OCTOBER 2024
Many have asked about items needed for those affected by the devasting flooding in East Tennessee. Click here for information from Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief with a list of items needed now and in the long term.

Have you marked your calendar yet for 2025 Missions Get-Together? Have you called up your friends to make sure they mark their calendars? We want to see you ALL at our 2025 Missions Get-Together on April 4-5, 2025, at Dickson First Baptist Church.  

If you have never been to Missions Get-Together before...NOW is the time for you to be here! This is a weekend where we get to come together from around the state and worship together, learn what God is doing right here in Tennessee and around the world, receive valuable information and resources that we can take back to your churches, meet new friends, hear powerful testimonies from missionaries and ministry partners, open God's Word together...and so much more!!!

Click here for more details on our website – schedule, lodging recommendations, etc.

Stay up-to-date on the latest information by visiting our website and social media sites and in future editions of the Link.

 
Empowering the church to actively engage in the mental health mission field, spreading healing and hope to all.

Nolachucky Association WMU is collaborating with Johnson University and Tennessee WMU to offer a Mental Health Mission Field conference on October 12 at First Baptist Church Morristown. This conference will provide practical tools, actionable steps, and essential resources, equipping the church to effectively engage and respond to mental health issues within their communities.

The registration fee is $20.

For more information and to register: visit https://www.eventbrite.com/.../mental-health-mission

Don't wait...register today for a powerful and enriching experience!
     Great Commission Conversation:
  Send Denver/Front Range
October 16, 2024
11:00-11:30 AM CST

Join us on October 16 for a Great Commission Conversation with Send Denver/Front Range church planter Blake Burget and then pray for him, his family, and his ministry. 

The conversation via video conference will last approximately 30 minutes. After the live video conference meeting, a recorded version of the meeting will be placed online for others to view.

Register Here to participate
RA Camp-O-Ree
October 18-20, 2024
Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center

RA Camp-O-Ree is an exciting event for boys in grades 1-12 that combines camping, missions, adventure, and fun for Royal Ambassadors, Challengers, or other organized boy’s group in Southern Baptist churches. 
Registration closes October 7. For more details about the event, click here.
Day of Prayer for Baptist Associations: October 20, 2024
The Day of Prayer for Baptist Associations helps to underscore the importance of sister churches working together to reach the local community as we pray for the association, its leaders, and its ministries.
Use this emphasis to highlight what your association is doing to assist churches, share Christ, and meet needs in your communities.
Contact your association for more information. http://www.tnbaptist.org/associations
Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer
The first Monday of every November is the Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer. Thousands of Baptist women gather around the world to pray for each other on this special day.
Visit here for more information or to plan a Day of Prayer service at church.
WMU Gathering at Summit
Sunday, November 10
Northside Baptist Church, Murfreesboro
3:30-5:00 p.m. central time

Tennessee WMU and Concord Baptist Association WMU invite you to join us for fellowship and inspiration as we hear from missionaries and explore ministry opportunities.
Don’t miss this opportunity to reconnect with other mission minded people who share a passion for the gospel, and for missions!
Registration is free but please register in advance to help with planning.

Click here to register

Make plans to also attend the IMB Sending Celebration at New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro at 6:00-7:30 pm. It will be a wonderful time of worship as we listen to stories of how God has called the newest International Mission Board missionaries and hear a challenge from IMB President Paul Chitwood.

TBMB Prayer Calendar

Pray for Tennessee Missions and Ministries
Download the TBMB October 2024 monthly prayer calendar for TBMB ministries supported by gifts from Tennessee Baptists through the Golden Offering and Cooperative Program.
Connection 2024 Report
Over 120 teenage girls and leaders gathered in Cookeville on September 13-15 for 2024 Connection and we had an incredible weekend! What a joy it is to see teenagers chasing after Jesus, with amazing ladies walking alongside them on the journey and pouring into them. We loved spending three days with you ALL at Tennessee Tech's BCM!
After an hour of loud, crazy "get to know you" group games...Connection 2024 "VIBRANT" launched! "The weekend included Bible study sessions built around Psalm 1:3, that we are to be like fruitful and healthy trees whose roots run deep, and how that leads us to 2 Corinthians 3:18 and how we are being gradually transformed into the likeness of Jesus,"
The girls heard from a missionary to Latvia and played games to learn about the country. They also had a time of praying around the world at 12 different stations. Each girl also made a Tree of Life and other crafts to take home with them!
We had a GREAT time together and are looking forward to more of you joining us next year!
A HUGE shoutout to TN Tech BCM for hosting us, to ALL of the volunteers that made the weekend happen, to our speakers & worship leaders, and to each person that poured into this group over the weekend! THANK YOU!
WMU Leadership Update
Please take a moment and update our office regarding your WMU Leadership positions. Click Here to fill out the 2024-2025 Church Missions Leadership Form now or head to http://tnwmu.org to download it. Please remember to list all your WMU leaders, their positions, and their emails.
Resources and Opportunities
Resources
  • The October WMU mission focus is Michelle Newsome and the F.A.I.T.H. Riders Motorcycle ministry. Click here to download resources and information to help your group learn more about her and to pray for her ministry.
  • Visit the Tennessee WMU Resources page on our website for KMX: To the Rescue missions event for children, Great Commission Conversation videos, prayer walking resource, and more.
  • Free downloadable starter packets for missions discipleship are available to help you begin missions small groups for every age in your church. Each pack includes general information, along with sample curriculum materials.
  • Tips and ideas for leading missions discipleship: check out the resources, tips, and planning guides on wmu.com for each age-level that will help you start and lead missions discipleship in your church. 

    How to Lead Preschool Missions Discipleship

    How to Lead Children's Missions Discipleship

    How to Lead Student Missions Discipleship

    How to Lead Adult Missions Discipleship

    How to Lead Churchwide Missions Discipleship
     
    Cómo liderar el discipulado misionero en toda la iglesia

  • Download the WorldCrafts and the Christian Job Corps monthy prayer calendars and pray for these ministries.

Ministry Opportunities
  • The Tennessee WMU missionary house (Mary's House) and the Missions Mobilization Center house in Mount Juliet continue to be a hub of activity providing much needed rest for missionaries on stateside assignment. Recent activities have found us in need of gift cards used to stock pantry staples and other household items for missionaries. If your group would like to donate Kroger, Target, or Walmart gift cards for this ministry opportunity, please mail them to Tennessee WMU, PO Box 682789, Franklin, TN 37068. 
  • Sign up for Compassion Ministries Bulletin Board quarterly email to connect with other churches and ministries. Contact Carrie Kidd.
  • Tennessee WMU is partnering with Baptist Collegiate Ministries to collect snack foods to help reach students. Click here for more information on locating and contacting your local BCM.
  • Tennessee Baptists are challenged to provide 7,000 backpacks for children living in poverty regions in Tennessee. Churches and associations will partner with ministries in these regions to impact the lives of children and their families with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For more information and resources click here
Click here for Tennessee WMU 2024-25 Calendar
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