called on faith communities, nonprofits, philanthropists alike to help address Tennessee’s most pressing social challenges during a Faith and Community Summit on Aug. 26 at Nashville First Baptist Church. The event, part of ...

09/11/2025

From the Office of Dr. Randy C. Davis, hear his thoughts on a vision for TN: "What I want to share with you today is not a motion or a recommendation. It’s a vision...." Read the article online here:

By Randy C. DavisPresident and executive director • Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardEditor’s Note: Below are the comments of Randy C. Davis, delivered Sept. 9, 2025, during his executive director’s report to the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s Board of Directors. Comments have been edited f...

09/10/2025

"TBMB BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES BUDGET, CELEBRATES MILESTONES"; At a time when Tennessee Baptist Mission Board leadership is emphasizing prayer and collaboration, the organization’s board of directors displayed both of those elements at their fall meeting. Read about the meeting here: https://baptistandreflector.org/tbmb-board-unanimously-approves-budget-celebrates-milestones/

09/06/2025

"BIG TIME VICTORY"; Members of the Carson-Newman University campus community gathered on the banks of Mossy Creek after 18 Eagles football players made decisions to be baptized in the historic waters. Read more about this amazing moment here: https://bit.ly/45NRE6V

Carson-Newman news officeC-N football team sees 18 new believers baptized in Mossy Creek JEFFERSON CITY — Members of the Carson-Newman University campus community gathered on the banks of Mossy Creek after 18 Eagles football players made decisions to be baptized in the historic waters. Officiating...

09/05/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: MISSISSIPPI CHURCH PAYS IT FORWARD 20 YEARS AFTER KATRINA https://bit.ly/47RfmjO

By Scott BarkleyBaptist PressGULFPORT, Miss. (BP) – The people of First Baptist Church are very familiar with what it feels like to have your world swept away. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina took a hard right in the Gulf and barreled north, eventually making landfall along Louisiana, Mississippi and A...

09/04/2025

"WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE DINOSAURS"; Youth and adults sit silently with unasked and unanswered questions for fear of someone incredulously saying, “You don’t already know that?” Read about addressing hard questions from B&R Editor, Chris Turner, here: https://bit.ly/4fZ6ZVm

By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and ReflectorI just wanted to know when dinosaurs lived. That’s it. That was the most profound biblical mystery swirling in my head when I began seminary. I landed in the survey class of a professor considered one of the Southern Baptist Convention’s foremost Old T...

09/03/2025

"‘RALLY’ WILL PUSH PRAYER, EVANGELISM"; Baptist churches across Upper East Tennessee will gather on Sept. 14 for a special rally aimed at reigniting passion for evangelism and prayer. The “Who’s Your One?” Rally, scheduled for 6 p.m. at Sullivan Baptist Church in Kingsport, incorporates elements from Project 2026, a national prayer and evangelism initiative. Read more about the upcoming event here: https://bit.ly/4n8NoEF

By Zoë WatkinsCommunications specialistKINGSPORT — Baptist churches across Upper East Tennessee will gather on Sept. 14 for a special rally aimed at reigniting passion for evangelism and prayer. The “Who’s Your One?” Rally, scheduled for 6 p.m. at Sullivan Baptist Church in Kingsport, incor...

09/02/2025

Tennessee Baptists have officially surpassed their $2.7 million goal for this year’s Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions, raising $2,731,088.91 by Friday, Aug. 29!!! This is RECORD BREAKING! THANK YOU TN BAPTISTS!!! Read more here: https://baptistandreflector.org/tennessee-baptists-surpass-2-7m-missions-offering-goal/

09/02/2025

"WHAT IS THE AMY HOOD ENDOWMENT?"; The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is accepting applications for financial grants to help Baptist families adopt children through the Amy Hood Adoption Endowment Fund.

The fund, established in January 2023, honors Amy Hood, an adoption advocate who died in 2022 at age 57 after helping her family adopt three children internationally. The endowment aims to remove financial barriers preventing children from finding homes.

“The Amy Hood Adoption Endowment Fund honors Amy’s legacy and addresses a pressing need,” said Beth Moore, compassion ministry specialist for the TBMB. “We have thousands of children in Tennessee awaiting adoption, and we know families pursuing adoption often face significant financial hurdles. This fund exemplifies what Baptists do best, working together for kingdom purposes.

Read more about the Amy Hood Adoption Endowment Fund and the legacy it is honoring here: https://bit.ly/3HR93T2

Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is accepting applications for financial grants to help Baptist families adopt children through the Amy Hood Adoption Endowment Fund. The fund, established in January 2023, honors Amy Hood, an adoption advocate who died in 2022 at ...