Baptist and Reflector

Baptist and Reflector The official newsjournal of the Tennessee Baptist Convention.

"ARE YOU FOCUSED ON WHAT LIES AHEAD?"; We are now closer to 2050 than we are to 2000. Let that sink in, and consider thi...
08/01/2025

"ARE YOU FOCUSED ON WHAT LIES AHEAD?"; We are now closer to 2050 than we are to 2000. Let that sink in, and consider this: What gospel impact will you and your church have in the next 25 years? Read the full article from TBC President, Jay Hardwick here: https://bit.ly/45weXSk

By Jay HardwickPresident • Tennessee Baptist ConventionWe are now closer to 2050 than we are to 2000. Let that sink in, and consider this: What gospel impact will you and your church have in the next 25 years? I vividly remember 2000. Perhaps you also remember the excitement and anticipation of th...

New from the Baptist & Reflector: THE KING’S ACADEMY NAMES FRED EAVES AS NEXT PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF SCHOOL https://bit.l...
08/01/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: THE KING’S ACADEMY NAMES FRED EAVES AS NEXT PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF SCHOOL https://bit.ly/4lQATNH

Baptist and ReflectorSEYMOUR — The King’s Academy has unanimously appointed Fred Eaves as its next president and head of school following an extensive national search. Eaves will join TKA full-time July 1, 2026, but plans to be involved in academy life before then. He will attend orientation thi...

New from the Baptist & Reflector: CENTRIKID LEADER: CAMP EMPHASIZES GOSPEL IN EVERY ACTIVITY, EVERY DAY https://bit.ly/4...
07/31/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: CENTRIKID LEADER: CAMP EMPHASIZES GOSPEL IN EVERY ACTIVITY, EVERY DAY https://bit.ly/4ff5F0l

By David DawsonManaging editor, Baptist and ReflectorNote: This story is part of a four-part series about CentriKid that will be published throughout this week on the B&R website. CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Alli Brown’s passion for CentriKid Camp has taken her from the rec fields to the corporate off...

BREAKING: Brent Leatherwood stepped down as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission to...
07/31/2025

BREAKING: Brent Leatherwood stepped down as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission today, capping nearly nine years with the organization that began when he joined in 2017. Read the full article here:

By Diana ChandlerBaptist PressNASHVILLE (BP) – Brent Leatherwood has resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, ending nearly nine years of service that began in 2017 as director of strategic partnerships. The ERLC Board of Trustees accepted Leatherwood....

"GRATITUDE FOR YOUR GOLDEN GIVING"; "Fifteen years ago, Tennessee Baptists gave $1.5 million through the Golden Offering...
07/30/2025

"GRATITUDE FOR YOUR GOLDEN GIVING"; "Fifteen years ago, Tennessee Baptists gave $1.5 million through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions (GOTM), and last year, you gave $3.1 million, including Golden Opportunities giving." - Read full article here: https://bit.ly/3IQf2aO

By Randy C. DavisPresident & executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission BoardThank you, Tennessee Baptists. In some ways, that seems inadequate to express the depth of my gratitude, but please know I mean it with all sincerity. What the Lord has done through Tennessee Baptists — you — over th...

New from the Baptist & Reflector: THE PASTOR BURNOUT CRISIS IS REAL, BUT THE MASS EXODUS ISN’T https://bit.ly/3UAWVbm
07/29/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: THE PASTOR BURNOUT CRISIS IS REAL, BUT THE MASS EXODUS ISN’T https://bit.ly/3UAWVbm

By Marissa Postell SullivanLifeway Christian ResourcesEach week, headlines tell us pastors are burnt out. They’re leaving the ministry. They’re throwing in the towel. Pastoral ministry is too hard on the family. The demands are too high. The challenges are too difficult. The message we hear: The...

"MEMORIES OF CLOSED THEME PARK OPEN ‘FLOODGATES’ FOR MUSIC MINISTER"; “Some of my mentors in ministry had advised me tha...
07/26/2025

"MEMORIES OF CLOSED THEME PARK OPEN ‘FLOODGATES’ FOR MUSIC MINISTER"; “Some of my mentors in ministry had advised me that to be successful in ministry, you need to love your people,” he recalled. "Before you love them, you have to know them," Hudson added. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/44EC7ph

By Lonnie WilkeyContributing writer, B&RCLEVELAND, S.C. — When Joseph Hudson was called as minister of music at First Baptist Church Cleveland, S.C., in 2010, he wanted to get to know the members of his new congregation. “Some of my mentors in ministry had advised me that to be successful in min...

"HISTORIC MOMENT: GOTM HITS NEW HIGH MARK"; Tennessee Baptists have broken their record for the fourth consecutive year,...
07/26/2025

"HISTORIC MOMENT: GOTM HITS NEW HIGH MARK"; Tennessee Baptists have broken their record for the fourth consecutive year, with gifts to GOTM surpassing $2.4 million with two months remaining in the fiscal year. Read the full article here:

By Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptists have broken their record for the fourth consecutive year, with gifts to the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions surpassing $2.4 million with two months remaining in the fiscal year. As of Friday, donations reached $2,461,971, exceeding last ...

"CAMP DIVERSE IN YOUTH, UNITED IN SPIRIT"; All Nations Camp is a two-week program for children ages 7 to 17 from diverse...
07/25/2025

"CAMP DIVERSE IN YOUTH, UNITED IN SPIRIT"; All Nations Camp is a two-week program for children ages 7 to 17 from diverse backgrounds. “Most of our kids are here because of political instability in the country their parents are from,” Burton said. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/46iO9pM

By Zoë WatkinsCommunications specialistFRANKLIN — When the apostle John received his vision of heaven, he wrote in Revelation 7:9 that he beheld “a great multitude … of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb…” It’s a glimpse into eterni...

"‘HIS WORKS’ BOOSTS 2ND MILE CHURCH"; Cal Hampton, longtime pastor, firmly rooted in a beloved ministry in Wayne County,...
07/24/2025

"‘HIS WORKS’ BOOSTS 2ND MILE CHURCH"; Cal Hampton, longtime pastor, firmly rooted in a beloved ministry in Wayne County, felt God calling him to leave, relocate, and plant a church. Read the full story of Hampton's faithfulness and God's fulfillment here: https://bit.ly/3GSETOM

By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and ReflectorChurch plant reaches next phase of ribbon cutting CLARKSVILLE — Cal Hampton was 60 years old and thought he might be losing his mind. The longtime pastor, firmly rooted in a beloved ministry in Wayne County, felt God calling him to leave, relocate, and p...

New from the Baptist & Reflector: STUDY REVEALS PASTORS ARE  LESS ENGAGED WITH COUNSELING https://bit.ly/46ZyTya
07/24/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: STUDY REVEALS PASTORS ARE LESS ENGAGED WITH COUNSELING https://bit.ly/46ZyTya

Lifeway Christian ResourcesFRANKLIN — Compared to a decade ago, pastors have less training in counseling but are more hesitant to refer church members to professionals. A recent Lifeway Research study examining the rate at which evangelical and Black Protestant pastors leave the ministry also aske...

"DRIVEN TO GIVE: CHURCH HELPS PURCHASE VAN FOR BOC MINISTRY"; What started with a phone call eventually turned into a bl...
07/23/2025

"DRIVEN TO GIVE: CHURCH HELPS PURCHASE VAN FOR BOC MINISTRY"; What started with a phone call eventually turned into a blessing on wheels. Earlier this year, a phone call was made asking about any needs for the work being done in BlueOval City. Soon First Baptist Church, Lenoir City, let us know the church would be sending a gift through the TBMB’s Golden Opportunity fund. Read the full article about one church's generosity here: https://bit.ly/44SpRln

By David DawsonManaging editor, Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — What started with a phone call eventually turned into a blessing on wheels. Earlier this year, a phone call was made to Danny Sinquefield, TBMB Harvest Field Leader and BlueOval City Coordinator, from a Tennessee Baptist Church, askin...

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