Baptist and Reflector

11/06/2025

Zoë is back with this week's news round up!! Check it out!

11/06/2025

Tennessee Baptist Convention messengers will elect the state’s first Regional Vice Presidents when they gather Nov. 10-11 at West Jackson Baptist Church. For more information and a list of current nominees, read more here:

Baptist and ReflectorNote: This version of the article has been updated to reflect the latest nominations as of Nov. 4. FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention messengers will elect the state’s first regional vice presidents when they gather Nov. 10-11 at West Jackson Baptist Church. The new pos...

11/05/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: ALL IN FAVOR: IT’S SUMMIT TIME! https://bit.ly/4oixcBK

By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and ReflectorAnnual gathering will honor centennial milestones FRANKLIN — The annual gathering of Tennessee Baptists, most commonly known as Summit, begins Sunday at West Jackson Baptist Church, and will be an event marked by historical and significant milestones. Th...

11/04/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: NEARLY 700,000 TENNESSEANS TO LOSE FOOD BENEFITS IN NOVEMBER AMID SHUTDOWN https://bit.ly/4nBX4HO

Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — More than 690,000 Tennessee residents who rely on federal food assistance will not receive their November benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown. Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, have begun r...

10/29/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: STUDENT BAPTISM SUNDAY: GEN Z’S INTEREST IN CHRISTIANITY RISING https://bit.ly/3L6c5nI

By Brandon ElrodNorth American Mission BoardATLANTA – Southern Baptists recognized Student Baptism Sunday Oct. 26 during a season in American religious life when church attendance among young people has been on the rise. “For a few years, I personally witnessed more and more young people coming ...

10/28/2025

"B&R WEBSITE HITS THE BIG “ONE-OH”'; The Baptist & Reflector’s website hit a significant milestone this month. Officially launched in October of 2015, the website is celebrating 10 years of service to its readers. Read more about our anniversary here: https://bit.ly/48MgW7j

Baptist and ReflectorFRANKLIN — The Baptist and Reflector’s website hit a significant milestone this month. Officially launched in October of 2015, the website — baptistandreflector.org — is celebrating 10 years of service to its readers. “The B&R website is such an integral part of what w...

10/27/2025

"93-YEAR-OLD BAPTIZED IN HIXSON"; Ruth Starkey stood in her grandson-in-law’s swimming pool, surrounded by family and neighbors. At 93, she was about to make a public declaration of faith. Read this amazing story of faith here: https://bit.ly/3Lsy48e

Baptist and ReflectorHIXSON — Ruth Starkey stood in her grandson-in-law’s swimming pool, surrounded by family and neighbors. At 93, she was about to make a public declaration of faith. The journey began two years ago when the Nida family from Pleasant Grove Baptist Church started building a rela...

10/25/2025

New from the Baptist & Reflector: TURNING SERMONS INTO A GLOBAL MINISTRY https://bit.ly/3WZhWO1

By Zoë WatkinsCommunications specialistFRANKLIN — Paul Leftwich lay trapped under a car at 16, the bumper six inches from his neck. Emergency responders lifted the vehicle off him before it could break his neck. Now 94, he still gets emotional recounting that day. “I was lost and would be in he...

10/24/2025

We are thrilled to have Zoë back this week with more news from the Baptist and Reflector!!! If we are open to the Lord, He will work in us and through us - and the latest edition of the B&R tells stories that show just that! Read those stories and more at baptistandreflector.org!

10/24/2025

"FAITH IN FRACTURED AMERICA"; New Article from Baptist and Reflector Editor, Chris Turner. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4o76BYp

By Chris TurnerEditor, Baptist and ReflectorAmerica is fraught with tension, and many days it feels as if the philosophical differences stretch the fabric of democracy to irreparable shredding. That’s no epiphany. Ideological conflict predates the Revolutionary War and is woven throughout our hist...

10/23/2025

New from TBC President Jay Hardwick, published in the Baptist & Reflector: "CLARITY, COOPERATION AND CALLING"; Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/474rqh1

By Jay HardwickPresident • Tennessee Baptist ConventionSouthern Baptists found themselves in a rapidly changing world 100 years ago. The 1920s roared with supposed progress that left many questioning long-trusted truth. Rising modernism challenged Scriptural beliefs, morality, creation and threate...

10/22/2025

Summit is coming and we couldn't be more excited!!! Are you ready 👀?