By Deborah Taylor Churches will often reach out to the Tennessee Baptist Convention seeking help and advice about having an “audit” performed on the finances of the church. The reasons…
Year-end tax reporting can cause great anxiety for church treasurers and financial secretaries when it comes to filing the proper tax forms with the Internal Revenue Service. One huge question…
Designated gifts to a church can be a source of great support to church ministries, but can also cause conflict and confusion if the gifts are not properly handled and…
Tennessee Baptist Churches cooperate in missions through praying, going and giving. Gifts through the Cooperative Program, special offerings and designated giving, from almost 3,000 churches, amount to about $60 million…
By Libby Eaton As you look around your sanctuary on Sunday morning, perhaps most of the pews are filled, or at least occupied. The parking lot has about the same…
Who: I am John Parrott, who retired as Director of Missions in the Holston Valley Baptist Association in 2013, having served more than 18 years. Before serving as DOM, I…
Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The day’s minutes pass and vaporize, unaffected by any change or resistance we hope to exert. And with the passage of every hour, three spiritually lost Tennesseans…
New Hope Baptist Church in Leakesville, Miss., knew they were overpaying their 20-year-old preacher. He knew it too. At $125 a week, neither was real sure of what they were…